Only 0.4% of homes are flats in Niherne
Where 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town, Niherne has 6.6%. Meanwhile, more households headed by a retired person than in 84% of compared French towns: 40%. The 2023 Census counted 1,444 residents in 680 households. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 27%.
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 Niherne
Fewer residents than in 2012
Niherne had 1,546 residents at the 2012 census and 1,444 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, 92% of compared French towns grew faster than Niherne: −7%
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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Indre town −5%. The first five years brought +3%; the six to 2023, −9%.
Half of Niherne is over 49.7, older than 82% 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
■ Niherne 49.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 11% in the typical compared French town, 9% of residents are 15 to 24 in Niherne.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 32%, a lower share than 65% 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 average household has 2.1 people. In the typical compared French town, one-person households come to 35%. Fewer couples with children than in 55% of compared French towns: 24%.
In Niherne, 4.6% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 88% of compared French towns
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
Empty homes make up 9.3%, against 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Households without a car account for 6.6%. At 1.4%, the share of second homes is lower than in 65% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town.
€26,770 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.
Half of residents live in households above €26,770 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 59% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 15% in Niherne, more than in 59% 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
At 10%, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is higher than in 55% of compared French towns. The share of households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 98% of compared French towns: 1.3%
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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Niherne has 0.6%. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
17% of residents 15 and over are single, below 99% 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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 49% in Niherne. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education: 23%, a lower share than 77% 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 are rarer here than in 50% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,444 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.
Nearby, 3 of 6 towns have older populations than Niherne
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niherne | 49.7 | 27% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
| Villedieu-sur-Indre 2,583 · 1.9 mi | 47.2 | 25% | 3.2% | 2.5% |
| Saint-Maur 3,537 · 4 mi | 50.5 | 27% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Châteauroux 42,963 · 6.5 mi | 45.2 | 26% | 2.7% | 12% |
| Déols 7,600 · 6.6 mi | 48.6 | 25% | 1.3% | 5.3% |
| Buzançais 4,356 · 7.8 mi | 51.5 | 31% | 4.6% | 4.9% |
| Le Poinçonnet 5,855 · 8.1 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 Niherne
What is the population of Niherne?
1,444 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (1,546).
How old are Niherne’s residents?
The median age is 49.7, older than 82% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Niherne?
11, with occasional dwellings: 1.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Niherne?
INSEE counts 19 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.3% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (0.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Niherne?
€26,770 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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