In Tendron, 56% of households are one person living alone, more than in 98% of compared French towns
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. There were 41 households in Tendron at the 2023 Census, home to 86 residents. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 16%. By its share of flats (7.5%), Tendron is below 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 Tendron
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 6 second homes and occasional dwellings in Tendron, 11% of its 53 homes: higher than in 89% of compared French towns. 100% 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
Tendron had 113 residents at the 2012 census and 86 in 2023, down 24%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many people living alone
56% of Tendron’s households are one person: higher than in 98% of compared French towns; 42% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 6 homes empty (11%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 89% of compared French towns: 11% 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The benchmark for second homes in the typical compared French town: 2.1%. The share of households without a car stands at 7.1%. Where 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, Tendron has 11%.
Since 2012, Tendron has changed by −24%, 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −4% in Cher. Here the change came as −18% to 2017, then −8% to 2023.
Below 95% of compared French towns: 14% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Tendron 42.5. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Tendron is 42.5, lower than in 62% of compared French towns. Against that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Tendron ranks below 64% of compared French towns on couples with children: 22%
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
Households average 2.1 people. Against that, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a manual worker than 99% of compared French towns: 33%
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 retired person is 22%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 2.3%, a lower share than 89% 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.
Set against 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 2.3% of residents are foreign nationals in Tendron. On average, 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.
Married residents make up 33% in Tendron, less than in 95% 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
Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, just over a third of residents 15 and over are single in Tendron. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
In Tendron, 16% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 96% 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 the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%; Tendron has 16%. As a yardstick, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 10th youngest of 41 French towns of 86 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Around Tendron, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tendron | 42.5 | 14% | 11% | 2.3% |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois 3,151 · 6.3 mi | 51.2 | 32% | 6.8% | 1.9% |
| Avord 2,909 · 9.5 mi | 32.5 | 11% | 0.9% | 3.7% |
| Sancoins 2,951 · 11.3 mi | 57.4 | 36% | 5.9% | 2% |
| Marzy 3,623 · 12.3 mi | 49.1 | 25% | 1.5% | 4.5% |
| Fourchambault 3,992 · 12.4 mi | 49.3 | 27% | 1.2% | 6.3% |
| Garchizy 3,648 · 13.1 mi | 45 | 23% | 1.4% | 3.9% |
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 Tendron
What is the population of Tendron?
86 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 24% fewer than in 2012 (113).
How old are Tendron’s residents?
The median age is 42.5, younger than 62% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 14% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Tendron?
6, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Tendron?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.3% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (2.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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