More couples with children than 97% of compared French towns: 38%
Where 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town, Cerelles has 2.1%. Census day 2023: 1,252 residents and 510 households locally. The share of households without a car stands at 2.7%. Higher than in 89% of compared French towns: 20% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
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 Cerelles
A town of families
38% of households are couples with children and 5.8% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Cerelles’s population moved +2% on 2012, less than in 60% 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 median Indre-et-Loire town changed +5% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −2% and the next six +5%.
Only 16% of residents are 65 or over in Cerelles
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Cerelles 43.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Cerelles comes in at 10%. Add to that, the median age locally is 43.4, lower than in 55% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Cerelles ranks below 99% of compared French towns on one-person households: 21%
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
By its share of single-parent households (5.8%), Cerelles is below 97% of compared French towns. The share of one-person households in the typical compared French town is 35%. On average, 2.5 people share a household.
Flats make up 3.4% in Cerelles, less than in 98% 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
Second homes: 1.7%, near enough the figure in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for flats is 30% in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 20: 5.1% of homes stand empty.
A median of €28,790 a year per consumption unit
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 midpoint of living standards here is €28,790 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 77% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 9.7% in Cerelles, less than in 78% of compared French towns
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
The share of households headed by a retired person is 31%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker 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 foreign nationals than 86% of compared French towns, at 1.5%
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 Indre-et-Loire has 4.3%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 77% of compared French towns. The census found that 3.6% of residents are immigrants in Cerelles.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
18% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 98% 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 Cerelles comes in at 52%. To put it in context, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 98% of compared French towns: 8.3%
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 share of graduates of higher education is 41%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
13th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 1,252 to 2,582
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).
A younger town than 5 of the 6 around it: Cerelles
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerelles | 43.4 | 16% | 1.7% | 3.6% |
| Chanceaux-sur-Choisille 3,499 · 2 mi | 48.4 | 23% | 1% | 3.7% |
| Notre-Dame-d'Oé 4,515 · 3.4 mi | 45.8 | 23% | 0.6% | 3.8% |
| Monnaie 4,833 · 4.9 mi | 40.4 | 16% | 1.2% | 3.6% |
| La Membrolle-sur-Choisille 3,290 · 5 mi | 47.8 | 27% | 0.9% | 4% |
| Parçay-Meslay 2,574 · 5 mi | 45 | 21% | 1.3% | 3.6% |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire 17,029 · 6.4 mi | 49.7 | 30% | 1.7% | 6% |
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 Cerelles
What is the population of Cerelles?
1,252 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% more than in 2012 (1,222).
How old are Cerelles’ residents?
The median age is 43.4, younger than 55% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Cerelles?
9, with occasional dwellings: 1.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Cerelles?
INSEE counts 45 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.6% of residents, and 19 foreign nationals (1.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Cerelles?
€28,790 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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