In Séligné, 1.8% of households have no car, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
Here 6.4% of residents are 15 to 24, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 11%. More second homes than in 78% of compared French towns: 5.3%. Séligné had 110 residents in 56 households at the 2023 census. 58% of households are headed by a retired person.
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 Séligné
Empty homes
The census found 16 homes empty (21%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Séligné had 119 residents at the 2012 census and 110 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−8% since 2012: slower than 94% 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%. The years 2012 to 2017 brought −3%; 2017 to 2023, −4%.
Séligné is older than 79% of compared French towns: a median age of 49
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Séligné 49. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over tops nearly three quarters of compared French towns: 26%.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
In Séligné, 33% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 59% 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
The typical household size is 2 people. In the typical compared French town, 35% of households are one person living alone. Here, a quarter of households are couples with children. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
A higher share of empty homes than 99% of compared French towns, at 21%
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
Some 8.9% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 30% who have been there 30 years or more. Typically, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
A median standard of living of €24,150 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 residents live in households above €24,150 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 70% of compared French towns.
Séligné ranks above 94% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 25%
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 manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 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).
Foreign nationals: 5.5%, a higher share than 60% 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.
In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants; in Séligné, 5.5%. The share of foreign nationals in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. That is lower than in 59% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Deux-Sèvres has 3.7%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Séligné, 18% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 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
Compared with 43% in the typical compared French town, 45% of residents 15 and over are married here. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
Séligné sits above 69% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (23%)
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
28% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification (typical compared French town: 30%). On average, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
15th highest median age among 41 French towns of 110 to 2,582
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).
A younger town than 2 of the 6 around it: Séligné
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Séligné | 49 | 26% | 5.3% | 5.5% |
| Celles-sur-Belle 3,829 · 7.9 mi | 46.5 | 23% | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| Melle 5,752 · 8.7 mi | 53.8 | 33% | 4.3% | 3.7% |
| Aigondigné 4,710 · 10.3 mi | 43.7 | 18% | 1.6% | 2.2% |
| Aiffres 5,419 · 12.2 mi | 49.8 | 26% | 0.5% | 3.4% |
| Vouillé 3,566 · 12.7 mi | 46.3 | 24% | 1.9% | 2.4% |
| Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan 2,967 · 14.2 mi | 46.9 | 22% | 2.2% | 4.1% |
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 Séligné
What is the population of Séligné?
110 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (119).
How old are Séligné’s residents?
The median age is 49, older than 79% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Séligné?
4, with occasional dwellings: 5.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Séligné?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.5% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (5.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Séligné?
€24,150 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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