Half of Châteauvieux is over 56.6, older than 96% of compared French towns
Couples with children are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Châteauvieux’s 38 households held 78 residents at the 2023 Census. For Châteauvieux, the census puts households headed by a retired person at 44%. 2.3% of households have no car; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%.
Throughout this page, the Var 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 Châteauvieux
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 33 second homes and occasional dwellings in Châteauvieux, 43% of its 77 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 76% 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 Châteauvieux’s residents are under 56.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 28% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes: 43%, a higher share than 97% 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
With flats at 18%, Châteauvieux is behind 71% of compared French towns on that count. As a reference point, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. The census found that 2.3% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the town.
Slower than most: ±0% since 2012, behind 70% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved +6%, and from 2017 to 2023 −6%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Var town +10%.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 98% of compared French towns, at 6.8%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Châteauvieux 56.6. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 22%; Châteauvieux has 28%. Against that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
33% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 59% 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 Var median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 2.1 people on average. More single-parent households than in nearly two thirds of compared French towns: 11%. In the typical compared French town, one-person households come to 35%.
The largest group of households: retired (44%)
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 manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
3.4% of residents are immigrants, below 78% 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.
Foreign nationals are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 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.
Châteauvieux sits below 99% of compared French towns for single residents (17%)
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
In couples, 50% are married and 7.9% in a PACS (median compared French town: 43% and 6.1%); 2.6% are widowed. By way of comparison, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education make up 14% in Châteauvieux, less than in 98% 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
Locally, 20% of adults out of school have no qualification. In the typical compared French town, graduates of higher education come to 30%.
Ranked by age, 5th 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).
Every neighbor is younger than Châteauvieux
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauvieux | 56.6 | 28% | 43% | 3.4% |
| Seillans 2,941 · 11.2 mi | 50.5 | 29% | 28% | 12% |
| Fayence 6,157 · 12.7 mi | 48.9 | 26% | 23% | 9.4% |
| Tourrettes 2,972 · 13.3 mi | 51.3 | 29% | 34% | 8.3% |
| Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne 4,056 · 14 mi | 49.9 | 26% | 17% | 6.2% |
| Callian 3,823 · 14.1 mi | 47 | 23% | 21% | 8.9% |
| Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey 3,658 · 14.8 mi | 43.9 | 19% | 13% | 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 Châteauvieux
What is the population of Châteauvieux?
78 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (78).
How old are Châteauvieux’s residents?
The median age is 56.6, older than 96% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Châteauvieux?
33, with occasional dwellings: 43% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Châteauvieux?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.4% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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