Half of Ceaucé is over 55.9, older than 95% of compared French towns
By its share of households headed by a retired person (51%), Ceaucé is above 98% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 1,165 residents in the town, living in 590 households. The share of flats stands at 3.4%. Fewer couples with children than in 72% of compared French towns: 20%.
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 Ceaucé
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 160 second homes and occasional dwellings in Ceaucé, 18% of its 860 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 98% 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 Ceaucé’s residents are under 55.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 36% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 13% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Ceaucé had 1,233 residents at the 2012 census and 1,165 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 90% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 110 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
18% of homes are second homes, a share 93% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
The share of households without a car is 8.7%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. More empty homes than in 91% of compared French towns: 13%. By way of comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing make up about one in 15 here (6.8%).
Ceaucé’s population moved −6% on 2012, less than in 90% 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 −4%; the six to 2023, −1%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Orne town −5%.
More residents aged 65 and over than 95% of compared French towns: 36%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Ceaucé 55.9. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (7.3%), Ceaucé is below 96% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Single-parent households make up 7.6% in Ceaucé, less than in 84% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%; Ceaucé has 40%. The usual figure: 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. There are 2 people in the average household.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €24,280 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.
At €24,280 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 68% of compared French towns.
Below 91% of compared French towns: 4.2% 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
Households headed by a manual worker account for 15%. The comparison figure for households headed by a manager or professional is 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).
Foreign nationals make up 7.1% in Ceaucé, more than in 70% 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.
7.8% of residents are immigrants, against 6.5% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for foreign nationals in the typical compared French town: 4.3%. That is higher than in 59% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Orne has 4.6%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Ceaucé ranks below 91% of compared French towns on single residents: 20%
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 married residents tops nearly three quarters of compared French towns: 46%. On average, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
31% of adults out of school have no qualification, a share 93% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Where 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town, Ceaucé has 19%.
41 French towns of 1,165 to 2,582 people: this is the 5th 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.
Median age: 2 of the 6 towns around Ceaucé 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceaucé | 55.9 | 36% | 18% | 7.8% |
| Ambrières-les-Vallées 2,619 · 6 mi | 49.6 | 30% | 7.5% | 3.1% |
| Domfront en Poiraie 4,113 · 6.7 mi | 57.7 | 36% | 6% | 4.6% |
| Rives d'Andaine 2,844 · 8.5 mi | 54.6 | 31% | 10% | 3.4% |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie 2,699 · 10.5 mi | 61.9 | 45% | 54% | 7.1% |
| Mayenne 12,883 · 13.1 mi | 47 | 28% | 1.8% | 5.3% |
| La Ferté Macé 5,071 · 14.1 mi | 53.8 | 32% | 3.2% | 6.1% |
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 Ceaucé
What is the population of Ceaucé?
1,165 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (1,233).
How old are Ceaucé’s residents?
The median age is 55.9, older than 95% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 36% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ceaucé?
160, with occasional dwellings: 18% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ceaucé?
INSEE counts 91 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.8% of residents, and 83 foreign nationals (7.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Ceaucé?
€24,280 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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