A smaller share of flats than 99% of compared French towns: 1.7%
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%. Presly is home to 207 residents in 110 households, by the 2023 Census. Households in social housing account for 5.1%. Couples with children are rarer here than in 91% 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 Presly
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 49 second homes and occasional dwellings in Presly, 27% of its 180 homes: higher than in 94% 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
Presly had 241 residents at the 2012 census and 207 in 2023, down 14%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Presly’s residents are under 51.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 28% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 26 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes make up 27% in Presly, more than in 94% 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
One household in 12 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). In the typical compared French town, 2.1% of homes are second homes. Locally, 14% of homes stand empty. Fewer households without a car than in nearly two thirds of compared French towns: 8.1%.
Since 2012, Presly has changed by −14%, slower than 99% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −4% for the median Cher town, the change came in two steps: +3% from 2012 to 2017, then −17% to 2023.
Presly is older than 86% of compared French towns: a median age of 51.1
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Presly 51.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Here 28% of residents are 65 or over, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 22%.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
35% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 51% of compared French towns
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
A household here holds 2 people on average. Single-parent households are rarer here than in half of compared French towns.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €24,420 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.
Living standards centre on €24,420 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 67% of compared French towns.
Presly ranks below 83% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 25%
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
Compared with 14% in the typical compared French town, 20% of households are headed by a manual worker here. The wider picture: 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. For Presly, the census puts households headed by a manager or professional at 15%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Presly sits below 61% of compared French towns for immigrants (5.2%)
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.
The census found that 3.6% of residents are foreign nationals in Presly. The wider picture: 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.
Below 87% of compared French towns: 36% of residents 15 and over are married
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
Just over a fifth of residents 15 and over are single (typical compared French town: 25%). The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
15% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 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
Here 28% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%. By way of comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 11th oldest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Presly sits below 2 of its 5 closest neighbors on median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presly | 51.1 | 28% | 27% | 5.2% |
| Aubigny-sur-Nère 5,451 · 8.1 mi | 51.8 | 31% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny 2,546 · 13.1 mi | 41 | 18% | 2.4% | 3.5% |
| Salbris 4,809 · 14.1 mi | 54.2 | 32% | 6.5% | 9.2% |
| Vierzon 25,068 · 17.2 mi | 49.1 | 30% | 2% | 13% |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre 6,380 · 18 mi | 50.7 | 29% | 2.1% | 7.4% |
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 Presly
What is the population of Presly?
207 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% fewer than in 2012 (241).
How old are Presly’s residents?
The median age is 51.1, older than 86% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Presly?
49, with occasional dwellings: 27% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Presly?
INSEE counts 11 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.2% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (3.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Presly?
€24,420 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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