Couples with children make up 36% in Rônai, more than in 94% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person; in Rônai, 50%. 182 residents in 70 households: that is Rônai at the 2023 Census. Households without a car make up about one in 34 here (2.9%). Flats are rarer here than in 99% 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 Rônai
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 14% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Rônai had 152 residents at the 2012 census and 182 in 2023, up 20%: faster growth than in 90% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 10 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Rônai’s population changed by +20% since 2012, more 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Orne town −5%. The first five years brought +13%; the six to 2023, +6%.
Half of Rônai is under 38.8, younger than 85% 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
■ Rônai 38.8. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (12%), Rônai is above 76% of compared French towns. Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 18% locally.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
In Rônai, 21% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 99% 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 here average 2.6 people each. The usual figure: just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. 14% of households are single parents, more than in 93% of compared French towns.
Rônai ranks above 83% of compared French towns on second homes: 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
The share of empty homes tops 87% of compared French towns: 12%. Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 7.1% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 26%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €25,520 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 €25,520 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 54% of compared French towns.
7.1% of households are headed by a manual worker, fewer than in 90% 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
9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, against 7.1% in Rônai. Households headed by a manual worker make up 14% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
1.1% of residents are immigrants, below 99% 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.
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 18% in Rônai, less than in 98% 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
Married residents: 46%, above 73% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Rônai ranks below 80% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 14%
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
27% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 182 to 2,582 people, the 2nd youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
No nearby town is as young as Rônai
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rônai | 38.8 | 18% | 7% | 1.1% |
| Argentan 13,527 · 6.6 mi | 46.3 | 27% | 2.3% | 8.2% |
| Falaise 7,680 · 6.7 mi | 46 | 26% | 2% | 2.6% |
| Gouffern en Auge 3,636 · 10.5 mi | 49.5 | 27% | 11% | 3.1% |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Auge 7,100 · 14.9 mi | 49.7 | 29% | 7.8% | 2.8% |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre 4,201 · 16.3 mi | 49 | 27% | 9.4% | 1.9% |
| Vimoutiers 2,978 · 16.7 mi | 60.1 | 43% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
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 Rônai
What is the population of Rônai?
182 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 20% more than in 2012 (152).
How old are Rônai’s residents?
The median age is 38.8, younger than 85% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Rônai?
6, with occasional dwellings: 7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Rônai?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.1% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Rônai?
€25,520 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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