Older than 95% of compared French towns: half of Heugnes is over 55.8
The share of households headed by a retired person is 47%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. 380 residents in 190 households: that is Heugnes at the 2023 Census. In Heugnes, 2.8% of homes are flats. Fewer households without a car than in 90% of compared French towns: 4.8%.
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 Heugnes
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 59 second homes and occasional dwellings in Heugnes, 21% of its 290 homes: higher than in 93% 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 Heugnes’ residents are under 55.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 34% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 38 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Heugnes had 399 residents at the 2012 census and 380 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 87% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
More second homes than 93% of compared French towns: 21%
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
One in ten households moved in less than two years ago; 28% have been in their home 30 years or more. In the typical compared French town, the share of second homes is 2.1%. Fewer households in social housing than in 95% of compared French towns: 2.7%. Set against 6.7% in the typical compared French town, 13% of homes stand empty in Heugnes.
Heugnes’s population moved −5% on 2012, less than in 87% 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
In two steps, −1% to 2017 and −4% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −5% in Indre.
5.3% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Heugnes 55.8. The median compared French town: 44.
34% of residents are 65 or over; in the typical compared French town the figure is 22%. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
Only 19% of households are couples with children in Heugnes
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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The census found that 39% of households are one person living alone in Heugnes. The benchmark for couples with children in the typical compared French town: 25%.
Median standard of living: €24,040 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 €24,040 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 71% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 16% in Heugnes, more than in 63% 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
One in ten households are headed by a manager or professional, more than in 56% of compared French towns. Typically, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
2.1% of residents are immigrants, below 90% 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.
The median compared commune in Indre has 4.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 90% of compared French towns. For comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Across Heugnes, 1.3% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A higher share of married residents than 94% of compared French towns, at 51%
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
In Heugnes, 21% of residents 15 and over are single, beside 25% in the typical compared French town. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
18% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 92% 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
Here, 20% of adults out of school have no qualification. The share of graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (380 to 2,582 people), the 5th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Median age: 1 of the 4 towns around Heugnes are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heugnes | 55.8 | 34% | 21% | 2.1% |
| Buzançais 4,356 · 8.7 mi | 51.5 | 31% | 4.6% | 4.9% |
| Levroux 2,797 · 10.1 mi | 52 | 31% | 5.3% | 1.8% |
| Villedieu-sur-Indre 2,583 · 13.2 mi | 47.2 | 25% | 3.2% | 2.5% |
| Saint-Aignan 2,789 · 17.4 mi | 56.5 | 40% | 24% | 7.9% |
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 Heugnes
What is the population of Heugnes?
380 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (399).
How old are Heugnes’ residents?
The median age is 55.8, older than 95% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 34% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Heugnes?
59, with occasional dwellings: 21% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Heugnes?
INSEE counts 8 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.1% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Heugnes?
€24,040 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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