Older than 94% of compared French towns: half of Adon is over 55.1
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 188 residents in 91 households: that is Adon at the 2023 Census. Put another way, about one in four: 28% of households are headed by a manual worker. The figure for households in social housing is 3.4% in Adon and 12% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Loiret 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 Adon
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 18 second homes and occasional dwellings in Adon, 14% of its 130 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 93% 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 Adon’s residents are under 55.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.1% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 17 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Adon had 196 residents at the 2012 census and 188 in 2023, down 4%: slower growth than in 85% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Adon sits below 99% of compared French towns for flats (1.9%)
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
14% of homes are second homes, against 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. Across Adon, 5.7% of households have no car. Few places have as many empty homes: 13% here, more than in 92% of compared French towns.
A change of −4% since 2012 leaves Adon behind 85% 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
In two steps, +12% to 2017 and −15% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +6% in Loiret.
Adon: 30% of residents are 65 or over, above 86% 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
■ Adon 55.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 10% in Adon. For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
22% of households are couples with children, below 64% 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 Loiret median and the France median
Living alone · share
Just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town, against 39% in Adon. To put it in context, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Households average 2.1 people.
A median of €25,380 a year per consumption unit
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 Adon’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €25,380 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 56% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a retired person than 80% of compared French towns: 39%
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
Nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, against 11% in Adon. Typically, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Adon sits below 84% of compared French towns for foreign nationals (1.6%)
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 median compared commune in Loiret has 9.8%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 69% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. Locally, 4.4% 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.
Above 80% of compared French towns: 47% of residents 15 and over are married
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 share of single residents stands at 25%. In the median compared French town 43% are married and 6.1% in a PACS; here it is 47% and 3.7%, and 4.9% are widowed.
Adults with no qualification make up 32% in Adon, more than in 95% 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
Nearly a fifth of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification (typical compared French town: 30%).
Among 41 French towns of 188 to 2,582 people, the 6th 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.
No nearby town is as old as Adon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adon | 55.1 | 30% | 14% | 4.4% |
| Nogent-sur-Vernisson 2,559 · 5.9 mi | 46.9 | 26% | 4.8% | 8.9% |
| Briare 4,911 · 9 mi | 54.1 | 34% | 9.7% | 12% |
| Gien 13,459 · 9.2 mi | 43.2 | 24% | 5.9% | 19% |
| Châtillon-sur-Loire 3,065 · 12.6 mi | 48.6 | 27% | 11% | 2.7% |
| Ouzouer-sur-Loire 2,543 · 15 mi | 45 | 20% | 7.4% | 3.2% |
| Amilly 13,582 · 15 mi | 48.9 | 29% | 2% | 11% |
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 Adon
What is the population of Adon?
188 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (196).
How old are Adon’s residents?
The median age is 55.1, older than 94% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Adon?
18, with occasional dwellings: 14% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Adon?
INSEE counts 8 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.4% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (1.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Adon?
€25,380 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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