Couples with children make up 40% in La Celle-sous-Gouzon, more than in 99% of compared French towns
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in five: a fifth of households are headed by a retired person. On flats, La Celle-sous-Gouzon sits lower than 97% of compared French towns: 3.8%. The town is home to 162 residents in 72 households, by the 2023 Census.
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 La Celle-sous-Gouzon
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 19 second homes and occasional dwellings in La Celle-sous-Gouzon, 17% of its 110 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 94% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
40% of households are couples with children and 6.7% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 19 homes empty (17%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Growing fast
La Celle-sous-Gouzon had 134 residents at the 2012 census and 162 in 2023, up 21%: faster growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of empty homes than 98% of compared French towns, at 17%
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 share of households without a car trails 82% of compared French towns: 5.8%. Long tenure is the mark of 28% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 10% (under two years). Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
A +21% change since 2012: La Celle-sous-Gouzon grew faster than 91% 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 +13%; from 2017 to 2023, +7%. Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Creuse town −5%.
Half of La Celle-sous-Gouzon is under 40.7, younger than 75% 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
■ La Celle-sous-Gouzon 40.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over (typical compared French town: 22%).
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Only 27% of households are one person living alone in La Celle-sous-Gouzon
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
6.7% of households are single parents; in the typical compared French town the figure is 10%. The comparison figure for one-person households is 35% in the typical compared French town. The average household has 2.3 people.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €21,600 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.
The median standard of living in La Celle-sous-Gouzon is €21,600 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 91% of compared French towns.
In La Celle-sous-Gouzon, 33% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 99% 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
In La Celle-sous-Gouzon, 6.7% of households are headed by a manager or professional, beside 9.4% 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).
La Celle-sous-Gouzon sits below 92% of compared French towns for immigrants (1.9%)
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 foreign nationals is 4.3%; La Celle-sous-Gouzon has 1.9%. 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.
36% of residents 15 and over are married, below 88% 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
In the typical compared French town, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single; in La Celle-sous-Gouzon, 22%. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 73% of compared French towns, at 24%
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, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification; in La Celle-sous-Gouzon, 15%. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
The 4th youngest of 41 French towns of 162 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
No nearby town is as young as La Celle-sous-Gouzon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Celle-sous-Gouzon | 40.7 | 19% | 17% | 1.9% |
| Sainte-Feyre 2,566 · 15 mi | 51.4 | 30% | 5% | 2.4% |
| Guéret 12,955 · 16.4 mi | 46.4 | 26% | 4.5% | 8.6% |
| Huriel 2,536 · 17.1 mi | 48.5 | 27% | 4% | 2.5% |
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 La Celle-sous-Gouzon
What is the population of La Celle-sous-Gouzon?
162 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 21% more than in 2012 (134).
How old are La Celle-sous-Gouzon’s residents?
The median age is 40.7, younger than 75% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Celle-sous-Gouzon?
19, with occasional dwellings: 17% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Celle-sous-Gouzon?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.9% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (1.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Celle-sous-Gouzon?
€21,600 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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