A lower share of households without a car than 99% of compared French towns, at 2%
The share of flats is 4.7%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. About one in 19: that is how common households in social housing are in Cénac (5.3%). The town has more households headed by a manager or professional than 91% of compared French towns, at 22%. Census day 2023: 2,195 residents and 920 households locally.
Throughout this page, the Gironde 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 Cénac
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 7.3% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Cénac had 1,833 residents at the 2012 census and 2,195 in 2023, up 20%: faster growth than in 90% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many graduates
48% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 20% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Cénac grew +20% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 90% 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 +4%; the six to 2023, +15%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Gironde town +16%.
Below 78% of compared French towns: 9.2% of residents are 15 to 24
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Cénac 45.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Cénac’s residents are over 45.1, older than in 58% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Locally, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
More couples with children than 88% of compared French towns: 33%
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 Gironde median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 2.4 people each. Compared with other places, one-person households are scarce here: 26%, fewer than in 91% of compared French towns. The share of couples with children in the typical compared French town is 25%. Here 7.3% of households are single parents, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 10%.
4.1% of homes stand empty, fewer than in 86% 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
Nearly a quarter of households have been in place 30 years or more; 6.5% moved in within the last two years. Elsewhere, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Lower than in 65% of compared French towns: 1.4% of homes are second homes.
At the median, €32,010 a year to live on
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 Cénac is €32,010 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 5.0% of the population lives below the poverty line.
Below 88% of compared French towns: 7.8% of households are headed by a manual worker
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
Households headed by a retired person: 34% here and 32% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town: 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 70% of compared French towns: 4.4% of 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.
In Cénac, 2.9% of residents are foreign nationals, beside 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
22% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 78% 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
Against a figure of 43% in the typical compared French town, the share of married residents in Cénac comes in at 47%. Set beside that, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
9.5% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 96% 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
48% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification (typical compared French town: 30%). For comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 2,195 to 2,582 people: this is the 20th 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).
Older than Cénac: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cénac | 45.1 | 22% | 1.4% | 4.4% |
| Camblanes-et-Meynac 3,181 · 1.2 mi | 44.8 | 20% | 2.3% | 4.8% |
| Latresne 3,714 · 1.9 mi | 46.4 | 26% | 1.8% | 4.9% |
| Carignan-de-Bordeaux 4,388 · 2.3 mi | 44.8 | 22% | 2.1% | 6% |
| Saint-Caprais-de-Bordeaux 3,450 · 2.4 mi | 43.4 | 20% | 1.7% | 3.3% |
| Sadirac 4,769 · 3 mi | 39.3 | 15% | 1.8% | 4.2% |
| Fargues-Saint-Hilaire 3,543 · 3.1 mi | 42 | 21% | 2.1% | 5% |
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 Cénac
What is the population of Cénac?
2,195 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 20% more than in 2012 (1,833).
How old are Cénac’s residents?
The median age is 45.1, older than 58% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Cénac?
14, with occasional dwellings: 1.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Cénac?
INSEE counts 96 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.4% of residents, and 63 foreign nationals (2.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Cénac?
€32,010 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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