Older than 95% of compared French towns: half of Mareuil-sur-Arnon is over 55.7
23% of households are headed by a manual worker (typical compared French town: 14%). Compared with other places, flats are scarce here: 3.7%, fewer than in 97% of compared French towns. Mareuil-sur-Arnon’s 270 households held 487 residents at the 2023 Census. Put another way, about one in 15: 6.8% of households are single parents.
Throughout this page, the Cher median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Mareuil-sur-Arnon
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 44 second homes and occasional dwellings in Mareuil-sur-Arnon, 11% of its 410 homes: higher than in 88% of compared French towns. 98% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Mareuil-sur-Arnon had 550 residents at the 2012 census and 487 in 2023, down 11%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Mareuil-sur-Arnon’s residents are under 55.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.2% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 99 homes empty (24%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Empty homes: 24%, a higher share than 99% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Nearly one in ten households moved in less than two years ago; 23% have been in their home 30 years or more. Compared with other places, second homes are common here: 11%, more than in 88% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for empty homes is 6.7% in the typical compared French town. The share of households in social housing trails 75% of compared French towns: 7.2%.
Slower than most: −11% since 2012, behind 98% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
In two steps, −3% to 2017 and −8% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −4% in Cher.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 6.3% in Mareuil-sur-Arnon, less than in 99% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Mareuil-sur-Arnon 55.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over a third of residents are 65 or over; in the typical compared French town the figure is 22%. In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Mareuil-sur-Arnon sits below 91% of compared French towns for couples with children (15%)
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Cher median and the France median
Living alone · share
The figure for one-person households is 48% in Mareuil-sur-Arnon and 35% in the typical compared French town. A household here holds 1.8 people on average. On average, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
A typical living standard of €25,420 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €25,420 a year: lower than in 55% of compared French towns.
Mareuil-sur-Arnon: 11% of households are headed by a manager or professional, above 59% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%; Mareuil-sur-Arnon has 34%. As a reference point, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 70% of compared French towns, at 4.4%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
2.8% of residents are foreign nationals (typical compared French town: 4.3%). Measured more widely, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Fewer married residents than 85% of compared French towns: 37%
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
In Mareuil-sur-Arnon, 28% of residents 15 and over are single, beside 25% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Graduates of higher education: 24%, a lower share than 72% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Compared with other places, adults with no qualification are common here: 20%, more than in 54% of compared French towns. The benchmark for graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town: 30%.
The 5th oldest of 41 French towns of 487 to 2,582 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Every neighbor is younger than Mareuil-sur-Arnon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mareuil-sur-Arnon | 55.7 | 35% | 11% | 4.4% |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher 6,463 · 8.8 mi | 49.5 | 29% | 3% | 6.7% |
| Issoudun 11,159 · 8.9 mi | 52 | 30% | 3.1% | 7.7% |
| Trouy 4,055 · 14.4 mi | 49.2 | 25% | 1% | 3.2% |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin 3,681 · 14.8 mi | 47.2 | 24% | 0.6% | 4.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Mareuil-sur-Arnon
What is the population of Mareuil-sur-Arnon?
487 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% fewer than in 2012 (550).
How old are Mareuil-sur-Arnon’s residents?
The median age is 55.7, older than 95% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mareuil-sur-Arnon?
44, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mareuil-sur-Arnon?
INSEE counts 21 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.4% of residents, and 14 foreign nationals (2.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mareuil-sur-Arnon?
€25,420 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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