Below 99% of compared French towns: 11% of households are couples with children
In the typical compared French town, the share of flats is 30%; Chassaignes has 1.3%. The 2023 Census counted 78 residents in 41 households. Put another way, about one in three: 33% of households are headed by a manual worker. Lower than in 73% of compared French towns: 7% of households have no car.
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.
What stands out about the people of Chassaignes
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 17 second homes and occasional dwellings in Chassaignes, 22% of its 76 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 0 immigrants in Chassaignes (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 21% of residents, against 5.4% for the median compared commune in Dordogne. 18% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Empty homes
The census found 18 homes empty (24%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Chassaignes’ residents are under 52 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 28% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 11% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Chassaignes ranks above 99% of compared French towns on empty homes: 24%
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
With second homes at 22%, Chassaignes is ahead of 94% of compared French towns on that count. As a reference point, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
A growing town: +5% since 2012, faster than 52% 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 years 2012 to 2017 brought −8%; 2017 to 2023, +15%.
Chassaignes ranks below 99% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 6.1%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chassaignes 52. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 28% in Chassaignes and 22% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Half of the town’s residents are over 52, older than in 89% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
44% of households are one person living alone, more than in 82% 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 Dordogne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Against a figure of 10% in the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households in Chassaignes comes in at 11%. In the typical compared French town, one-person households come to 35%. A household here holds 1.9 people on average.
Chassaignes ranks above 98% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 33%
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
In the typical compared French town, 32% of households are headed by a retired person; in Chassaignes, 33%. The benchmark for households headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town: 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
More immigrants than 93% of compared French towns: 21%
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.
The median compared commune in Dordogne has 5.4%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 93% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Foreign nationals make up about one in six here (18%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Above 71% of compared French towns: 46% of residents 15 and over are married
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
Locally, 25% of residents 15 and over are single. In the typical compared French town, married residents come to 43%.
Chassaignes sits above 58% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (32%)
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
Here, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification. Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Ranked by age, 9th oldest of 41 French towns this size
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).
Older than Chassaignes: 4 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chassaignes | 52 | 28% | 22% | 21% |
| Ribérac 3,734 · 4.4 mi | 56.6 | 37% | 6.2% | 5.8% |
| La Roche-Chalais 3,060 · 13.8 mi | 51.6 | 32% | 7.2% | 6.4% |
| Neuvic 3,687 · 15.2 mi | 48.5 | 29% | 7.6% | 4.5% |
| Saint-Astier 5,376 · 15.3 mi | 53.2 | 33% | 7% | 3.4% |
| Mussidan 2,771 · 16.3 mi | 55.9 | 36% | 3.9% | 5.1% |
| Montpon-Ménestérol 5,866 · 17.2 mi | 56.2 | 35% | 3.5% | 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 Chassaignes
What is the population of Chassaignes?
78 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% more than in 2012 (74).
How old are Chassaignes’ residents?
The median age is 52, older than 89% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chassaignes?
17, with occasional dwellings: 22% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chassaignes?
INSEE counts 16 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 21% of residents, and 14 foreign nationals (18%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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