2.9% of households rent social housing (HLM), below 94% of compared French towns
5.7% of households are headed by a manager or professional, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 29%. Few places have as many second homes: 7.2% here, more than in 83% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put Panissières’s population at 2,911, in 1,370 households.
Throughout this page, the Loire 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 Panissières
Empty homes
The census found 190 homes empty (11%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Panissières has changed by −2%, slower than 76% 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
The first five years brought −1%; the six to 2023, −1%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Loire town +3%.
A median age of 49.4: Panissières is older than 81% 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
■ Panissières 49.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Here 9.2% of residents are 15 to 24, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 11%.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Fewer couples with children than 75% of compared French towns: 20%
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 Loire median and the France median
Living alone · share
Compared with 35% in the typical compared French town, 39% of households are one person living alone here. Put another way, about one in 12: 8.2% of households are single parents. The share of couples with children in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A higher share of empty homes than 86% of compared French towns, at 11%
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
Where 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town, Panissières has 24%. For comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. One in ten households have no car, or about one in ten.
€25,230 a year: the median 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.
Half of residents live in households above €25,230 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 57% of compared French towns. Residents below the poverty line make up 11.0%.
Panissières: 40% of households are headed by a retired person, above 83% 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, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker; in Panissières, 19%. The benchmark for households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town: 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 3% in Panissières, less than in 82% 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.
The figure for foreign nationals is 2.1% in Panissières and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. On average, 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.
Panissières sits below 75% of compared French towns for single residents (23%)
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
By its share of married residents (41%), Panissières is below 61% of compared French towns. Typically, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Panissières ranks below 78% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 22%
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 73% of compared French towns: 24%. Set beside that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 13th 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.
The youngest is Avord (32.5), the oldest Batz-sur-Mer (60.3).
A younger town than 1 of the 6 around it: Panissières
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panissières | 49.4 | 29% | 7.2% | 3% |
| Feurs 8,367 · 6.6 mi | 50.7 | 32% | 2% | 6.7% |
| Balbigny 2,911 · 7.4 mi | 46.4 | 26% | 3.1% | 5.6% |
| Tarare 10,893 · 8.4 mi | 43.3 | 23% | 1.1% | 14% |
| Vindry-sur-Turdine 5,305 · 9.7 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 2.2% | 3.5% |
| Chazelles-sur-Lyon 5,543 · 10.9 mi | 46.8 | 25% | 1.3% | 3.3% |
| Montrond-les-Bains 5,652 · 11.6 mi | 48.3 | 29% | 1.7% | 4.4% |
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 Panissières
What is the population of Panissières?
2,911 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (2,958).
How old are Panissières’ residents?
The median age is 49.4, older than 81% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Panissières?
120, with occasional dwellings: 7.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Panissières?
INSEE counts 88 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3% of residents, and 61 foreign nationals (2.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Panissières?
€25,230 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 11.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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