1.7% of homes are flats, below 99% of compared French towns
Here 3.3% of households have no car, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 11%. Census day 2023: 450 residents and 220 households in Nohant-Vic. 23% of households are headed by a retired person. The median age in the town is 50.4, higher than in 84% of compared French towns.
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 Nohant-Vic
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 49 second homes and occasional dwellings in Nohant-Vic, 16% of its 310 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
Nohant-Vic had 490 residents at the 2012 census and 450 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 95% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 37 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.
A smaller share of households in social housing than 99% of compared French towns: 0.5%
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
Second homes make up 16%, against 2.1% in the typical compared French town. On top of that, just over one in ten homes stand empty, more than in 88% of compared French towns.
Nohant-Vic 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −5% for the median Indre town, the change came in two steps: −8% from 2012 to 2017, then ±0% to 2023.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 98% of compared French towns, at 6.5%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Nohant-Vic 50.4. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over tops 69% of compared French towns: 25%. Typically, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
21% of households are couples with children, below 68% 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
Single-parent households: 11% here and 10% in the typical compared French town. Census figures put one-person households at 38% in Nohant-Vic. Typically, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
€25,750 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 median standard of living in Nohant-Vic is €25,750 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 52% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker: 27%, a higher share than 98% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional: nearly a tenth of the total. The usual figure: 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).
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.
Foreign nationals: 0.9%, below 96% of compared French towns. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%. The median compared commune in Indre has 4.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 98% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
19% of residents 15 and over are single, below 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
49% of residents 15 and over are married; in the typical compared French town the figure is 43%. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
Below 71% of compared French towns: 24% 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
16% of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. As a reference point, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 450 to 2,582 people, the 13th 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).
Nohant-Vic and its 4 nearest towns: 2 of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nohant-Vic | 50.4 | 25% | 16% | 1.3% |
| La Châtre 4,037 · 4.3 mi | 56.2 | 39% | 6.5% | 4.6% |
| Ardentes 3,715 · 9.9 mi | 48.9 | 25% | 4% | 2.4% |
| Le Poinçonnet 5,855 · 15 mi | 53.2 | 30% | 1.9% | 4.4% |
| Châteauroux 42,963 · 17.1 mi | 45.2 | 26% | 2.7% | 12% |
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 Nohant-Vic
What is the population of Nohant-Vic?
450 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (490).
How old are Nohant-Vic’s residents?
The median age is 50.4, older than 84% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Nohant-Vic?
49, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Nohant-Vic?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.3% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (0.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Nohant-Vic?
€25,750 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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