A lower share of households headed by a manager or professional than 99% of compared French towns, at 1.2%
Against a figure of 12% in the typical compared French town, the share of households in social housing in Parcoul-Chenaud comes in at 1%. At the 2023 Census, 800 people lived locally, in 390 households. Flats make up about one in 42 here (2.4%). Few places have so few residents aged 15 to 24: 7.7% here, fewer than in 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.
What stands out about the people of Parcoul-Chenaud
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 120 second homes and occasional dwellings in Parcoul-Chenaud, 21% of its 580 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 94% 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 Parcoul-Chenaud’s residents are under 52.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 29% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
More second homes than 93% of compared French towns: 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
Here 4.3% of households have no car, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 11%. Set beside that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Empty homes are more common here than in 84% of compared French towns.
A growing town: +12% since 2012, faster than 75% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −1% for the median Dordogne town, the change came in two steps: +9% from 2012 to 2017, then +3% to 2023.
Parcoul-Chenaud is older than 90% of compared French towns: a median age of 52.4
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Parcoul-Chenaud 52.4. The median compared French town: 44.
29% of residents are 65 or over, against 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of couples with children than 78% of compared French towns, at 19%
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
By its share of one-person households (39%), Parcoul-Chenaud is above 65% of compared French towns. For comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. There are 2 people in the average household.
Median living standard: €21,940 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 €21,940 a year: lower than in 89% of compared French towns.
47% of households are headed by a retired person, a share 95% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Just over one in ten households are headed by a manual worker; in the typical compared French town the figure is 14%. Typically, nearly a third 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).
In Parcoul-Chenaud, 7.5% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 72% 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.
Compared with 6.5% in the typical compared French town, 7.7% of residents are immigrants here. As a yardstick, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. That is higher than in nearly three fifths of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Dordogne has 5.4%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of married residents than 71% of compared French towns: 40%
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 share of single residents stands at 26%. Set beside that, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Parcoul-Chenaud ranks below 78% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 22%
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
Adults with no qualification account for 20%. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 8th 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).
Parcoul-Chenaud and its 5 nearest towns: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parcoul-Chenaud | 52.4 | 29% | 21% | 7.7% |
| La Roche-Chalais 3,060 · 4.8 mi | 51.6 | 32% | 7.2% | 6.4% |
| Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle 3,167 · 13.7 mi | 52.3 | 32% | 1.5% | 5.1% |
| Ribérac 3,734 · 13.9 mi | 56.6 | 37% | 6.2% | 5.8% |
| Montpon-Ménestérol 5,866 · 14.3 mi | 56.2 | 35% | 3.5% | 4.1% |
| Coutras 8,678 · 14.4 mi | 49.5 | 27% | 2.2% | 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 Parcoul-Chenaud
What is the population of Parcoul-Chenaud?
800 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% more than in 2012 (714).
How old are Parcoul-Chenaud’s residents?
The median age is 52.4, older than 90% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Parcoul-Chenaud?
120, with occasional dwellings: 21% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Parcoul-Chenaud?
INSEE counts 62 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.7% of residents, and 60 foreign nationals (7.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Parcoul-Chenaud?
€21,940 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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