Older than 98% of compared French towns: half of Cuzion is over 59.6
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 3.9%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. The 2023 Census put Cuzion’s population at 476, in 250 households. The share of flats stands at 1%. Lower than in 96% of compared French towns: 5.9% of households are single parents.
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 Cuzion
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 200 second homes and occasional dwellings in Cuzion, 41% of its 480 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 98% 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 Cuzion’s residents are under 59.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 40% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 12% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
More second homes than 96% of compared French towns: 41%
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
27% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 11% moved in within the last two years. Across the comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Fewer households in social housing than in 99% of compared French towns: 0.8%. Households without a car: 5.5%, below 84% of compared French towns.
Cuzion’s population changed by +8% since 2012, more than in 62% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved ±0%, and from 2017 to 2023 +8%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Indre town −5%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 98% of compared French towns: 40%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Cuzion 59.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Here 4.9% of residents are 15 to 24, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 11%. The usual figure: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of couples with children than 88% of compared French towns: 16%
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
Households average 1.9 people. Compared with other places, one-person households are common here: 45%, more than in 83% of compared French towns. Couples with children: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €23,330 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.
Half of residents live in households above €23,330 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 79% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person: 53%, a higher share than 98% 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 Cuzion, 7.8% of households are headed by a manual worker, beside 14% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
5.3% of residents are immigrants, below 60% 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.
For Cuzion, the census puts foreign nationals at 4.7%. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 98% of compared French towns: 18% of residents 15 and over are single
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 Cuzion. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
In Cuzion, 20% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 85% 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
Adults with no qualification make up 23%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
41 French towns of 476 to 2,582 people: this is 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Every neighbor is younger than Cuzion
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuzion | 59.6 | 40% | 41% | 5.3% |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse 4,786 · 9.3 mi | 52.1 | 30% | 8.7% | 5.1% |
| La Souterraine 4,978 · 17.1 mi | 51.4 | 33% | 5.6% | 8.8% |
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 Cuzion
What is the population of Cuzion?
476 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% more than in 2012 (442).
How old are Cuzion’s residents?
The median age is 59.6, older than 98% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 40% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Cuzion?
200, with occasional dwellings: 41% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Cuzion?
INSEE counts 25 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.3% of residents, and 22 foreign nationals (4.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Cuzion?
€23,330 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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