Épiais ranks below 97% of compared French towns on households without a car: 3.6%
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Épiais was home to 115 people in 51 households. Residents aged 65 and over make up about one in seven here (15%). Against a figure of 35% in the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households in Épiais comes in at 27%.
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 Épiais
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 9 second homes and occasional dwellings in Épiais, 14% of its 63 homes: higher than in 91% 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
Épiais had 152 residents at the 2012 census and 115 in 2023, down 24%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes: 14%, a higher share than 91% 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 2.1% of homes are second homes. 4.8% of homes stand empty, or about one in 21.
Épiais changed by −24% from 2012 to 2023, behind 99% 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
Over those years, the median Loir-et-Cher town changed −3% and the median compared French town +5%. Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −11%, then −15% to 2023.
Épiais is older than 68% of compared French towns: a median age of 46.8
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Épiais 46.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Where 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, Épiais has 9.4%.
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%.
Épiais ranks above 61% of compared French towns on couples with children: 27%
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 2.3 people each. For couples with children, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%. Few places have so few single-parent households: 9.1% here, fewer than in 65% of compared French towns.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €26,190 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.
At €26,190 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 52% of compared French towns.
36% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 99% 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
In the typical compared French town, 32% of households are headed by a retired person; in Épiais, 36%. Households headed by a manual worker make up 14% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Foreign nationals make up 0.8% in Épiais, less than in 97% 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.
Immigrants make up a share lower than in 88% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Loir-et-Cher has 6%. In the typical compared French town, foreign nationals come to 4.3%. Here, 2.4% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
41% of residents 15 and over are married, below 63% 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
Where 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, Épiais has 24%. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 55% of compared French towns: 28%
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
In Épiais, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification. The share of graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town is 30%.
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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
4 of 6 neighbors are older than Épiais
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épiais | 46.8 | 15% | 14% | 2.4% |
| Saint-Ouen 3,041 · 8.2 mi | 54.9 | 34% | 1.6% | 7.1% |
| Vendôme 15,758 · 8.8 mi | 51.1 | 31% | 3% | 11% |
| Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières 5,607 · 13.2 mi | 52.7 | 31% | 9.1% | 3.1% |
| Villebarou 2,584 · 13.2 mi | 44.6 | 20% | 1.3% | 9.3% |
| Mer 6,250 · 13.9 mi | 44.4 | 25% | 4.9% | 10% |
| La Chaussée-Saint-Victor 4,471 · 14.5 mi | 49.9 | 29% | 1.7% | 6.3% |
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 Épiais
What is the population of Épiais?
115 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 24% fewer than in 2012 (152).
How old are Épiais’ residents?
The median age is 46.8, older than 68% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 15% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Épiais?
9, with occasional dwellings: 14% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Épiais?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.4% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Épiais?
€26,190 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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