Below 99% of compared French towns: 1.4% of homes are flats
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Argy comes in at 7.3%. Households headed by a retired person make up about one in two here (48%). Higher than in 85% of compared French towns: 7.9% of homes are second homes. The town’s 260 households held 559 residents at the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Indre 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 Argy
Fewer residents than in 2012
Argy had 625 residents at the 2012 census and 559 in 2023, down 11%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 65 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, 97% of compared French towns grew faster than Argy: −11%
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, −4% to 2017 and −7% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −5% in Indre.
Argy is older than 79% of compared French towns: a median age of 48.9
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Argy 48.9. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over tops 73% of compared French towns: 26%.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
Below 83% of compared French towns: 7.7% of households are single parents
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 median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 2.1 people on average. Single-parent households: 10% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Argy has more couples with children than 59% of compared French towns, at 27%. One-person households: 33%, below 63% of compared French towns.
Above 99% of compared French towns: 18% of homes stand empty
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
The share of households in social housing is 4.6%, against 12% in the typical compared French town. For empty homes, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 6.7%. Put another way, about one in 15: 6.8% of households have no car.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €23,430 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.
At €23,430 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 78% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker: 21%, a higher share than 87% 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
In the typical compared French town, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional; in Argy, 5.8%. Households headed by a manual worker: 14% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Argy ranks below 99% of compared French towns on immigrants: 0.5%
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 share of foreign nationals trails 98% of compared French towns: 0.7%. For comparison, 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.
Argy sits below 86% of compared French towns for single residents (21%)
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
The census found that 44% of residents 15 and over are married in Argy. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
19% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 87% 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
The share of adults with no qualification is 26%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 15th oldest of 41 French towns of 559 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).
Older than Argy: 3 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argy | 48.9 | 26% | 7.9% | 0.5% |
| Buzançais 4,356 · 4 mi | 51.5 | 31% | 4.6% | 4.9% |
| Villedieu-sur-Indre 2,583 · 7.6 mi | 47.2 | 25% | 3.2% | 2.5% |
| Levroux 2,797 · 7.6 mi | 52 | 31% | 5.3% | 1.8% |
| Saint-Maur 3,537 · 12.6 mi | 50.5 | 27% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Déols 7,600 · 13.6 mi | 48.6 | 25% | 1.3% | 5.3% |
| Châteauroux 42,963 · 14.7 mi | 45.2 | 26% | 2.7% | 12% |
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 Argy
What is the population of Argy?
559 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% fewer than in 2012 (625).
How old are Argy’s residents?
The median age is 48.9, older than 79% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Argy?
28, with occasional dwellings: 7.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Argy?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.5% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (0.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Argy?
€23,430 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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