A lower share of flats than 99% of compared French towns, at 1.1%
9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, against 2.3% in Noth. The town had 498 residents in 220 households at the 2023 census. Across Noth, 5.5% of households rent social housing (HLM). Few places have so few residents aged 15 to 24: 7.6% here, fewer than in 95% of compared French towns.
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 Noth
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 31 second homes and occasional dwellings in Noth, 11% of its 280 homes: higher than in 89% of compared French towns. 100% 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 Noth’s residents are under 51.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.2% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Noth had 522 residents at the 2012 census and 498 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 87% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Noth ranks above 89% of compared French towns on second homes: 11%
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
Where 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, Noth has 11%. To put it in context, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. The census found that 6.9% of households have no car here.
Since 2012, Noth has changed by −5%, slower than 87% 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
Here the change came as −4% to 2017, then ±0% to 2023.
A median age of 51.5: Noth is older than 88% 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
■ Noth 51.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Here 30% of residents are 65 or over, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 22%.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Noth ranks above 55% of compared French towns on one-person households: 36%
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
Average household size: 2.1 people. Nearly one in ten households are single parents, fewer than in 65% of compared French towns. The benchmark for one-person households in the typical compared French town: 35%. At 25%, the share of couples with children is in line with the figure in the typical compared French town.
A median of €24,790 a year per consumption unit
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 €24,790 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 63% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person: 39%, a higher share than 80% 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
By its share of households headed by a manual worker (18%), Noth is above three quarters of compared French towns. For households headed by a retired person, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
4.2% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 71% 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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Noth comes in at 3%. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%.
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 76% 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, the share of married residents is 43%; Noth has 41%. On average, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
24% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 71% 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
Against a figure of 19% in the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification in Noth comes in at 17%. The wider picture: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 498 to 2,582 people: this is the 10th 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).
Noth and its 4 nearest towns: 1 of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noth | 51.5 | 30% | 11% | 4.2% |
| La Souterraine 4,978 · 4.5 mi | 51.4 | 33% | 5.6% | 8.8% |
| Bessines-sur-Gartempe 2,709 · 13.9 mi | 51.5 | 29% | 8.6% | 3.7% |
| Guéret 12,955 · 14.7 mi | 46.4 | 26% | 4.5% | 8.6% |
| Sainte-Feyre 2,566 · 16.8 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 Noth
What is the population of Noth?
498 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (522).
How old are Noth’s residents?
The median age is 51.5, older than 88% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Noth?
31, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Noth?
INSEE counts 21 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.2% of residents, and 15 foreign nationals (3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Noth?
€24,790 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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