Older than 98% of compared French towns: half of Chaumussay is over 59
The figure for flats is 2.5% in Chaumussay and 30% in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 199 residents here, living in 110 households. Couples with children: 16% of the total.
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 Chaumussay
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 81 second homes and occasional dwellings in Chaumussay, 39% of its 210 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 96% 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 Chaumussay’s residents are under 59 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 44% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Chaumussay had 246 residents at the 2012 census and 199 in 2023, down 19%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A larger share of second homes than 96% of compared French towns: 39%
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 one in ten households have no car, against 11% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Census figures put empty homes at 5.8% in Chaumussay.
−19% since 2012: slower than 99% 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 −8%, then −12% to 2023. Over those years, the median Indre-et-Loire town changed +5% and the median compared French town +5%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 99% of compared French towns, at 44%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chaumussay 59. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 11% in the typical compared French town, 5.1% of residents are 15 to 24 in Chaumussay. By way of comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Chaumussay sits above 74% of compared French towns for one-person households (41%)
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 1.8 people on average. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of one-person households in the typical compared French town is 35%.
€24,210 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.
The median standard of living in Chaumussay is €24,210 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 69% of compared French towns.
41% of households are headed by a retired person, a share 86% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 manual worker make up 17%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. The share of households headed by a manager or professional stands at 8.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Chaumussay: 7% 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.
The median compared commune in Indre-et-Loire has 4.3%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 53% of compared French towns. Put another way, about one in 14: 7% of residents are immigrants. At 4%, the share of foreign nationals is in line with the figure in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents: 13%, a lower share than 99% 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
Compared with 43% in the typical compared French town, 51% of residents 15 and over are married here. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
Adults with no qualification make up 25% in Chaumussay, more than in 77% 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
Where 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town, Chaumussay has 27%. The comparison figure for adults with no qualification is 19% in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (199 to 2,582 people), the 4th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Chaumussay is older 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaumussay | 59 | 44% | 39% | 7% |
| Descartes 3,369 · 10.7 mi | 56.2 | 37% | 3% | 2.5% |
| Dangé-Saint-Romain 2,959 · 12.6 mi | 51.7 | 28% | 2.3% | 2.8% |
| Châtellerault 31,003 · 15.2 mi | 48.2 | 28% | 2.7% | 8.7% |
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 Chaumussay
What is the population of Chaumussay?
199 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 19% fewer than in 2012 (246).
How old are Chaumussay’s residents?
The median age is 59, older than 98% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 44% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chaumussay?
81, with occasional dwellings: 39% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chaumussay?
INSEE counts 14 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chaumussay?
€24,210 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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