A lower share of households without a car than 99% of compared French towns, at 1.1%
3% of households rent social housing (HLM); in the typical compared French town the figure is 12%. Charentilly had 1,365 residents in 540 households at the 2023 census. The share of flats stands at 1.4%. Fewer households headed by a manual worker than in 85% of compared French towns: 8.5%.
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 Charentilly
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 4.8% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Many graduates
51% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 16% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
Growing fast
Charentilly had 1,170 residents at the 2012 census and 1,365 in 2023, up 17%: faster growth than in 85% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Charentilly grew +17% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 85% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved +7%, then +9% to 2023. Over those years, the median Indre-et-Loire town changed +5% and the median compared French town +5%.
Charentilly ranks below 71% of compared French towns on residents aged 65 and over: 19%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Charentilly 42.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Here nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 11%. Across the comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. With a median age of 42.9, Charentilly is younger than 58% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
21% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 99% 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 Indre-et-Loire median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households make up 4.8%, against 10% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%. Couples with children are more common here than in 93% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of empty homes than 81% of compared French towns: 4.5%
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
Long tenure is the mark of 22% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 3.6% (under two years). Fewer second homes than in 66% of compared French towns: 1.4%. Set beside that, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
Standard of living at the median: €29,960 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 Charentilly is €29,960 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 84% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a manager or professional than 65% of compared French towns: 12%
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
33% of households are headed by a retired person. By way of comparison, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Charentilly, 1.9% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 93% of compared French towns
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.
Foreign nationals: 0.6%, below 98% of compared French towns. Immigrants make up 6.5% in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Indre-et-Loire has 4.3%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 93% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A lower share of single residents than 99% of compared French towns, at 17%
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 52%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Charentilly ranks below 97% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 8.9%
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
Graduates of higher education make up 51%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, adults with no qualification come to 19%.
The 11th youngest of 41 French towns of 1,365 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Charentilly is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charentilly | 42.9 | 19% | 1.4% | 1.9% |
| La Membrolle-sur-Choisille 3,290 · 2.3 mi | 47.8 | 27% | 0.9% | 4% |
| Chanceaux-sur-Choisille 3,499 · 4.3 mi | 48.4 | 23% | 1% | 3.7% |
| Fondettes 10,954 · 4.6 mi | 48.3 | 26% | 1.6% | 4.3% |
| Notre-Dame-d'Oé 4,515 · 4.7 mi | 45.8 | 23% | 0.6% | 3.8% |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire 17,029 · 4.8 mi | 49.7 | 30% | 1.7% | 6% |
| Luynes 5,062 · 5.8 mi | 49.2 | 26% | 2.6% | 3.6% |
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 Charentilly
What is the population of Charentilly?
1,365 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 17% more than in 2012 (1,170).
How old are Charentilly’s residents?
The median age is 42.9, younger than 58% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Charentilly?
8, with occasional dwellings: 1.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Charentilly?
INSEE counts 26 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.9% of residents, and 9 foreign nationals (0.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Charentilly?
€29,960 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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