4.4% of homes are flats, fewer than in 97% of compared French towns
In Reffannes, 27% of households are headed by a manual worker, beside 14% in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 386 residents in 170 households: that is Reffannes at the 2023 Census. Locally, 5.2% of households have no car.
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 Reffannes
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 6% single parents with children; 16% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 28 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.
From 2012 to 2023, Reffannes outgrew 53% of compared French towns: +5%
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
Below 79% of compared French towns: 9.2% of residents are 15 to 24
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Reffannes 45.6. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Reffannes is 45.6, higher than in three fifths of compared French towns. Typically, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. About one in five: that is how common residents aged 65 and over are in Reffannes (22%).
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
Reffannes ranks above 91% of compared French towns on couples with children: 34%
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
Households here average 2.2 people each. At 6%, the share of single-parent households is lower than in 96% of compared French towns. Couples with children make up 25% in the typical compared French town. One-person households make up 33%, against 35% in the typical compared French town.
Reffannes ranks above 93% of compared French towns on empty homes: 14%
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
Households that moved in under two years ago: 12%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 21%. Second homes are more common here than in 68% of compared French towns. Against that, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
The median resident lives on €22,440 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.
Half of Reffannes’ residents live in households with a standard of living below €22,440 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 86% of compared French towns.
A lower share of households headed by a manager or professional than 77% of compared French towns, at 6%
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 retired person: 30% here and 32% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 5.2%, a lower share than 61% 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.
4.1% of residents are foreign nationals, or about one in 24. 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.
Reffannes ranks above 87% of compared French towns on single residents: 33%
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
The figure for married residents is 39% in Reffannes and 43% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single.
In Reffannes, 20% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 85% 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
With adults with no qualification at 25%, Reffannes is ahead of 77% of compared French towns on that count. The usual figure: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 386 to 2,582 people: this is the 21st 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).
Reffannes and its 6 nearest towns: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reffannes | 45.6 | 22% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Parthenay 10,140 · 7.2 mi | 50 | 31% | 2.8% | 7.3% |
| Châtillon-sur-Thouet 2,656 · 8.2 mi | 55.8 | 37% | 1.3% | 3.4% |
| Saint-Maixent-l'École 7,595 · 9.6 mi | 35.5 | 21% | 2.7% | 7.6% |
| Boivre-la-Vallée 3,024 · 13.5 mi | 42.1 | 18% | 3.1% | 1.8% |
| Rouillé 2,533 · 14.2 mi | 42.6 | 22% | 2.9% | 2% |
| La Crèche 5,662 · 14.3 mi | 48.5 | 25% | 1.1% | 3.3% |
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 Reffannes
What is the population of Reffannes?
386 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% more than in 2012 (366).
How old are Reffannes’ residents?
The median age is 45.6, older than 60% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Reffannes?
7, with occasional dwellings: 3.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Reffannes?
INSEE counts 20 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.2% of residents, and 16 foreign nationals (4.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Reffannes?
€22,440 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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