Only 1.4% of households have no car in Collanges
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Residents aged 15 to 24: 3.2% of the total. There were 72 households in Collanges at the 2023 Census, home to 157 residents. 29% of households are one person living alone; in the typical compared French town the figure is 35%.
Throughout this page, the Puy-de-Dôme 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 Collanges
One home in 10 is a second home
The census counted 10 second homes and occasional dwellings in Collanges, 10% of its 97 homes: higher than in 88% 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 ↓
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 7.1% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 15 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In Collanges, 15% of homes stand empty, more than in 96% 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
4.2% of households moved in less than two years ago; 26% have been in their home 30 years or more. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The benchmark for empty homes in the typical compared French town: 6.7%. Set against 2.1% in the typical compared French town, one in ten homes are second homes in Collanges.
Collanges grew +7% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 58% 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 median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Puy-de-Dôme town +4%.
Collanges sits above 82% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (29%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Collanges 47. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 47, Collanges is older than 69% of compared French towns. On average, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 120 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children make up 36% in Collanges, more than in 94% 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 Puy-de-Dôme median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households: 7.1% here and 10% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. The average household has 2.2 people.
Median living standard: €26,330 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 €26,330 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 54% of compared French towns.
In Collanges, 43% of households are headed by a retired person, more 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. Here, 7.1% 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).
Collanges ranks below 99% of compared French towns on immigrants: 0.6%
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.
The median compared commune in Puy-de-Dôme has 5.9%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% 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 Collanges, 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 Collanges comes in at 47%. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 87% of compared French towns: 12%
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
Graduates of higher education make up 22%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Adults with no qualification make up 19% 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Nearby, 4 of 6 towns have older populations than Collanges
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collanges | 47 | 29% | 10% | 0.6% |
| Sainte-Florine 3,283 · 5.3 mi | 47.1 | 26% | 2.9% | 3.5% |
| Brassac-les-Mines 3,412 · 5.4 mi | 50.6 | 31% | 2.2% | 3.6% |
| Issoire 15,115 · 7.4 mi | 45.9 | 26% | 2% | 4.5% |
| Brioude 6,527 · 12.7 mi | 51.8 | 32% | 5.3% | 7.5% |
| Vic-le-Comte 5,396 · 14.6 mi | 44.7 | 22% | 2.5% | 4% |
| Veyre-Monton 3,721 · 16.6 mi | 48.8 | 27% | 2% | 3.3% |
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 Collanges
What is the population of Collanges?
157 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% more than in 2012 (147).
How old are Collanges’ residents?
The median age is 47, older than 69% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Collanges?
10, with occasional dwellings: 10% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Collanges?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.6% 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 Collanges?
€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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