A higher share of empty homes than 99% of compared French towns, at 25%
Half of Maillet’s residents are over 49.7, older than in 82% of compared French towns. The town is home to 224 residents in 110 households, by the 2023 Census. The census found that 4.2% of households have no car in the town. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%; Maillet has 24%.
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 Maillet
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 25 second homes and occasional dwellings in Maillet, 14% of its 180 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 100% 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
Maillet had 267 residents at the 2012 census and 224 in 2023, down 16%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 44 homes empty (25%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 91% of compared French towns: 14% of homes are second homes
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
Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 4.5% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 29%. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
−16% since 2012, a pace below 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
From 2012 to 2017 the change was −1%; from 2017 to 2023, −15%. Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Indre town −5%.
28% of residents are 65 or over, a share 82% of compared French towns don’t reach
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Maillet 49.7. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; Maillet has 12%. Measured more widely, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
5.4% of households are single parents, fewer than in 98% 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
The share of one-person households is 39%, against 35% in the typical compared French town. Lower than in 85% of compared French towns: 17% of households are couples with children. To put it in context, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. On average, 2.1 people share a household.
€24,670 a year is the median standard of living here
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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €24,670 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 64% of compared French towns.
The largest group of households: retired (32%)
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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Fewer households headed by a retired person than in 50% of compared French towns: 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Foreign nationals: 1.3%, a lower share than 89% 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.
Compared with 6.5% in the typical compared French town, 4.9% of residents are immigrants here. That is lower than in 64% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Indre has 4.6%. For foreign nationals, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 4.3%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
22% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 80% 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
Married residents: 39% here and 43% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Below 79% of compared French towns: 22% of adults out of school hold a higher-education 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
18% of adults out of school have no qualification. Elsewhere, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (224 to 2,582 people), the 14th 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.
Around Maillet, 4 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maillet | 49.7 | 28% | 14% | 4.9% |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse 4,786 · 7.3 mi | 52.1 | 30% | 8.7% | 5.1% |
| Ardentes 3,715 · 12.9 mi | 48.9 | 25% | 4% | 2.4% |
| Le Poinçonnet 5,855 · 13 mi | 53.2 | 30% | 1.9% | 4.4% |
| La Châtre 4,037 · 14.9 mi | 56.2 | 39% | 6.5% | 4.6% |
| Châteauroux 42,963 · 15.3 mi | 45.2 | 26% | 2.7% | 12% |
| Saint-Maur 3,537 · 15.7 mi | 50.5 | 27% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
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 Maillet
What is the population of Maillet?
224 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 16% fewer than in 2012 (267).
How old are Maillet’s residents?
The median age is 49.7, older than 82% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Maillet?
25, with occasional dwellings: 14% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Maillet?
INSEE counts 11 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.9% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Maillet?
€24,670 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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