Artins is older than 94% of compared French towns: a median age of 55.3
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Artins’s 130 households held 266 residents at the 2023 Census. In Artins, 0.7% of homes are flats. Set against 32% in the typical compared French town, 49% of households are headed by a retired person in the town.
Throughout this page, the Loir-et-Cher 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 Artins
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 51 second homes and occasional dwellings in Artins, 25% of its 200 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 97% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Artins’ residents are under 55.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Artins had 288 residents at the 2012 census and 266 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 24 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 larger share of second homes than 94% of compared French towns: 25%
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
The share of empty homes is 12%, against 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Second homes make up 2.1% in the typical compared French town. 4.6% of households have no car, or about one in 22. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Slower than most: −8% since 2012, behind 94% 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
The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Loir-et-Cher town −3%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 90% of compared French towns: 32%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Artins 55.3. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 8.4% in Artins and 11% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Couples with children make up 22% in Artins, less than in 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 Loir-et-Cher median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 2.1 people each. The comparison figure for couples with children is 25% in the typical compared French town. 37% of households are one person living alone (typical compared French town: 35%).
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €24,290 a year
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.
Living standards centre on €24,290 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 68% of compared French towns.
17% of households are headed by a manager or professional, more than in 83% 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 manual worker make up 8.3%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. The share of households headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Artins, 1.9% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 93% 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.
Foreign nationals make up 0.7%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. 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.
Artins sits below 91% of compared French towns for single residents (20%)
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
Against a figure of 43% in the typical compared French town, the share of married residents in Artins comes in at 40%. The usual figure: 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
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
The share of adults with no qualification stands at 19%. Set beside that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 5th oldest of 41 French towns of 266 to 2,582 people
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 Artins
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artins | 55.3 | 32% | 25% | 1.9% |
| Montoire-sur-le-Loir 3,646 · 5.8 mi | 58.8 | 40% | 6.6% | 3% |
| Saint-Calais 2,948 · 12 mi | 57.9 | 39% | 4.3% | 2.8% |
| Château-Renault 4,392 · 13.3 mi | 50.8 | 29% | 2.2% | 5.7% |
| Vendôme 15,758 · 15.4 mi | 51.1 | 31% | 3% | 11% |
| Montval-sur-Loir 5,641 · 15.4 mi | 55.8 | 37% | 5.9% | 3% |
| Saint-Ouen 3,041 · 16.2 mi | 54.9 | 34% | 1.6% | 7.1% |
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 Artins
What is the population of Artins?
266 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (288).
How old are Artins’ residents?
The median age is 55.3, older than 94% of compared French towns. 11% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Artins?
51, with occasional dwellings: 25% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Artins?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.9% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Artins?
€24,290 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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