Older than 91% of compared French towns: half of Chizé is over 53.1
7.8% of homes are flats; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. Chizé counted 862 residents and 350 households at the 2023 Census. Second homes account for 9.5%. Compared with other places, households in social housing are scarce here: 5.4%, fewer than in 84% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Deux-Sèvres 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 Chizé
An older town
Half of Chizé’s residents are under 53.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 12% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 66 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower than most: −3% since 2012, behind 82% 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 whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Deux-Sèvres town +1%.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 94% of compared French towns: 7.7%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chizé 53.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 22% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Chizé comes in at 32%. For comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
Chizé sits above 94% of compared French towns for single-parent households (15%)
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 Deux-Sèvres median and the France median
Living alone · share
Couples with children: 19% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. On average, 2.1 people share a household. Chizé has more one-person households than 53% of compared French towns, at 36%. By way of comparison, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
Empty homes: 14%, a higher share than 94% 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
Set against 11% in the typical compared French town, 7% of households have no car in Chizé. Households that moved in under two years ago: 12%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 21%. The share of empty homes in the typical compared French town is 6.7%.
Median living standard: €23,750 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 Chizé’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €23,750 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 74% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 23% in Chizé, more than in 91% 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
Against a figure of 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Chizé comes in at 27%. Few places have as many households headed by a manager or professional: 11% here, more than in 57% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 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).
A lower share of immigrants than 79% of compared French towns, at 3.3%
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, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Chizé, 3.3%. To put it in context, 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.
In Chizé, 35% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 90% 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
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in Chizé comes in at 30%. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Adults with no qualification make up 30% in Chizé, more than in 92% 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
In Chizé, 20% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, beside 30% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 7th oldest of 41 French towns of 862 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 Prayssac (62.3).
A younger town than 1 of the 6 around it: Chizé
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chizé | 53.1 | 32% | 9.5% | 3.3% |
| Celles-sur-Belle 3,829 · 11 mi | 46.5 | 23% | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| Melle 5,752 · 12.1 mi | 53.8 | 33% | 4.3% | 3.7% |
| Aigondigné 4,710 · 12.8 mi | 43.7 | 18% | 1.6% | 2.2% |
| Aiffres 5,419 · 12.8 mi | 49.8 | 26% | 0.5% | 3.4% |
| Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan 2,967 · 13.2 mi | 46.9 | 22% | 2.2% | 4.1% |
| Vouillé 3,566 · 14.1 mi | 46.3 | 24% | 1.9% | 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 Chizé
What is the population of Chizé?
862 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (891).
How old are Chizé’s residents?
The median age is 53.1, older than 91% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chizé?
44, with occasional dwellings: 9.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chizé?
INSEE counts 29 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.3% of residents, and 29 foreign nationals (3.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chizé?
€23,750 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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