Only 2.5% of homes are flats in Montbarrois
In Montbarrois, 44% of households are headed by a retired person, beside 32% in the typical compared French town. By contrast, households without a car are rarer here than in 98% of compared French towns. The town had 294 residents in 130 households at the 2023 census. For Montbarrois, the census puts households in social housing at 1.4%.
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 Montbarrois
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 19 second homes and occasional dwellings in Montbarrois, 11% of its 170 homes: higher than in 89% of compared French towns. 100% 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 Montbarrois’ residents are under 51.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 26% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 89% 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
Here 7.8% of homes stand empty, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 6.7%. Elsewhere, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Long tenure is the mark of 29% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 6% (under two years).
A +6% change since 2012: faster than 56% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +6% in Loiret.
A median age of 51.7: Montbarrois is 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
■ Montbarrois 51.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 are about as common here as in the typical compared French town: 11%. Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 26% in Montbarrois.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
7.4% of households are single parents, below 86% 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
Where 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town, Montbarrois has 21%. By way of comparison, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Census figures put one-person households at 33% locally.
The median resident lives on €26,850 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 residents live in households above €26,850 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 60% of compared French towns.
In Montbarrois, 26% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 97% 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, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%; Montbarrois has 7.8%. 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 Montbarrois, 1.6% of residents are foreign nationals, fewer than in 84% 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 median compared commune in Loiret has 9.8%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in nearly three quarters of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. The share of immigrants stands at 3.9%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A larger share of married residents than 92% of compared French towns: 50%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%; Montbarrois has 20%. On average, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
13% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 99% 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
The share of adults with no qualification is 22%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, graduates of higher education come to 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (294 to 2,582 people), the 10th 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.
No nearby town is as old as Montbarrois
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbarrois | 51.7 | 26% | 11% | 3.9% |
| Pithiviers 8,856 · 10.9 mi | 40.7 | 22% | 3.7% | 24% |
| Puiseaux 3,299 · 11.5 mi | 43.8 | 23% | 3.2% | 6.8% |
| Lorris 2,996 · 12.5 mi | 50.4 | 32% | 5.4% | 6.3% |
| Pannes 3,740 · 13.7 mi | 44.9 | 23% | 1.4% | 11% |
| Fay-aux-Loges 3,916 · 14.2 mi | 40.6 | 17% | 2.4% | 3.7% |
| Traînou 3,402 · 14.4 mi | 41.4 | 16% | 1.4% | 3.8% |
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 Montbarrois
What is the population of Montbarrois?
294 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (277).
How old are Montbarrois’ residents?
The median age is 51.7, older than 88% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Montbarrois?
19, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Montbarrois?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.9% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (1.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Montbarrois?
€26,850 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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