3.5% of homes are flats, below 98% of compared French towns
47% of households are headed by a retired person; in the typical compared French town the figure is 32%. Champsecret has fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 95% of compared French towns, at 7.6%. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 963, in 450 households. Locally, 6.8% of households are single parents.
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 Champsecret
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 81 second homes and occasional dwellings in Champsecret, 13% of its 600 homes: higher than in 90% 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 ↓
Empty homes
The census found 78 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Champsecret had 1,005 residents at the 2012 census and 963 in 2023, down 4%: slower growth than in 85% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes make up 13% in Champsecret, more than in 90% 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
Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 10% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 24%. As a yardstick, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. More empty homes than in 91% of compared French towns: 13%. 7% of households have no car (typical compared French town: 11%).
Slower than most: −4% since 2012, behind 85% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −11%, then +8% to 2023. Over those years, the median Orne town changed −5% and the median compared French town +5%.
A median age of 48.7: Champsecret is older than 78% 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
■ Champsecret 48.7. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 65 and over (26%), Champsecret is above 72% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of couples with children than 57% of compared French towns, at 24%
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 here average 2.1 people each. Set beside that, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. On one-person households, Champsecret sits lower than 55% of compared French towns: 34%.
Median living standard: €23,890 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.
Half of residents live in households above €23,890 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 73% of compared French towns.
17% of households are headed by a manual worker, a share 69% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
With households headed by a manager or professional at 8%, Champsecret is behind three fifths of compared French towns on that count. Typically, 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).
4.4% of residents are immigrants, below 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.
3.7% of residents are foreign nationals, or about one in 27. The usual figure: 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.
Below 76% of compared French towns: 22% of residents 15 and over are single
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
Census figures put married residents at 44% in Champsecret. As a yardstick, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Champsecret sits below 79% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (22%)
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
Adults with no qualification make up 24%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. On average, 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Around Champsecret, 5 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champsecret | 48.7 | 26% | 13% | 4.4% |
| Domfront en Poiraie 4,113 · 4.7 mi | 57.7 | 36% | 6% | 4.6% |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie 2,699 · 7.1 mi | 61.9 | 45% | 54% | 7.1% |
| Rives d'Andaine 2,844 · 7.5 mi | 54.6 | 31% | 10% | 3.4% |
| La Ferté Macé 5,071 · 8.8 mi | 53.8 | 32% | 3.2% | 6.1% |
| Flers 14,432 · 8.9 mi | 47.8 | 28% | 2.4% | 13% |
| Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers 3,173 · 10.3 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 Champsecret
What is the population of Champsecret?
963 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (1,005).
How old are Champsecret’s residents?
The median age is 48.7, older than 78% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Champsecret?
81, with occasional dwellings: 13% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Champsecret?
INSEE counts 42 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.4% of residents, and 36 foreign nationals (3.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Champsecret?
€23,890 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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