In Marchenoir, 36% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 95% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM); in Marchenoir, 5.2%. The town had 677 residents in 260 households at the 2023 census. Single-parent households make up about one in 13 here (7.5%). On households headed by a manual worker, Marchenoir sits higher than 84% of compared French towns: 20%.
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 Marchenoir
One home in 10 is a second home
The census counted 33 second homes and occasional dwellings in Marchenoir, 10% of its 320 homes: higher than in 88% of compared French towns. 97% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Marchenoir’s residents are under 51.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 36% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 18% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes: 10%, a higher share than 88% 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
In the typical compared French town, 11% of households have no car; in Marchenoir, 9.3%. Here, 9.7% of homes stand empty. This Loir-et-Cher town has fewer flats than 86% of compared French towns, at 10%. Second homes: 2.1% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Since 2012, Marchenoir has changed by +2%, slower than 61% 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
Here the change came as −1% to 2017, then +3% to 2023.
Half of Marchenoir is over 51.8, older than 88% 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
■ Marchenoir 51.8. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 8.4%, Marchenoir is behind 89% of compared French towns on that count.
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
26% of households are couples with children, more than in 52% 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
There are 2.2 people in the average household. The benchmark for couples with children in the typical compared French town: 25%. Against a figure of 35% in the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households in Marchenoir comes in at 36%.
Median living standard: €24,210 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 €24,210 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 69% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a manager or professional than 78% of compared French towns: 5.8%
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
Households headed by a retired person: 34%, above just over three fifths of compared French towns. Typically, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
6.2% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 65% 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 51% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Loir-et-Cher has 6%. Foreign nationals: 4.3% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. About one in 16: that is how common immigrants are in Marchenoir (6.4%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents: 40%, a lower share than 68% 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
The figure for single residents is 23% in Marchenoir and 25% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Graduates of higher education: 16%, a lower share than 94% of compared French towns
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
19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, against 21% in Marchenoir. Set beside that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 677 to 2,582 people: this is the 9th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Around Marchenoir, 1 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marchenoir | 51.8 | 36% | 10% | 6.4% |
| Beauce la Romaine 3,341 · 9.1 mi | 43.9 | 23% | 7.3% | 2.8% |
| Mer 6,250 · 9.8 mi | 44.4 | 25% | 4.9% | 10% |
| Beaugency 8,024 · 11.1 mi | 43.9 | 24% | 5.1% | 11% |
| Saint-Laurent-Nouan 4,236 · 12.3 mi | 44.2 | 21% | 5.8% | 2.5% |
| Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières 5,607 · 13.7 mi | 52.7 | 31% | 9.1% | 3.1% |
| Meung-sur-Loire 6,670 · 13.9 mi | 43.4 | 23% | 4.9% | 7.4% |
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 Marchenoir
What is the population of Marchenoir?
677 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% more than in 2012 (664).
How old are Marchenoir’s residents?
The median age is 51.8, older than 88% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 36% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Marchenoir?
33, with occasional dwellings: 10% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Marchenoir?
INSEE counts 43 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.4% of residents, and 42 foreign nationals (6.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Marchenoir?
€24,210 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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