Half of Mornay-sur-Allier is over 58.8, older than 98% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, the share of households in social housing is 12%; Mornay-sur-Allier has 1.4%. This Cher town is home to 413 residents in 210 households, by the 2023 Census. Put another way, about one in 14: 6.9% of households are single parents. Flats are rarer here than in 84% of compared French towns.
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 Mornay-sur-Allier
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 44 second homes and occasional dwellings in Mornay-sur-Allier, 15% of its 290 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 59% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Mornay-sur-Allier’s residents are under 58.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 36% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.2% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 91% of compared French towns: 15% of homes are second homes
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
7% of households have no car (typical compared French town: 11%). The share of second homes in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. Here, one in ten homes stand empty.
−3% since 2012, a pace below 80% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the change was +2%; from 2017 to 2023, −4%.
Only 6.1% of residents are 15 to 24 in Mornay-sur-Allier
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Mornay-sur-Allier 58.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Here 36% of residents are 65 or over, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 22%. To put it in context, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Below 88% of compared French towns: 16% of households are couples with children
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
Each household has 1.9 people on average. Set beside that, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. 38% of households are one person living alone, a higher share than in 60% of compared French towns.
A median of €23,300 a year per consumption unit
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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €23,300 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 79% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 88% of compared French towns, at 42%
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
The share of households headed by a manager or professional is 7.1%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. The census found that just over a fifth of households are headed by a manual worker in Mornay-sur-Allier. For comparison, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Mornay-sur-Allier, 1.4% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 97% of compared French towns
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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Mornay-sur-Allier comes in at 0.7%. To put it in context, 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.
Single residents: 22%, a lower share than 78% of compared French towns
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
Where 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, Mornay-sur-Allier has 47%. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
13% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 99% 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
In Mornay-sur-Allier, 30% of adults out of school have no qualification, beside 19% in the typical compared French town.
4th highest median age among 41 French towns of 413 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
No nearby town is as old as Mornay-sur-Allier
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mornay-sur-Allier | 58.8 | 36% | 15% | 1.4% |
| Sancoins 2,951 · 4.9 mi | 57.4 | 36% | 5.9% | 2% |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois 3,151 · 9.4 mi | 51.2 | 32% | 6.8% | 1.9% |
| Marzy 3,623 · 11.9 mi | 49.1 | 25% | 1.5% | 4.5% |
| Nevers 33,085 · 13.1 mi | 45.5 | 26% | 3.5% | 14% |
| Imphy 3,182 · 13.4 mi | 51.3 | 31% | 2.6% | 6.5% |
| Fourchambault 3,992 · 13.9 mi | 49.3 | 27% | 1.2% | 6.3% |
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 Mornay-sur-Allier
What is the population of Mornay-sur-Allier?
413 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (424).
How old are Mornay-sur-Allier’s residents?
The median age is 58.8, older than 98% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 36% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mornay-sur-Allier?
44, with occasional dwellings: 15% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mornay-sur-Allier?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.4% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (0.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mornay-sur-Allier?
€23,300 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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