15% of homes are second homes, more than in 91% of compared French towns
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of households in social housing stands at 3.7%. There were 110 households in Tanville at the 2023 Census, home to 227 residents. Compared with 14% in the typical compared French town, nearly a third of households are headed by a manual worker here.
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 Tanville
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 21 second homes and occasional dwellings in Tanville, 15% of its 140 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Tanville had 239 residents at the 2012 census and 227 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Tanville ranks below 86% of compared French towns on households without a car: 5.3%
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
One household in 19 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). Empty homes account for 5.7%.
Since 2012, Tanville has changed by −5%, slower than 88% 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
8.6% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 87% 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
■ Tanville 43.1. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 43.1, Tanville is younger than 57% of compared French towns. For comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Here, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
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 55% 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
On average, 2.1 people share a household. The share of couples with children in the typical compared French town is 25%. Tanville has fewer single-parent households than 63% of compared French towns, at 9.2%. One-person households are about as common here as in the typical compared French town: 35%.
€25,260 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €25,260 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 57% of compared French towns.
A lower share of households headed by a retired person than 79% of compared French towns, at 26%
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
Compared with 9.4% in the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manager or professional here. The share of households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
1.7% of residents are immigrants, below 94% 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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Tanville has 1.7%. In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
27% of residents 15 and over are single, more than in 63% 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
The share of married residents stands at 42%. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
In Tanville, 21% of adults out of school have no qualification, more than in 58% of compared French towns
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, Tanville has 28%. Typically, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 12th youngest 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.
Tanville is younger than 5 of its 6 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanville | 43.1 | 22% | 15% | 1.7% |
| Sées 4,168 · 8 mi | 51.8 | 33% | 2.9% | 1.9% |
| Alençon 25,490 · 10.4 mi | 42.7 | 24% | 1.1% | 12% |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis 3,636 · 10.8 mi | 54 | 35% | 1.4% | 5% |
| Argentan 13,527 · 12 mi | 46.3 | 27% | 2.3% | 8.2% |
| Gouffern en Auge 3,636 · 15 mi | 49.5 | 27% | 11% | 3.1% |
| La Ferté Macé 5,071 · 16.9 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 Tanville
What is the population of Tanville?
227 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (239).
How old are Tanville’s residents?
The median age is 43.1, younger than 57% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Tanville?
21, with occasional dwellings: 15% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Tanville?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.7% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (1.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Tanville?
€25,260 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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