0.6% of homes are flats, below 99% of compared French towns
Where 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town, Exoudun has 9.4%. Across Exoudun, 1.6% of households rent social housing (HLM). Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than in 96% of compared French towns: 7.3%. The town is home to 531 residents in 260 households, by the 2023 Census.
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 Exoudun
Fewer residents than in 2012
Exoudun had 621 residents at the 2012 census and 531 in 2023, down 14%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 51 homes empty (15%): 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: −14% since 2012, behind 99% 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 Deux-Sèvres town changed +1% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −7% and the next six −8%.
A median age of 50.1: Exoudun is older than 84% 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
■ Exoudun 50.1. The median compared French town: 44.
26% of residents are 65 or over, against 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
18% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 83% of compared French towns
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
There are 2.1 people in the average household. Couples with children make up 25% in the typical compared French town. Exoudun has more single-parent households than 90% of compared French towns, at 14%. At 35%, the share of one-person households is in line with the figure in the typical compared French town.
Exoudun: 15% of homes stand empty, above 95% 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
One household in 17 has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town. For comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Households without a car account for 5.9%.
A median of €23,850 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.
Living standards centre on €23,850 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 73% of compared French towns.
Fewer households headed by a manager or professional than 93% of compared French towns: 3.9%
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
Compared with 32% in the typical compared French town, 27% of households are headed by a retired person here. 18% of households are headed by a manual worker, or about one in six. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 74% of compared French towns, at 4%
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.
Across Exoudun, 3.4% of residents are foreign nationals. By way of comparison, 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.
21% of residents 15 and over are single, below 83% 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
By its share of married residents (47%), Exoudun is above 78% of compared French towns. Against that, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 70% 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
Adults with no qualification come to 20% in Exoudun, about two in ten. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 531 to 2,582 people, the 14th 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).
Of the 6 towns nearest Exoudun, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exoudun | 50.1 | 26% | 9.4% | 4% |
| Rouillé 2,533 · 7.4 mi | 42.6 | 22% | 2.9% | 2% |
| Saint-Maixent-l'École 7,595 · 8.1 mi | 35.5 | 21% | 2.7% | 7.6% |
| Melle 5,752 · 9.1 mi | 53.8 | 33% | 4.3% | 3.7% |
| Celles-sur-Belle 3,829 · 9.8 mi | 46.5 | 23% | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| Aigondigné 4,710 · 10.1 mi | 43.7 | 18% | 1.6% | 2.2% |
| Lusignan 2,544 · 11.2 mi | 51.7 | 32% | 2.5% | 2.6% |
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 Exoudun
What is the population of Exoudun?
531 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% fewer than in 2012 (621).
How old are Exoudun’s residents?
The median age is 50.1, older than 84% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Exoudun?
32, with occasional dwellings: 9.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Exoudun?
INSEE counts 21 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4% of residents, and 18 foreign nationals (3.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Exoudun?
€23,850 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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