Older than 89% of compared French towns: half of Dhuizon is over 52.2
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%; Dhuizon has 4.2%. This Loir-et-Cher town had 1,195 residents in 590 households at the 2023 census. The share of flats stands at 5.6%. Few places have so few single-parent households: 5.9% here, fewer than in 96% 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 Dhuizon
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 89 second homes and occasional dwellings in Dhuizon, 12% of its 750 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
Dhuizon had 1,323 residents at the 2012 census and 1,195 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Dhuizon’s residents are under 52.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes: 12%, a higher share than 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
Car-free households: one in 10, where the median compared French town has 11%. On the census count, 4% of households rent social housing (HLM). At 9.4%, the share of empty homes is higher than in three quarters of compared French towns. For comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
A −10% change since 2012: slower than 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
In two steps, −7% to 2017 and −3% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −3% in Loir-et-Cher.
In Dhuizon, 7.3% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 96% 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
■ Dhuizon 52.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 32%, above 89% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 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: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
More one-person households than 69% of compared French towns: 40%
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
22% of households are couples with children (typical compared French town: 25%). To put it in context, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. On average, 2 people share a household.
Half above, half below €24,600 a year in standard of living
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 €24,600 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 65% of compared French towns.
In Dhuizon, 19% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 81% 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
Compared with 32% in the typical compared French town, 36% of households are headed by a retired person here. In the typical compared French town, households headed by a manual worker come to 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 4.1% of residents are immigrants in Dhuizon
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 median compared commune in Loir-et-Cher has 6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 73% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 27: 3.7% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of single residents than 82% of compared French towns: 22%
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
44% of residents 15 and over are married. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Only 17% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Dhuizon
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 tops 86% of compared French towns: 28%. Graduates of higher education make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
8th highest median age among 41 French towns of 1,195 to 2,582
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).
Every neighbor is younger than Dhuizon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhuizon | 52.2 | 32% | 12% | 4.1% |
| Saint-Laurent-Nouan 4,236 · 8.9 mi | 44.2 | 21% | 5.8% | 2.5% |
| Mont-près-Chambord 3,386 · 10 mi | 50.1 | 27% | 4.6% | 3% |
| Mer 6,250 · 10.7 mi | 44.4 | 25% | 4.9% | 10% |
| Cour-Cheverny 2,831 · 10.8 mi | 51.6 | 30% | 7.8% | 2.7% |
| Lailly-en-Val 3,101 · 12.2 mi | 41.9 | 20% | 4.4% | 3.6% |
| Vineuil 8,064 · 13 mi | 47.9 | 27% | 1.1% | 6.1% |
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 Dhuizon
What is the population of Dhuizon?
1,195 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (1,323).
How old are Dhuizon’s residents?
The median age is 52.2, older than 89% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Dhuizon?
89, with occasional dwellings: 12% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Dhuizon?
INSEE counts 49 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.1% of residents, and 44 foreign nationals (3.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Dhuizon?
€24,600 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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