One-person households make up 23% in Courgenard, less than in 97% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Courgenard’s 200 households held 454 residents at the 2023 Census. About one in four: that is how common households headed by a manual worker are in Courgenard (25%). In the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car is 11%; Courgenard has 5.5%.
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 Courgenard
Fewer residents than in 2012
Courgenard had 484 residents at the 2012 census and 454 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Courgenard changed by −6% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 91% 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 first five years brought +2%; the six to 2023, −8%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Sarthe town ±0%.
A median age of 48.3: Courgenard is older than 76% 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
■ Courgenard 48.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 22% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Courgenard comes in at 24%.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
Fewer single-parent households than 99% of compared French towns: 4.9%
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
25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town, against 27% in Courgenard. Measured more widely, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
7.5% of homes in Courgenard 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
Without a car: one household in 18, against 11% in the median compared French town. On average, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 6.4% of households moved in less than two years ago; 28% have been in their home 30 years or more. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €28,090 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €28,090 a year: higher than in 72% of compared French towns.
35% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 66% 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
7.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 0.9% in Courgenard, less than in 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.
0.4% of residents are foreign nationals; in the typical compared French town the figure is 4.3%. On average, 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.
17% of residents 15 and over are single, below 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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 53% in Courgenard. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
Below 82% of compared French towns: 21% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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 share of adults with no qualification tops 78% of compared French towns: 25%. As a yardstick, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (454 to 2,582 people), the 15th oldest
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.
A younger town than 4 of the 6 around it: Courgenard
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courgenard | 48.3 | 24% | 7.5% | 0.9% |
| Cherré-Au 2,758 · 3.6 mi | 50 | 28% | 2.7% | 2.2% |
| La Ferté-Bernard 8,740 · 4.6 mi | 50.4 | 31% | 3% | 6.8% |
| Vibraye 2,523 · 6.6 mi | 53.9 | 34% | 6.1% | 1.4% |
| Val-au-Perche 3,336 · 8.4 mi | 47.6 | 26% | 11% | 3.5% |
| Nogent-le-Rotrou 9,292 · 12 mi | 51.3 | 32% | 4.6% | 8.4% |
| Connerré 2,780 · 13.2 mi | 45.2 | 26% | 2.7% | 2.4% |
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 Courgenard
What is the population of Courgenard?
454 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (484).
How old are Courgenard’s residents?
The median age is 48.3, older than 76% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Courgenard?
18, with occasional dwellings: 7.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Courgenard?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.9% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Courgenard?
€28,090 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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