Châteauponsac is older than 95% of compared French towns: a median age of 55.9
4.9% of households are headed by a manager or professional, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. For Châteauponsac, the census puts households in social housing at 4.7%. Fewer single-parent households than in 96% of compared French towns: 5.9%. The town is home to 2,034 residents in 1,010 households, by the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Haute-Vienne 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 Châteauponsac
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 210 second homes and occasional dwellings in Châteauponsac, 15% of its 1,430 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 98% 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 Châteauponsac’s residents are under 55.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 36% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 12% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 210 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 91% of compared French towns: 15% of homes are second homes
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
30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town, against 9.4% in Châteauponsac. Across Châteauponsac, 14% of households have no car. This Haute-Vienne town has more empty homes than 95% of compared French towns, at 15%. Second homes: 2.1% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
−2% since 2012, a pace below 80% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +1% in Haute-Vienne.
Châteauponsac ranks below 97% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 6.9%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Châteauponsac 55.9. The median compared French town: 44.
In Châteauponsac, 36% of residents are 65 or over, beside 22% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
18% of households are couples with children, below 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 Haute-Vienne median and the France median
Living alone · share
41% of households are one person living alone; in the typical compared French town the figure is 35%. Elsewhere, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Households average 2 people.
€23,220 a year is the median standard of living here
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 €23,220 a year: lower than in 80% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a retired person than 98% of compared French towns: 51%
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, against 14% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 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).
Only 4.9% of residents are immigrants in Châteauponsac
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 Haute-Vienne has 4.5%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 64% of compared French towns. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%. Put another way, about one in 23: 4.4% 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.
21% of residents 15 and over are single, below 84% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%; Châteauponsac has 42%. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Below 79% of compared French towns: 22% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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
The figure for adults with no qualification is 23% in Châteauponsac and 19% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 2,034 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Châteauponsac is younger than 1 of its 6 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauponsac | 55.9 | 36% | 15% | 4.9% |
| Bessines-sur-Gartempe 2,709 · 4.2 mi | 51.5 | 29% | 8.6% | 3.7% |
| Bellac 3,537 · 10.9 mi | 58.2 | 39% | 8.1% | 7.9% |
| La Souterraine 4,978 · 12.3 mi | 51.4 | 33% | 5.6% | 8.8% |
| Ambazac 5,556 · 13.7 mi | 47.5 | 25% | 4.8% | 2.1% |
| Rilhac-Rancon 4,805 · 15.8 mi | 48.1 | 25% | 1.6% | 3.8% |
| Saint-Priest-Taurion 2,901 · 17.4 mi | 45.6 | 24% | 4.3% | 4.2% |
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 Châteauponsac
What is the population of Châteauponsac?
2,034 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (2,086).
How old are Châteauponsac’s residents?
The median age is 55.9, older than 95% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 36% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Châteauponsac?
210, with occasional dwellings: 15% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Châteauponsac?
INSEE counts 100 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.9% of residents, and 89 foreign nationals (4.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Châteauponsac?
€23,220 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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