In Cangey, 0.8% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car in Cangey comes in at 2.8%. Here, 1.9% of households rent social housing (HLM). This Indre-et-Loire town has fewer one-person households than 95% of compared French towns, at 24%. There were 440 households locally at the 2023 Census, home to 1,021 residents.
Throughout this page, the Indre-et-Loire 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 Cangey
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 5.8% single parents with children; 15% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Cangey had 1,084 residents at the 2012 census and 1,021 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 90% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Cangey has changed by −6%, slower 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
In two steps, −2% to 2017 and −4% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +5% in Indre-et-Loire.
Half of Cangey is over 50.1, older than 83% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Cangey 50.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 10% in Cangey. The town sits close to the norm on residents aged 65 and over: 22%, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
34% of households are couples with children, a share 90% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 Indre-et-Loire median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 2.3 people on average. Lower than in 97% of compared French towns: 5.8% of households are single parents. Couples with children make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
A town of second homes: 8.6% of its 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
Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 7.6% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 21%. For comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. At 6.2%, the share of empty homes is in line with the figure in the typical compared French town.
€27,830 a year: the median standard of living
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.
At €27,830 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 69% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 85% of compared French towns, at 41%
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
By its share of households headed by a manual worker (18%), Cangey is above 72% of compared French towns. Put another way, about one in 14: 7% of households are headed by a manager or professional. To put it in context, 32% 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).
A lower share of immigrants than 84% of compared French towns, at 2.8%
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.
1.6% of residents are foreign nationals (typical compared French town: 4.3%). In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
52% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 96% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
By its share of single residents (19%), Cangey is below 95% of compared French towns. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification make up 13% in Cangey, less than in 82% 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
About one in three: that is how common graduates of higher education are in Cangey (30%). Typically, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 14th oldest of 41 French towns of 1,021 to 2,582 people
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.
Nearby, 3 of 6 towns have older populations than Cangey
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cangey | 50.1 | 22% | 8.6% | 2.8% |
| Veuzain-sur-Loire 3,333 · 5.2 mi | 51.8 | 30% | 4.4% | 3.7% |
| Nazelles-Négron 3,776 · 6 mi | 48.8 | 27% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Amboise 12,937 · 6.2 mi | 45 | 27% | 9.8% | 9.6% |
| La Croix-en-Touraine 2,543 · 9.9 mi | 45.2 | 24% | 5.1% | 2.6% |
| Château-Renault 4,392 · 10.7 mi | 50.8 | 29% | 2.2% | 5.7% |
| Montrichard Val de Cher 3,611 · 10.8 mi | 57.5 | 39% | 9.4% | 6.5% |
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 Cangey
What is the population of Cangey?
1,021 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (1,084).
How old are Cangey’s residents?
The median age is 50.1, older than 83% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Cangey?
44, with occasional dwellings: 8.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Cangey?
INSEE counts 29 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.8% of residents, and 16 foreign nationals (1.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Cangey?
€27,830 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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