Flats make up 1.8% in Aubusson, less than in 99% of compared French towns
Households headed by a manual worker make up 23%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. There were 170 households in Aubusson at the 2023 Census, home to 391 residents. For Aubusson, the census puts one-person households at 24%. The median age locally is 48, higher than in 74% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Orne 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 Aubusson
Fewer residents than in 2012
Aubusson had 422 residents at the 2012 census and 391 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Aubusson changed by −7% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 94% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Orne town −5%. The first five years brought +2%; the six to 2023, −9%.
In Aubusson, 19% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 73% 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
■ Aubusson 48. The median compared French town: 44.
8.9% of residents are 15 to 24 (typical compared French town: 11%). As a yardstick, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households: 12%, a higher share than 78% 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 Orne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households average 2.3 people. Few places have as many couples with children: 27% here, more than in nearly three fifths of compared French towns. Single-parent households: 10% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Fewer households without a car than 90% of compared French towns: 4.7%
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
Compared with 2.1% in the typical compared French town, 3.3% of homes are second homes here. Meanwhile, households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For households without a car, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 11%. Empty homes: 5.5% of the total.
€26,610 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.
At €26,610 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 57% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional: 5.6%, a lower share than 80% 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
Roughly three in ten: nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person. Households headed by a manager or professional make up 9.4% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Aubusson, 1.4% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 97% 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.
Here 0.5% of residents are foreign nationals, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. As a yardstick, 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.
15% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 99% 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
Set against 43% in the typical compared French town, 58% of residents 15 and over are married in Aubusson. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Below 59% of compared French towns: 28% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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 Aubusson, 20% of adults out of school have no qualification. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 15th 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 Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
4 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Aubusson
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubusson | 48 | 19% | 3.3% | 1.4% |
| Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers 3,173 · 1.4 mi | 55.2 | 34% | 1.8% | 3.9% |
| Flers 14,432 · 2.6 mi | 47.8 | 28% | 2.4% | 13% |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre 4,201 · 3.7 mi | 49 | 27% | 9.4% | 1.9% |
| Condé-en-Normandie 5,985 · 5.6 mi | 52.3 | 31% | 3.7% | 3.4% |
| Tinchebray-Bocage 4,813 · 8 mi | 49.6 | 29% | 8.3% | 3.6% |
| Valdallière 5,696 · 9.8 mi | 45.8 | 23% | 7.4% | 2.8% |
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 Aubusson
What is the population of Aubusson?
391 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (422).
How old are Aubusson’s residents?
The median age is 48, older than 74% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Aubusson?
6, with occasional dwellings: 3.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Aubusson?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.4% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Aubusson?
€26,610 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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