37% of households are couples with children, more than in 96% of compared French towns
The share of households without a car is 2.3%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. In 2023, the Census found 427 residents in Crucheray, living in 170 households. Households headed by a manager or professional account for 18%. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
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 Crucheray
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 5.8% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower growth than 51% of compared French towns: Crucheray changed by +5% since 2012
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 first five years brought −7%; the six to 2023, +12%.
Only 5.8% of residents are 15 to 24 in Crucheray
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Crucheray 46.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 22% in the typical compared French town, 18% of residents are 65 or over here. The median age in Crucheray is 46.6, higher than in 67% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
23% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 98% 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
A household here holds 2.5 people on average. Across the comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. 5.8% of households are single parents, a lower share than in 97% of compared French towns.
Households in social housing: 1.9%, a lower share than 97% 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
4.6% of homes are second homes; in the typical compared French town the figure is 2.1%. On average, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. The share of empty homes stands at 9.2%.
€27,000 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 Crucheray’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €27,000 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 61% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a retired person than 75% of compared French towns: 37%
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
By its share of households headed by a manual worker (18%), Crucheray is above three quarters of compared French towns. For comparison, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
2.3% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 89% 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.
The share of foreign nationals is 1.3%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. 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.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 16% of residents 15 and over are single
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
The figure for married residents is 50% in Crucheray and 43% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A larger share of graduates of higher education than 60% of compared French towns: 33%
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 18%. As a reference point, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 18th oldest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Nearby, 4 of 6 towns have older populations than Crucheray
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crucheray | 46.6 | 18% | 4.6% | 2.3% |
| Vendôme 15,758 · 4.6 mi | 51.1 | 31% | 3% | 11% |
| Saint-Ouen 3,041 · 5.5 mi | 54.9 | 34% | 1.6% | 7.1% |
| Montoire-sur-le-Loir 3,646 · 10.8 mi | 58.8 | 40% | 6.6% | 3% |
| Château-Renault 4,392 · 13.1 mi | 50.8 | 29% | 2.2% | 5.7% |
| Villebarou 2,584 · 13.1 mi | 44.6 | 20% | 1.3% | 9.3% |
| Blois 47,219 · 14.6 mi | 39 | 20% | 4.3% | 19% |
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 Crucheray
What is the population of Crucheray?
427 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% more than in 2012 (408).
How old are Crucheray’s residents?
The median age is 46.6, older than 67% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Crucheray?
9, with occasional dwellings: 4.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Crucheray?
INSEE counts 10 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.3% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Crucheray?
€27,000 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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