In Danzé, 2.7% of households have no car, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
2.4% of homes are flats; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. Few places have so few households headed by a manager or professional: 4.7% here, fewer than in 88% of compared French towns. Danzé is home to 671 residents in 310 households, by the 2023 Census. Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 8.6% 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 Danzé
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 43 second homes and occasional dwellings in Danzé, 11% of its 390 homes: higher than in 89% 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
Danzé had 715 residents at the 2012 census and 671 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
11% of homes are second homes, more than in 89% 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
Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 6.3% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 22%. Across the comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. At 9.9%, the share of empty homes is higher than in nearly four fifths of compared French towns. Households in social housing make up 9.6%, against 12% in the typical compared French town.
A change of −6% since 2012 leaves Danzé behind 91% 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 −3% for the median Loir-et-Cher town, the change came in two steps: −3% from 2012 to 2017, then −3% to 2023.
Danzé is older than 66% of compared French towns: a median age of 46.4
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Danzé 46.4. The median compared French town: 44.
21% of Danzé’s residents are 65 or older, against 30% in the median Loir-et-Cher town and 22% in the median compared French town; 23% are under 18.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of one-person households than 63% of compared French towns: 33%
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
Where 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town, Danzé has 27%. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. On average, 2.2 people share a household.
Median standard of living: €23,870 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €23,870 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 73% of compared French towns.
21% of households are headed by a manual worker, a share 86% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
In Danzé, just over a third of households are headed by a retired person, beside 32% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 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).
2.2% of residents are immigrants, below 90% 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.
4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, against 1.4% in Danzé. For immigrants, the comparison 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.
Single residents: 22%, a lower share than 82% 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
In the typical compared French town, 43% of residents 15 and over are married; in Danzé, 46%. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 81% of compared French towns, at 21%
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%. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 671 to 2,582 people: this is the 18th 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.
No nearby town is as young as Danzé
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danzé | 46.4 | 21% | 11% | 2.2% |
| Saint-Ouen 3,041 · 6.2 mi | 54.9 | 34% | 1.6% | 7.1% |
| Vendôme 15,758 · 7 mi | 51.1 | 31% | 3% | 11% |
| Montoire-sur-le-Loir 3,646 · 12.2 mi | 58.8 | 40% | 6.6% | 3% |
| Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières 5,607 · 12.8 mi | 52.7 | 31% | 9.1% | 3.1% |
| Saint-Calais 2,948 · 13.2 mi | 57.9 | 39% | 4.3% | 2.8% |
| Vald'Yerre 3,609 · 15 mi | 49 | 29% | 17% | 3.8% |
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 Danzé
What is the population of Danzé?
671 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (715).
How old are Danzé’s residents?
The median age is 46.4, older than 66% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Danzé?
43, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Danzé?
INSEE counts 15 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.2% of residents, and 10 foreign nationals (1.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Danzé?
€23,870 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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