Households in social housing make up 0.1% in Abondant, less than in 99% of compared French towns
30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town, against 13% in Abondant. Here, 8.5% of homes are second homes. On couples with children, Abondant sits higher than 84% of compared French towns: 32%. The town had 2,434 residents in 970 households at the 2023 census.
Throughout this page, the Eure-et-Loir 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.
Abondant grew +10% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 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 Eure-et-Loir town −1%. The first five years brought +7%; the six to 2023, +3%.
Below 74% of compared French towns: 18% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Abondant 42.1. The median compared French town: 44.
11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, against 10% in Abondant. On average, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
27% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 90% 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 Eure-et-Loir median and the France median
Living alone · share
By its share of single-parent households (8.8%), Abondant is below 69% of compared French towns. On average, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. There are 2.4 people in the average household.
Only 4.5% of households have no car in Abondant
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
Empty homes: 5.5%, below 67% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town. Households that moved in under two years ago: 9.4%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 17%.
Median living standard: €30,230 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.
The median standard of living in Abondant is €30,230 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 86% of compared French towns. Living below the poverty line: 5.0% of residents.
Above 78% of compared French towns: 16% of households are headed by a manager or professional
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
Where nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, Abondant has 30%. Here, 17% of households are headed by a manual worker. The comparison figure for households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
5.8% of Abondant’s residents 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 Eure-et-Loir has 7.5%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 56% of compared French towns. About one in 17: that is how common immigrants are in Abondant (5.8%). Foreign nationals: 4.6%, near enough the figure 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.
Single residents make up 21% in Abondant, less than in 86% 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
Married residents make up 45%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification make up 17% in Abondant, less than in 64% 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
Here, 31% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. Adults with no qualification: 19% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Among 41 French towns of 2,434 to 2,582 people, the 9th youngest
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).
Nearby, 4 of 6 towns have older populations than Abondant
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abondant | 42.1 | 18% | 8.5% | 5.8% |
| Dreux 31,543 · 4.3 mi | 37.2 | 17% | 1.5% | 22% |
| Anet 2,721 · 5.1 mi | 49.2 | 30% | 4% | 6.5% |
| Vernouillet 12,310 · 5.6 mi | 40.7 | 21% | 1.4% | 19% |
| Ézy-sur-Eure 3,644 · 6 mi | 43.2 | 23% | 2.3% | 4.2% |
| Ivry-la-Bataille 2,609 · 7.4 mi | 43.6 | 23% | 3.8% | 9.3% |
| Houdan 3,721 · 7.4 mi | 43.7 | 23% | 3.7% | 11% |
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 Abondant
What is the population of Abondant?
2,434 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% more than in 2012 (2,221).
How old are Abondant’s residents?
The median age is 42.1, younger than 65% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Abondant?
95, with occasional dwellings: 8.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Abondant?
INSEE counts 140 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.8% of residents, and 110 foreign nationals (4.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Abondant?
€30,230 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 5.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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