Below 99% of compared French towns: 1% of homes are flats
Second homes make up 8%, against 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Raymond had 172 residents in 75 households at the 2023 Census. 14% of households are single parents. Higher than in 90% of compared French towns: 43% of households are headed by a retired person.
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 Raymond
Fewer residents than in 2012
Raymond had 217 residents at the 2012 census and 172 in 2023, down 21%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 20 homes empty (19%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−21% since 2012: 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −8%, and from 2017 to 2023 −14%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Cher town −4%.
Half of Raymond is over 47.3, older than 71% 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
■ Raymond 47.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 22% in the typical compared French town, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over in Raymond. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 10%.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 29%, a lower share than 83% 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 quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town, against 21% in Raymond. Across the comparison, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Each household has 2.3 people on average.
Empty homes make up 19% in Raymond, more than in 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
By its share of households without a car (6.9%), Raymond is below nearly three quarters of compared French towns. Turnover: nearly one in ten households moved in less than two years ago, and 19% have lived in their home 30 years or more. On households in social housing, Raymond sits higher than 51% of compared French towns: 13%.
A typical living standard of €22,320 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 €22,320 a year: lower than in 87% of compared French towns.
In Raymond, 7.1% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 66% 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
Households headed by a manual worker account for 14%. Typically, 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 smaller share of immigrants than 87% of compared French towns: 2.4%
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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Raymond comes in at 2.4%. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
More married residents than 76% of compared French towns: 47%
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
Single residents make up about one in four here (24%). As a reference point, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Raymond sits below 93% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (17%)
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
Adults with no qualification come to 20% in Raymond, about two in ten. The share of graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (172 to 2,582 people), the 15th oldest
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.
Around Raymond, 4 of 6 towns have a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond | 47.3 | 21% | 8% | 2.4% |
| Avord 2,909 · 4.9 mi | 32.5 | 11% | 0.9% | 3.7% |
| Dun-sur-Auron 3,524 · 8 mi | 53.2 | 32% | 3.2% | 2.4% |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois 3,151 · 12.8 mi | 51.2 | 32% | 6.8% | 1.9% |
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy 4,779 · 13 mi | 48.6 | 28% | 0.9% | 4.8% |
| Sancoins 2,951 · 15 mi | 57.4 | 36% | 5.9% | 2% |
| Bourges 64,186 · 15.4 mi | 42.4 | 23% | 3.2% | 11% |
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 Raymond
What is the population of Raymond?
172 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 21% fewer than in 2012 (217).
How old are Raymond’s residents?
The median age is 47.3, older than 71% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Raymond?
8, with occasional dwellings: 8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Raymond?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.4% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (2.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Raymond?
€22,320 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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