Only 1.9% of homes are flats in Fresnes
Against a figure of 12% in the typical compared French town, the share of households in social housing in Fresnes comes in at 0.6%. This Loir-et-Cher town had 1,200 residents in 530 households at the 2023 Census. The share of one-person households stands at 29%. Lower than in 88% of compared French towns: 5% of households have no car.
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.
Fresnes grew +6% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 56% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the change was +1%; from 2017 to 2023, +5%.
A median age of 46.7: Fresnes is older than 68% 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
■ Fresnes 46.7. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 9.5%, Fresnes is behind 73% of compared French towns on that count. 23% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 52% of compared French towns.
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%.
Fresnes ranks below 73% of compared French towns on single-parent households: 8.5%
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
Each household has 2.2 people on average. The benchmark for single-parent households in the typical compared French town: 10%. At 26%, the share of couples with children is higher than in 54% of compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 76% of compared French towns, at 4.9%
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
Long tenure is the mark of 22% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 7.8% (under two years). Against that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. At 6.7%, the share of empty homes is lower than in 50% of compared French towns. Car-free households: one in 20, where the median compared French town has 11%.
At the median, €26,270 a year to live on
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 residents live in households above €26,270 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 53% of compared French towns.
5.8% of households are headed by a manager or professional, below 79% 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
30% of households are headed by a retired person; in the typical compared French town the figure is 32%. The usual figure: nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town. The share of households headed by a manual worker stands at 19%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 94% of compared French towns: 1.8% of residents are immigrants
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.
In Fresnes, 1% of residents are foreign nationals, beside 4.3% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 96% of compared French towns: 19% 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
Married residents: 46%, above 72% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Below 73% 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
Adults with no qualification make up 21%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,200 to 2,582 people), 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Fresnes and its 6 nearest towns: 5 of them are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresnes | 46.7 | 23% | 4.9% | 1.8% |
| Le Controis-en-Sologne 6,860 · 1.7 mi | 46.3 | 25% | 5.6% | 3.4% |
| Cour-Cheverny 2,831 · 5.2 mi | 51.6 | 30% | 7.8% | 2.7% |
| Cellettes 2,715 · 5.9 mi | 48 | 27% | 5.4% | 4% |
| Chailles 2,726 · 8 mi | 48.8 | 25% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Mont-près-Chambord 3,386 · 8.2 mi | 50.1 | 27% | 4.6% | 3% |
| Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt 3,180 · 9.1 mi | 51.8 | 30% | 1% | 5.2% |
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 Fresnes
What is the population of Fresnes?
1,200 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (1,130).
How old are Fresnes’ residents?
The median age is 46.7, older than 68% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Fresnes?
29, with occasional dwellings: 4.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Fresnes?
INSEE counts 22 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.8% of residents, and 12 foreign nationals (1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Fresnes?
€26,270 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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