More second homes than 96% of compared French towns: 39%
2.5% of homes are flats, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Couples with children make up about one in six here (17%). Carennac has fewer households in social housing than 95% of compared French towns, at 2.8%. At the 2023 Census, 431 people lived in the town, in 220 households.
Throughout this page, the Lot 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 Carennac
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 150 second homes and occasional dwellings in Carennac, 39% of its 390 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 99% 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 Carennac’s residents are under 53.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Below 61% of compared French towns: 8.8% of households have no car
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
Nothing unusual on empty homes: 5.8%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town. The share of households without a car in the typical compared French town is 11%.
Carennac grew +6% from 2012 to 2023, 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
The first five years brought ±0%; the six to 2023, +6%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Lot town −1%.
Half of Carennac is over 53.6, older than 92% 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
■ Carennac 53.6. The median compared French town: 44.
A third of Carennac’s residents are 65 or older, against 35% in the median Lot town and 22% in the median compared French town; 17% are under 18. For Carennac, the census puts residents aged 15 to 24 at 4.6%.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.
Carennac sits above 77% of compared French towns for single-parent households (12%)
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 Lot median and the France median
Living alone · share
Average household size: 2 people. The share of single-parent households in the typical compared French town is 10%. Set against 35% in the typical compared French town, 36% of households are one person living alone in Carennac.
A typical living standard of €23,440 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 midpoint of living standards here is €23,440 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 78% of compared French towns.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 2.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional
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 Carennac, 7.1%. Households headed by a retired person come to 48% here, about five in ten. The share of households headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Carennac: 8.4% of residents are immigrants, above 62% 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.
Foreign nationals make up 5.8%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A lower share of single residents than 98% of compared French towns, at 18%
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
48% of residents 15 and over are married, against 43% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 67% of compared French towns: 16%
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
Across Carennac, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. Adults with no qualification make up 19% in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 431 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Of the 5 towns nearest Carennac, 3 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carennac | 53.6 | 33% | 39% | 8.4% |
| Saint-Céré 3,429 · 8.4 mi | 54.6 | 36% | 7.6% | 8% |
| Gramat 3,512 · 9.2 mi | 55.1 | 36% | 9.4% | 9.5% |
| Souillac 3,192 · 12.9 mi | 52.6 | 35% | 12% | 13% |
| Argentat-sur-Dordogne 2,881 · 16.3 mi | 58 | 39% | 17% | 5.5% |
| Cosnac 3,044 · 17.3 mi | 50.8 | 27% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
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 Carennac
What is the population of Carennac?
431 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (406).
How old are Carennac’s residents?
The median age is 53.6, older than 92% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Carennac?
150, with occasional dwellings: 39% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Carennac?
INSEE counts 36 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.4% of residents, and 25 foreign nationals (5.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Carennac?
€23,440 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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