Older than 94% of compared French towns: half of Lignac is over 55.2
Here 2.6% of homes are flats, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%. Locally, 6.5% of households are single parents. On households in social housing, Lignac sits lower than 89% of compared French towns: 4.3%. At the 2023 Census Lignac was home to 457 people in 230 households.
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 Lignac
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 150 second homes and occasional dwellings in Lignac, 31% of its 460 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 95% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Lignac had 538 residents at the 2012 census and 457 in 2023, down 15%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Lignac’s residents are under 55.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 12% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 89 homes empty (19%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Lignac sits above 95% of compared French towns for second homes (31%)
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes is 6.7%; Lignac has 19%. To put it in context, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 6.1% of households moved in less than two years ago; 25% have been in their home 30 years or more. Households without a car are rarer here than in 62% of compared French towns.
Lignac changed by −15% from 2012 to 2023, behind 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
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 95% of compared French towns, at 7.6%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Lignac 55.2. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over; in Lignac, 30%. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
19% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 76% of compared French towns
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
One-person households: 39%, above 67% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for couples with children is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Median standard of living: €21,800 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 €21,800 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 90% of compared French towns.
Lignac sits below 71% of compared French towns for households headed by a manual worker (11%)
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
Just over a third of households are headed by a retired person, against 32% in the typical compared French town. Higher than in 59% of compared French towns: 11% of households are headed by a manager or professional. For comparison, 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).
Above 83% of compared French towns: 10% of residents are foreign nationals
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 higher than in 73% of compared French towns. On average, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in nine: just over one in ten residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents: 20%, a lower share than 93% 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
In the typical compared French town, 43% of residents 15 and over are married; in Lignac, 50%. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Lignac ranks above 87% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 28%
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 23% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%. Against that, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 457 to 2,582 people, the 6th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Among its 3 nearest neighbors, 1 are older than Lignac
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lignac | 55.2 | 30% | 31% | 11% |
| Le Blanc 6,164 · 13.4 mi | 52.8 | 34% | 9.2% | 4.4% |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse 4,786 · 16.6 mi | 52.1 | 30% | 8.7% | 5.1% |
| Montmorillon 5,821 · 16.6 mi | 57.4 | 38% | 3.8% | 5.3% |
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 Lignac
What is the population of Lignac?
457 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% fewer than in 2012 (538).
How old are Lignac’s residents?
The median age is 55.2, older than 94% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lignac?
150, with occasional dwellings: 31% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lignac?
INSEE counts 49 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 11% of residents, and 48 foreign nationals (10%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lignac?
€21,800 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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