Pernay ranks above 99% of compared French towns on couples with children: 41%
In the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car is 11%; Pernay has 1.6%. The share of flats stands at 2.1%. This Indre-et-Loire town has fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 92% of compared French towns, at 8%. 1,609 residents in 620 households: that is Pernay at the 2023 Census.
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 Pernay
A town of families
41% of households are couples with children and 6.5% single parents with children; 25% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Pernay had 1,132 residents at the 2012 census and 1,609 in 2023, up 42%: faster growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A young town
Half of Pernay’s residents are under 37 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 25% are under 15 and 13% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A +42% change since 2012: faster 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
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Indre-et-Loire town +5%. The years 2012 to 2017 brought +19%; 2017 to 2023, +19%.
Pernay is younger than 91% of compared French towns: a median age of 37
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Pernay 37. The median compared French town: 44.
13% of residents are 65 or over; in the typical compared French town the figure is 22%.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Pernay ranks below 99% of compared French towns on one-person households: 19%
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
There are 2.6 people in the average household. Fewer single-parent households than in 93% of compared French towns: 6.5%. Typically, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of empty homes than 83% of compared French towns, at 4.3%
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
Set against 2.1% in the typical compared French town, 3.4% of homes are second homes in Pernay. On average, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing account for 7.8%.
A median standard of living of €27,090 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.
Living standards centre on €27,090 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 62% of compared French towns.
Only 25% of households are headed by a retired person in Pernay
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
9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, against 13% in Pernay. The comparison figure for households headed by a retired person is 32% in the typical compared French town. For Pernay, the census puts households headed by a manual worker at 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 2.7% in Pernay, less than in 85% 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 make up 1.4%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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.
In Pernay, 15% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 51% in Pernay. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Below 82% of compared French towns: 13% of adults out of school have no 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
Graduates of higher education: 34% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The youngest of 41 French towns of 1,609 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.
Pernay is the youngest (37); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Pernay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pernay | 37 | 13% | 3.4% | 2.7% |
| Luynes 5,062 · 4.3 mi | 49.2 | 26% | 2.6% | 3.6% |
| Fondettes 10,954 · 5.9 mi | 48.3 | 26% | 1.6% | 4.3% |
| La Membrolle-sur-Choisille 3,290 · 6.2 mi | 47.8 | 27% | 0.9% | 4% |
| Cinq-Mars-la-Pile 4,015 · 6.9 mi | 38.4 | 14% | 2.7% | 2.9% |
| Savonnières 3,392 · 7.6 mi | 44.4 | 21% | 3.2% | 3.4% |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire 17,029 · 8 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 Pernay
What is the population of Pernay?
1,609 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 42% more than in 2012 (1,132).
How old are Pernay’s residents?
The median age is 37, younger than 91% of compared French towns. 29% are under 18 and 13% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Pernay?
23, with occasional dwellings: 3.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Pernay?
INSEE counts 44 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.7% of residents, and 23 foreign nationals (1.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Pernay?
€27,090 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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