2.6% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 98% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put Chalagnac’s population at 442, in 200 households. 3.4% of homes are flats, or about one in 29. Residents aged 15 to 24: 7.7%, below 94% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Dordogne 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.
A +9% change since 2012: faster than 68% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Dordogne town −1%. The first five years brought +8%; the six to 2023, +2%.
A median age of 47.4: Chalagnac is older than 71% 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
■ Chalagnac 47.4. The median compared French town: 44.
The census found that nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over in Chalagnac.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of single-parent households than 99% of compared French towns: 2.6%
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 Dordogne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Couples with children make up 28%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for single-parent households in the typical compared French town: 10%. One-person households: 31% of the total.
Chalagnac: 11% of homes stand empty, above 83% 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
7.1% of households moved in less than two years ago; 23% have been in their home 30 years or more. For empty homes, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 6.7%. Chalagnac has fewer households without a car than four fifths of compared French towns, at 6.1%. The share of second homes is 4.3%, against 2.1% in the typical compared French town.
A typical living standard of €25,250 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.
At €25,250 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 57% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a retired person than 79% of compared French towns: 38%
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 14% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker in Chalagnac comes in at 15%. Measured more widely, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
2% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 91% 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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Chalagnac comes in at 0.9%. The wider picture: 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 Chalagnac, 22% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 79% 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%), Chalagnac is above 78% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Chalagnac ranks below 71% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 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
The share of adults with no qualification trails 64% of compared French towns: 17%. Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Of 41 French towns its size (442 to 2,582 people), the 15th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Median age: 2 of the 6 towns around Chalagnac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalagnac | 47.4 | 23% | 4.3% | 2% |
| Sanilhac 4,757 · 3.3 mi | 46 | 25% | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Coulounieix-Chamiers 7,832 · 5.6 mi | 48.3 | 28% | 2.2% | 9.5% |
| Marsac-sur-l'Isle 3,187 · 6 mi | 46.7 | 22% | 2.7% | 5.4% |
| Boulazac Isle Manoire 10,759 · 6.3 mi | 46.9 | 25% | 2.5% | 6.3% |
| Périgueux 29,055 · 6.7 mi | 44.6 | 25% | 5.4% | 9.1% |
| Chancelade 4,468 · 7.7 mi | 52.3 | 32% | 2.5% | 4.4% |
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 Chalagnac
What is the population of Chalagnac?
442 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% more than in 2012 (404).
How old are Chalagnac’s residents?
The median age is 47.4, older than 71% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chalagnac?
10, with occasional dwellings: 4.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chalagnac?
INSEE counts 9 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (0.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chalagnac?
€25,250 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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