A median age of 59.6: Châtelus-le-Marcheix is older than 98% of compared French towns
By its share of couples with children (14%), Châtelus-le-Marcheix is below 92% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Châtelus-le-Marcheix was home to 336 people in 180 households. 47% of households are headed by a retired person, or about one in two. Fewer flats than in 99% of compared French towns: 2.9%.
Throughout this page, the Creuse 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 Châtelus-le-Marcheix
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 200 second homes and occasional dwellings in Châtelus-le-Marcheix, 48% of its 420 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 99% 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 Châtelus-le-Marcheix’s residents are under 59.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 37% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 100 immigrants in Châtelus-le-Marcheix (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 17% of residents, against 7.6% for the median compared commune in Creuse. 16% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In Châtelus-le-Marcheix, 48% of homes are second homes, more than in 97% 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
Nearly one in ten households have no car (typical compared French town: 11%). Against that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Long tenure is the mark of 20% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 13% (under two years). Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Since 2012, Châtelus-le-Marcheix has changed by −4%, slower than 85% 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
Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Creuse town −5%. From 2012 to 2017 the change was −10%; from 2017 to 2023, +7%.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 5.3%, a lower share than 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
■ Châtelus-le-Marcheix 59.6. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over; in Châtelus-le-Marcheix, 37%. Measured more widely, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 2.6% of households are single parents
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 Creuse median and the France median
Living alone · share
In Châtelus-le-Marcheix, 40% of households are one person living alone, beside 35% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €21,720 a year to live on
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 €21,720 a year: lower than in 90% of compared French towns.
Châtelus-le-Marcheix sits below 96% of compared French towns for households headed by a manual worker (4.9%)
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 figure for households headed by a manager or professional is 5% in Châtelus-le-Marcheix and 9.4% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
More immigrants than 90% of compared French towns: 17%
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 share of foreign nationals tops 93% of compared French towns: 16%. In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents: 22%, a lower share than 82% 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
Married residents: 47%, above 76% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Below 55% of compared French towns: 29% 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
19% of adults out of school have no qualification, a higher share than in 51% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 336 to 2,582 people: this is the 4th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
No nearby town is as old as Châtelus-le-Marcheix
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtelus-le-Marcheix | 59.6 | 37% | 48% | 17% |
| Ambazac 5,556 · 11.3 mi | 47.5 | 25% | 4.8% | 2.1% |
| Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat 4,366 · 12.9 mi | 53.7 | 34% | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| Saint-Priest-Taurion 2,901 · 13.1 mi | 45.6 | 24% | 4.3% | 4.2% |
| Bessines-sur-Gartempe 2,709 · 14.5 mi | 51.5 | 29% | 8.6% | 3.7% |
| Saint-Just-le-Martel 2,606 · 15.2 mi | 46.3 | 20% | 3.8% | 2.7% |
| Rilhac-Rancon 4,805 · 15.7 mi | 48.1 | 25% | 1.6% | 3.8% |
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 Châtelus-le-Marcheix
What is the population of Châtelus-le-Marcheix?
336 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (350).
How old are Châtelus-le-Marcheix’s residents?
The median age is 59.6, older than 98% of compared French towns. 8.1% are under 18 and 37% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Châtelus-le-Marcheix?
200, with occasional dwellings: 48% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Châtelus-le-Marcheix?
INSEE counts 59 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 17% of residents, and 52 foreign nationals (16%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Châtelus-le-Marcheix?
€21,720 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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