Half of Courdemanche is over 53.4, older than 91% of compared French towns
Flats: 0.9% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. By contrast, 44% of households are headed by a retired person, a higher share than in 92% of compared French towns. Courdemanche had 623 residents in 300 households at the 2023 Census. Across Courdemanche, 3.2% of households rent social housing (HLM).
Throughout this page, the Sarthe 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 Courdemanche
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 89 second homes and occasional dwellings in Courdemanche, 20% of its 450 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 95% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Courdemanche’s residents are under 53.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 56 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
20% of homes in Courdemanche are second homes
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 18 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). To put it in context, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. For Courdemanche, the census puts households without a car at 5.4%. On empty homes, Courdemanche sits higher than 90% of compared French towns: 13%.
Slower growth than 76% of compared French towns: Courdemanche changed by −1% since 2012
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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −4%, and from 2017 to 2023 +2%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Sarthe town ±0%.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 6.7%, a lower share than 98% 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
■ Courdemanche 53.4. The median compared French town: 44.
A third of Courdemanche’s residents are 65 or older, against 26% in the median Sarthe town and 22% in the median compared French town; 18% are under 18. The usual figure: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
18% of households are couples with children, below 83% 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 Sarthe median and the France median
Living alone · share
In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%; Courdemanche has 13%. A household here holds 2.1 people on average. As a reference point, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
A typical living standard of €23,660 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 €23,660 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 75% of compared French towns.
A lower share of households headed by a manager or professional than 99% of compared French towns, at 1.6%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%; Courdemanche has 16%. Households headed by a manager or professional: 9.4% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 2.8% of residents are immigrants in Courdemanche
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.
Set against 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 2% of residents are foreign nationals in Courdemanche. The wider picture: 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.
A smaller share of single residents than 80% of compared French towns: 22%
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: 44%; in a PACS: 5.7%; against 43% and 6.1% in the median compared French town, with 7.3% widowed. By way of comparison, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
24% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 72% 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
The census found that 18% of adults out of school have no qualification in Courdemanche. The wider picture: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 7th 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 Courdemanche, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courdemanche | 53.4 | 33% | 20% | 2.8% |
| Montval-sur-Loir 5,641 · 10.6 mi | 55.8 | 37% | 5.9% | 3% |
| Saint-Calais 2,948 · 11.3 mi | 57.9 | 39% | 4.3% | 2.8% |
| Parigné-l'Évêque 5,358 · 12.6 mi | 45.1 | 24% | 2.9% | 1.7% |
| Écommoy 4,868 · 13 mi | 47.9 | 28% | 2.4% | 2.3% |
| Mayet 3,187 · 13.7 mi | 49.4 | 30% | 6.6% | 1.3% |
| Teloché 3,067 · 14.1 mi | 44.2 | 18% | 1.5% | 0.8% |
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 Courdemanche
What is the population of Courdemanche?
623 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% fewer than in 2012 (632).
How old are Courdemanche’s residents?
The median age is 53.4, older than 91% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Courdemanche?
89, with occasional dwellings: 20% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Courdemanche?
INSEE counts 18 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.8% of residents, and 13 foreign nationals (2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Courdemanche?
€23,660 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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