Older than 99% of compared French towns: half of La Cellette is over 63.1
1.9% of homes are flats (typical compared French town: 30%). There were 150 households in La Cellette at the 2023 Census, home to 266 residents. Couples with children make up about one in 15 here (6.5%). This Creuse town has more households headed by a manager or professional than 69% of compared French towns, at 13%.
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 Cellette
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 71 second homes and occasional dwellings in La Cellette, 28% of its 260 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 97% 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 La Cellette’s residents are under 63.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 47% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 11% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 42 homes empty (16%): 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 95% of compared French towns: 28% 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
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car in La Cellette comes in at 6.7%. This Creuse town has fewer households in social housing than 99% of compared French towns, at 0.7%. In the typical compared French town, 2.1% of homes are second homes. Empty homes make up about one in six here (16%).
A −1% change since 2012: slower than 76% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Creuse town −5%.
La Cellette ranks above 99% of compared French towns on residents aged 65 and over: 47%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ La Cellette 63.1. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 5.6%, La Cellette is behind 99% of compared French towns on that count. On average, 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: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of single-parent households than 87% of compared French towns: 13%
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
Households average 1.8 people. Compared with other places, one-person households are common here: 44%, more than in just over four fifths of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €22,100 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.
Half of La Cellette’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €22,100 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 88% of compared French towns.
La Cellette ranks above 99% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 57%
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
Households headed by a manual worker: 3.4%, below 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, 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).
9.3% of residents are foreign nationals, a share 79% of compared French towns don’t reach
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.
Immigrants make up a share higher than in two thirds of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Creuse has 7.6%. Against that, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. About one in 11: that is how common immigrants are in La Cellette (9.3%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Above 70% of compared French towns: 46% of residents 15 and over are married
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, 24% of residents 15 and over are single. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
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
Against a figure of 19% in the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification in La Cellette comes in at 22%. Measured more widely, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The oldest of 41 French towns of 266 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 La Cellette (63.1).
La Cellette is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Cellette | 63.1 | 47% | 28% | 9.3% |
| La Châtre 4,037 · 12.1 mi | 56.2 | 39% | 6.5% | 4.6% |
| Guéret 12,955 · 17.3 mi | 46.4 | 26% | 4.5% | 8.6% |
| Sainte-Feyre 2,566 · 18 mi | 51.4 | 30% | 5% | 2.4% |
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 Cellette
What is the population of La Cellette?
266 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% fewer than in 2012 (270).
How old are La Cellette’s residents?
The median age is 63.1, older than 99% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 47% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Cellette?
71, with occasional dwellings: 28% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Cellette?
INSEE counts 25 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9.3% of residents, and 25 foreign nationals (9.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Cellette?
€22,100 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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