Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 4.6% in Champcerie, less than in 99% of compared French towns
The share of second homes tops 87% of compared French towns: 9.5%. At the 2023 Census, 177 people lived in Champcerie, in 70 households. One-person households account for 21%. Few places have as many households headed by a retired person: 36% here, more than in just over two thirds 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 Champcerie
Growing fast
Champcerie had 138 residents at the 2012 census and 177 in 2023, up 28%: faster growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Champcerie has grown +28%, faster than 96% 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
In two steps, +16% to 2017 and +11% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −5% in Orne.
Younger than 78% of compared French towns: half of Champcerie is under 40.3
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Champcerie 40.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Across Champcerie, 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
14% of households are single parents, a share 93% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
The average household has 2.5 people. On couples with children, Champcerie sits higher than 68% of compared French towns: 29%. The benchmark for single-parent households in the typical compared French town: 10%.
1.2% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
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
Of all households, 8.7% moved in during the last two years and 23% have stayed three decades or more. Few places have as many empty homes: 7.2% here, more than in 55% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of flats is 30%.
€26,330 a year is the median standard of living here
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 median standard of living in Champcerie is €26,330 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 54% of compared French towns.
The largest group of households: retired (36%)
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 manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. On the census count, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 68% of compared French towns: 4.6%
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.
With foreign nationals at 5.7%, Champcerie is ahead of 62% of compared French towns on that count. 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.
Single residents make up 14% in Champcerie, less 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
Against a figure of 43% in the typical compared French town, the share of married residents in Champcerie comes in at 55%. Measured more widely, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Champcerie ranks below 62% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 27%
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
In the typical compared French town, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification; in Champcerie, 21%. The share of graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town is 30%.
4th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 177 to 2,582
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 young as Champcerie
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champcerie | 40.3 | 22% | 9.5% | 4.6% |
| Falaise 7,680 · 6.8 mi | 46 | 26% | 2% | 2.6% |
| Argentan 13,527 · 10.1 mi | 46.3 | 27% | 2.3% | 8.2% |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre 4,201 · 11.7 mi | 49 | 27% | 9.4% | 1.9% |
| Gouffern en Auge 3,636 · 14.9 mi | 49.5 | 27% | 11% | 3.1% |
| La Ferté Macé 5,071 · 15.6 mi | 53.8 | 32% | 3.2% | 6.1% |
| Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers 3,173 · 16 mi | 55.2 | 34% | 1.8% | 3.9% |
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 Champcerie
What is the population of Champcerie?
177 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 28% more than in 2012 (138).
How old are Champcerie’s residents?
The median age is 40.3, younger than 78% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Champcerie?
8, with occasional dwellings: 9.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Champcerie?
INSEE counts 8 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.6% of residents, and 10 foreign nationals (5.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Champcerie?
€26,330 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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