Older than 97% of compared French towns: half of Échourgnac is over 57.7
Here 4.2% of homes are flats, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%. Locally, 0.6% of households rent social housing (HLM). Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 395 residents in 190 households.
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 Échourgnac
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 42 second homes and occasional dwellings in Échourgnac, 16% of its 260 homes: higher than in 92% 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Échourgnac’s residents are under 57.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Échourgnac had 426 residents at the 2012 census and 395 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 32 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Échourgnac sits above 92% of compared French towns for second homes (16%)
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
4.3% of households have no car, against 11% in the median compared French town. As a reference point, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Across Échourgnac, just over one in ten homes stand empty.
Échourgnac’s population moved −7% on 2012, less than in 93% 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 first five years brought −8%; the six to 2023, +1%.
Échourgnac ranks below 99% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 5.2%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Échourgnac 57.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Where just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, Échourgnac has 32%. As a reference point, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
Échourgnac ranks below 93% of compared French towns on couples with children: 14%
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
The share of one-person households tops 64% of compared French towns: 39%. The comparison figure for couples with children is 25% in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 18: 5.6% of households are single parents.
A median standard of living of €20,570 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €20,570 a year: lower than in 95% of compared French towns.
In Échourgnac, 50% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 97% of compared French towns
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
The figure for households headed by a manual worker is 17% in Échourgnac and 14% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
6.9% of residents in Échourgnac are immigrants
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 53% of compared French towns. Locally, 3.8% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Above 82% of compared French towns: 48% 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
Compared with 25% in the typical compared French town, nearly a quarter of residents 15 and over are single here. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
21% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 81% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%; Échourgnac has 24%. Typically, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (395 to 2,582 people), the 5th 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.
Échourgnac is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Échourgnac | 57.7 | 32% | 16% | 6.9% |
| Montpon-Ménestérol 5,866 · 8.2 mi | 56.2 | 35% | 3.5% | 4.1% |
| Mussidan 2,771 · 9.1 mi | 55.9 | 36% | 3.9% | 5.1% |
| Ribérac 3,734 · 10.1 mi | 56.6 | 37% | 6.2% | 5.8% |
| La Roche-Chalais 3,060 · 10.5 mi | 51.6 | 32% | 7.2% | 6.4% |
| Neuvic 3,687 · 11.8 mi | 48.5 | 29% | 7.6% | 4.5% |
| Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle 3,167 · 13.5 mi | 52.3 | 32% | 1.5% | 5.1% |
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 Échourgnac
What is the population of Échourgnac?
395 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (426).
How old are Échourgnac’s residents?
The median age is 57.7, older than 97% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Échourgnac?
42, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Échourgnac?
INSEE counts 27 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.9% of residents, and 15 foreign nationals (3.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Échourgnac?
€20,570 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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