Altillac is older than 96% of compared French towns: a median age of 56.8
The share of flats is 7.9%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. The 2023 Census put Altillac’s population at 824, in 430 households. 1.2% of households rent social housing (HLM), or about one in 83. Couples with children are rarer here than in 90% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Corrèze 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 Altillac
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 280 second homes and occasional dwellings in Altillac, 38% of its 750 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 89% 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 Altillac’s residents are under 56.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 36% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.5% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Altillac had 868 residents at the 2012 census and 824 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 96% of compared French towns: 38% 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
The figure for households without a car is 5.8% in Altillac and 11% in the typical compared French town. Lower than in 76% of compared French towns: 4.9% of homes stand empty. The usual figure: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 8% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 28%.
Altillac changed by −5% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 88% 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, −1% to 2017 and −4% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −1% in Corrèze.
6.2% of residents are 15 to 24, below 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
■ Altillac 56.8. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over is 36%, against 22% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Corrèze 51.9%, France 51.8%.
39% of households are one person living alone, a share 67% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 Corrèze median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 1.9 people share a household. As a reference point, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. At 10%, the share of single-parent households is higher than in 55% of compared French towns.
€25,560 a year is the median standard of living here
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 €25,560 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 54% of compared French towns.
Altillac ranks above 92% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 44%
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
Here 5.7% of households are headed by a manager or professional, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 9.4%. To put it in context, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. Census figures put households headed by a manual worker at 14% in Altillac.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
7.2% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 70% 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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%; Altillac has 7.9%. The median compared commune in Corrèze has 6.1%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 60% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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 93% of compared French towns: 20% of residents 15 and over are single
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, Altillac has 48%. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
Below 77% of compared French towns: 23% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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
Higher than in 50% of compared French towns: 19% of adults out of school have no qualification. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 5th oldest of 41 French towns of 824 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).
Median age: 1 of the 4 towns around Altillac are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altillac | 56.8 | 36% | 38% | 7.9% |
| Saint-Céré 3,429 · 8.2 mi | 54.6 | 36% | 7.6% | 8% |
| Argentat-sur-Dordogne 2,881 · 9.4 mi | 58 | 39% | 17% | 5.5% |
| Gramat 3,512 · 15 mi | 55.1 | 36% | 9.4% | 9.5% |
| Cosnac 3,044 · 17.5 mi | 50.8 | 27% | 1.8% | 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 Altillac
What is the population of Altillac?
824 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (868).
How old are Altillac’s residents?
The median age is 56.8, older than 96% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 36% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Altillac?
280, with occasional dwellings: 38% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Altillac?
INSEE counts 65 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.9% of residents, and 59 foreign nationals (7.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Altillac?
€25,560 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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