Cerdon is older than 94% of compared French towns: a median age of 54.8
In the typical compared French town, 30% of homes are flats; in Cerdon, 4.1%. The town had 880 residents in 460 households at the 2023 census. Households in social housing: 3.7% of the total. Higher than in 96% of compared French towns: 48% of households are headed by a retired person.
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 Cerdon
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 120 second homes and occasional dwellings in Cerdon, 18% of its 660 homes: higher than in 93% 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 ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Cerdon had 994 residents at the 2012 census and 880 in 2023, down 11%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Cerdon’s residents are under 54.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.5% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 79 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
More second homes than 93% of compared French towns: 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
Against a figure of 6.7% in the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes in Cerdon comes in at 12%. At 10%, the share of households without a car is lower than in 54% of compared French towns. The benchmark for second homes in the typical compared French town: 2.1%. 9.1% of households arrived within the last two years, while 22% have stayed 30 years or more.
From 2012 to 2023, 98% of compared French towns grew faster than Cerdon: −11%
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 population moved −5%, and from 2017 to 2023 −7%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Loiret town +6%.
In Cerdon, 35% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 94% 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
■ Cerdon 54.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 9.1%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
16% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 87% 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
By its share of single-parent households (7.6%), Cerdon is below 84% of compared French towns. In Cerdon, 45% of households are one person living alone. Typically, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
Median standard of living: €24,780 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €24,780 a year: lower than in 63% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 12% in Cerdon, less than in 64% 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
Where nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, Cerdon has 7.6%. By way of comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Cerdon, 1.9% of residents are foreign nationals, fewer than in 80% 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 68% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Loiret has 9.8%. Typically, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. About one in 22: that is how common immigrants are in Cerdon (4.5%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
24% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 63% 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
Few places have as many married residents: 44% here, more than in 54% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
In Cerdon, 19% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 89% 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
By its share of adults with no qualification (27%), Cerdon is above 83% of compared French towns. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (880 to 2,582 people), the 7th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Cerdon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerdon | 54.8 | 35% | 18% | 4.5% |
| Sully-sur-Loire 5,124 · 8.7 mi | 45.4 | 28% | 5% | 15% |
| Aubigny-sur-Nère 5,451 · 10.7 mi | 51.8 | 31% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Ouzouer-sur-Loire 2,543 · 10.8 mi | 45 | 20% | 7.4% | 3.2% |
| Gien 13,459 · 13.1 mi | 43.2 | 24% | 5.9% | 19% |
| Lamotte-Beuvron 4,504 · 15.9 mi | 51 | 31% | 3.6% | 4.7% |
| Briare 4,911 · 17.3 mi | 54.1 | 34% | 9.7% | 12% |
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 Cerdon
What is the population of Cerdon?
880 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% fewer than in 2012 (994).
How old are Cerdon’s residents?
The median age is 54.8, older than 94% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Cerdon?
120, with occasional dwellings: 18% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Cerdon?
INSEE counts 40 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.5% of residents, and 17 foreign nationals (1.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Cerdon?
€24,780 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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