A larger share of second homes than 96% of compared French towns: 36%
5% of households are single parents, against 10% in the typical compared French town. Flats make up about one in 26 here (3.9%). At 23%, the share of households headed by a manual worker is higher than in 93% of compared French towns. Clergoux had 408 residents in 200 households at the 2023 Census.
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 Clergoux
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 120 second homes and occasional dwellings in Clergoux, 36% of its 330 homes: higher than in 96% 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 ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Only 2.1% of homes stand empty in Clergoux
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households in social housing is 12%; Clergoux has 4.5%. The comparison figure for empty homes is 6.7% in the typical compared French town. About one in 18: that is how common households without a car are in Clergoux (5.7%).
A +5% change since 2012: Clergoux grew faster than 51% 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 +6%; from 2017 to 2023, −1%.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 98% of compared French towns, at 6.8%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Clergoux 50. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 22% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Clergoux comes in at 27%. The wider picture: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. With a median age of 50, Clergoux is older than 83% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Corrèze 51.9%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of one-person households than 72% of compared French towns: 41%
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
The typical household size is 2 people. For comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Couples with children account for 22%.
A typical living standard of €22,600 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.
At €22,600 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 85% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a retired person than 68% of compared French towns: 29%
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
In the typical compared French town, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional; in Clergoux, 7.4%. Against that, 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).
2.5% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 87% 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.
The median compared commune in Corrèze has 6.1%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 87% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. For Clergoux, the census puts foreign nationals at 2.2%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A lower share of single residents than 71% of compared French towns, at 23%
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
Here, 43% of residents 15 and over are married. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
In Clergoux, 23% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 75% 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
Set against 19% in the typical compared French town, 15% of adults out of school have no qualification in Clergoux. In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
41 French towns of 408 to 2,582 people: this is the 14th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Clergoux is younger than 1 of its 3 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clergoux | 50 | 27% | 36% | 2.5% |
| Égletons 4,341 · 9.6 mi | 38 | 23% | 7.9% | 12% |
| Tulle 13,401 · 9.9 mi | 46.9 | 28% | 5.8% | 9.2% |
| Argentat-sur-Dordogne 2,881 · 12.5 mi | 58 | 39% | 17% | 5.5% |
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 Clergoux
What is the population of Clergoux?
408 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% more than in 2012 (388).
How old are Clergoux’s residents?
The median age is 50, older than 83% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Clergoux?
120, with occasional dwellings: 36% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Clergoux?
INSEE counts 10 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.5% of residents, and 9 foreign nationals (2.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Clergoux?
€22,600 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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