Half of Pierrefitte is over 56.3, older than 95% of compared French towns
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 67 residents in Pierrefitte, living in 36 households. The census found that 13% of households are headed by a retired person in the town. 5.6% of households have no car; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%.
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 Pierrefitte
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 11 second homes and occasional dwellings in Pierrefitte, 19% of its 57 homes: higher than in 93% 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 Pierrefitte’s residents are under 56.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 25% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
50% of Pierrefitte’s households are one person: higher than in 94% of compared French towns; 24% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 10 homes empty (17%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
17% of homes stand empty, a share 98% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 second homes is 19%, against 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Still, households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
Pierrefitte’s population moved −7% on 2012, less than in 93% 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
The median Creuse town changed −5% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −3% and the next six −4%.
Pierrefitte ranks below 99% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 6%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Pierrefitte 56.3. The median compared French town: 44.
25% of Pierrefitte’s residents are 65 or older, against 32% in the median Creuse town and 22% in the median compared French town; 9% are under 18. On average, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
43% women, 57% men
About 76 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of one-person households than 94% of compared French towns: 50%
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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of one-person households in the typical compared French town is 35%. The census found that a quarter of households are couples with children in Pierrefitte. The typical household size is 1.9 people.
50% 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
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Pierrefitte, 6% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 64% 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 Creuse has 7.6%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 57% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. For Pierrefitte, the census puts immigrants at 7.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents: 40%, a higher share than 97% 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
With married residents at 35%, Pierrefitte is behind 90% of compared French towns on that count. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
Only 23% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Pierrefitte
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
Fewer adults with no qualification than in 56% of compared French towns: 18%. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 67 to 2,582 people: this is the 5th 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.
1 in 3 nearby towns have a higher median age than Pierrefitte
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrefitte | 56.3 | 25% | 19% | 7.5% |
| Aubusson 3,018 · 14.1 mi | 56.8 | 37% | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| Sainte-Feyre 2,566 · 15.6 mi | 51.4 | 30% | 5% | 2.4% |
| Guéret 12,955 · 17.4 mi | 46.4 | 26% | 4.5% | 8.6% |
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 Pierrefitte
What is the population of Pierrefitte?
67 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (72).
How old are Pierrefitte’s residents?
The median age is 56.3, older than 95% of compared French towns. 9% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Pierrefitte?
11, with occasional dwellings: 19% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Pierrefitte?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.5% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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