Half of Mondoubleau is over 62, older than 99% of compared French towns
Households headed by a retired person: 56% here and 32% in the typical compared French town. Mondoubleau is home to 1,297 residents in 710 households, by the 2023 Census. In Mondoubleau, nearly one in ten households are couples with children. Higher than in 84% of compared French towns: 21% 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.
What stands out about the people of Mondoubleau
An older town
Half of Mondoubleau’s residents are under 62 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 45% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 20% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Mondoubleau had 1,490 residents at the 2012 census and 1,297 in 2023, down 13%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many people living alone
52% of Mondoubleau’s households are one person: higher than in 96% of compared French towns; 35% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 170 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A change of −13% since 2012 leaves Mondoubleau 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −3% for the median Loir-et-Cher town, the change came in two steps: −10% from 2012 to 2017, then −3% to 2023.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 45% in Mondoubleau, more than in 99% 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
■ Mondoubleau 62. The median compared French town: 44.
7.6% of residents are 15 to 24, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
Mondoubleau: 52% of households are one person living alone, above 96% 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
Here 5.6% of households are single parents, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 10%. On average, 1.7 people share a household. Typically, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
A higher share of empty homes than 98% of compared French towns, at 18%
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
Flats make up 14%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. 5.7% of homes are second homes. Households in social housing are more common here than in 70% of compared French towns.
Standard of living at the median: €23,040 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 median standard of living in Mondoubleau is €23,040 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 81% of compared French towns.
Only 3.5% of households are headed by a manager or professional in Mondoubleau
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
21% of households are headed by a manual worker, against 14% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 75% of compared French towns: 3.8% 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 the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Mondoubleau, 2.9%. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% 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.
41% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 61% 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
Single residents make up 24%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 99% of compared French towns: 12%
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
45% of adults out of school have no qualification (typical compared French town: 19%). By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 1,297 to 2,582 people: this is the 2nd 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.
Mondoubleau is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mondoubleau | 62 | 45% | 5.7% | 3.8% |
| Saint-Calais 2,948 · 8.4 mi | 57.9 | 39% | 4.3% | 2.8% |
| Vibraye 2,523 · 9.2 mi | 53.9 | 34% | 6.1% | 1.4% |
| Vald'Yerre 3,609 · 13.9 mi | 49 | 29% | 17% | 3.8% |
| Saint-Ouen 3,041 · 14.1 mi | 54.9 | 34% | 1.6% | 7.1% |
| Vendôme 15,758 · 14.7 mi | 51.1 | 31% | 3% | 11% |
| Montoire-sur-le-Loir 3,646 · 15.6 mi | 58.8 | 40% | 6.6% | 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 Mondoubleau
What is the population of Mondoubleau?
1,297 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% fewer than in 2012 (1,490).
How old are Mondoubleau’s residents?
The median age is 62, older than 99% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 45% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mondoubleau?
53, with occasional dwellings: 5.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mondoubleau?
INSEE counts 49 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.8% of residents, and 38 foreign nationals (2.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mondoubleau?
€23,040 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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