Flats make up 0.4% in Paudy, less than in 99% of compared French towns
36% of households are headed by a manual worker; in the typical compared French town the figure is 14%. At 31%, the share of couples with children is higher than in nearly four fifths of compared French towns. There were 190 households in Paudy at the 2023 Census, home to 437 residents. For Paudy, the census puts households without a car at 8.3%.
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 Paudy
One home in 10 is a second home
The census counted 28 second homes and occasional dwellings in Paudy, 10% of its 270 homes: higher than in 88% 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
Paudy had 486 residents at the 2012 census and 437 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 46 homes empty (17%): 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 98% of compared French towns: 17% of homes stand empty
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
Nearly a quarter of households have been in place 30 years or more; 7.3% moved in within the last two years. The usual figure: 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Paudy has fewer households in social housing than 97% of compared French towns, at 2.1%. The share of second homes tops 88% of compared French towns: 10%.
A change of −10% since 2012 leaves Paudy behind 97% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −5% in Indre. Here the change came as −7% to 2017, then −3% to 2023.
A median age of 45.4: Paudy is older than 59% 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
■ Paudy 45.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 are about as common here as in the typical compared French town: 11%. Higher than in just over half of compared French towns: 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households: 5.1%, a lower share than 99% 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
Households here average 2.3 people each. The benchmark for single-parent households in the typical compared French town: 10%. Compared with other places, one-person households are common here: 36%, more than in 54% of compared French towns.
The median resident lives on €24,300 a year per consumption unit
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 Paudy is €24,300 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 68% of compared French towns.
Fewer households headed by a manager or professional than 98% of compared French towns: 2.6%
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
Here, 33% of households are headed by a retired person. Measured more widely, 9.4% of 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).
Paudy ranks below 96% of compared French towns on immigrants: 1.6%
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 0.5%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Indre has 4.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 96% of compared French towns. Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Paudy, 34% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 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
A quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, against 27% in Paudy. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
In Paudy, 15% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 72% 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
Graduates of higher education make up 26%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification.
Among 41 French towns of 437 to 2,582 people, the 21st 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.
Paudy is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paudy | 45.4 | 22% | 10% | 1.6% |
| Issoudun 11,159 · 7.1 mi | 52 | 30% | 3.1% | 7.7% |
| Méreau 2,632 · 12.4 mi | 47.8 | 25% | 4.3% | 3.2% |
| Vierzon 25,068 · 14.8 mi | 49.1 | 30% | 2% | 13% |
| Levroux 2,797 · 15.3 mi | 52 | 31% | 5.3% | 1.8% |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher 6,463 · 15.9 mi | 49.5 | 29% | 3% | 6.7% |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre 6,380 · 16 mi | 50.7 | 29% | 2.1% | 7.4% |
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 Paudy
What is the population of Paudy?
437 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (486).
How old are Paudy’s residents?
The median age is 45.4, older than 59% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Paudy?
28, with occasional dwellings: 10% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Paudy?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.6% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Paudy?
€24,300 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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