Older than 95% of compared French towns: half of Montgivray is over 55.6
Flats: 2.6% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. Households headed by a retired person are more common here than in 94% of compared French towns. Census day 2023: 1,546 residents and 790 households in Montgivray. Here, 17% of households are couples with children.
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 Montgivray
An older town
Half of Montgivray’s residents are under 55.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Montgivray had 1,688 residents at the 2012 census and 1,546 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 95% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 110 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Montgivray changed by −8% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 95% 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
Here the change came as −5% to 2017, then −3% to 2023.
7.2% of residents are 15 to 24, below 96% 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
■ Montgivray 55.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 33%, above 92% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
6.2% of households are single parents, below 95% 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
On average, 1.9 people share a household. For single-parent households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 10%. Nearly two in five households are one person living alone, more than in 65% of compared French towns.
Montgivray sits above 87% of compared French towns for empty homes (12%)
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
29% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 7.9% moved in within the last two years. Few places have as many second homes: 5.7% here, more than in nearly four fifths of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. With households in social housing at 8%, Montgivray is behind 71% of compared French towns on that count.
€25,240 a year: the median standard of living
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 Montgivray’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €25,240 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 57% of compared French towns.
5% of households are headed by a manager or professional, below 86% 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, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%; Montgivray has 20%. As a reference point, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 2.3% of residents are immigrants in Montgivray
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 is 1.7%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. That is lower than in 88% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Indre has 4.6%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents make up 19% in Montgivray, less than in 96% 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
Set against 43% in the typical compared French town, 47% of residents 15 and over are married in Montgivray. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 86% of compared French towns, at 20%
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
In the typical compared French town, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification; in Montgivray, 21%. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 1,546 to 2,582 people: this is 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Around Montgivray, 1 of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgivray | 55.6 | 33% | 5.7% | 2.3% |
| La Châtre 4,037 · 1.2 mi | 56.2 | 39% | 6.5% | 4.6% |
| Ardentes 3,715 · 12.8 mi | 48.9 | 25% | 4% | 2.4% |
| Le Poinçonnet 5,855 · 17.6 mi | 53.2 | 30% | 1.9% | 4.4% |
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 Montgivray
What is the population of Montgivray?
1,546 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (1,688).
How old are Montgivray’s residents?
The median age is 55.6, older than 95% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Montgivray?
55, with occasional dwellings: 5.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Montgivray?
INSEE counts 36 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.3% of residents, and 26 foreign nationals (1.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Montgivray?
€25,240 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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