Chabournay sits above 99% of compared French towns for couples with children (42%)
The share of households in social housing is 0.4%, against 12% in the typical compared French town. At the 2023 Census, 1,274 people lived in Chabournay, in 480 households. In Chabournay, 22% of households are headed by a manual worker. 3.8% of households have no car, fewer than in 95% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Vienne 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 Chabournay
A town of families
42% of households are couples with children and 9.5% single parents with children; 24% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Chabournay had 982 residents at the 2012 census and 1,274 in 2023, up 30%: faster growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A young town
Half of Chabournay’s residents are under 37.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 24% are under 15 and 13% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Chabournay has grown +30%, faster than 96% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +4% for the median Vienne town, the change came in two steps: +9% from 2012 to 2017, then +19% to 2023.
Residents aged 65 and over: 13%, a lower share than 97% 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
■ Chabournay 37.8. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Chabournay is 37.8, lower than in 89% of compared French towns. On average, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 10%.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Chabournay sits below 99% of compared French towns for one-person households (20%)
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 Vienne median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2.7 people on average. The comparison figure for one-person households is 35% in the typical compared French town. Fewer single-parent households than in nearly three fifths of compared French towns: 9.5%.
A smaller share of flats than 99% of compared French towns: 0.8%
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
7.8% of households arrived within the last two years, while 20% have stayed 30 years or more. Empty homes are rarer here than in four fifths of compared French towns. At 1.4%, the share of second homes is in line with the figure in the typical compared French town.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €26,530 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.
Half of Chabournay’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €26,530 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 56% of compared French towns.
22% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 91% 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
Compared with 9.4% in the typical compared French town, 12% of households are headed by a manager or professional here. In the typical compared French town, 32% of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 1.6% in Chabournay, less than in 96% 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: 1.4%, below 87% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 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.
Chabournay ranks below 95% of compared French towns on single residents: 19%
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
For Chabournay, the census puts married residents at 42%. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
14% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 81% 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
Higher than in 53% of compared French towns: 31% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. Set beside that, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,274 to 2,582 people), the 2nd youngest
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).
Chabournay sits below 5 of its 6 closest neighbors on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chabournay | 37.8 | 13% | 1.4% | 1.6% |
| Saint-Martin-la-Pallu 5,713 · 0.7 mi | 41.2 | 17% | 3% | 1.7% |
| Neuville-de-Poitou 5,513 · 2.5 mi | 45.3 | 24% | 1.2% | 2.1% |
| Cissé 2,869 · 5.1 mi | 42.7 | 19% | 2.5% | 2.3% |
| Jaunay-Marigny 7,528 · 5.3 mi | 41.8 | 20% | 2.9% | 3.4% |
| Migné-Auxances 6,285 · 6.6 mi | 43.1 | 22% | 1.6% | 6% |
| Chasseneuil-du-Poitou 4,743 · 6.7 mi | 36.3 | 18% | 6.3% | 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 Chabournay
What is the population of Chabournay?
1,274 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 30% more than in 2012 (982).
How old are Chabournay’s residents?
The median age is 37.8, younger than 89% of compared French towns. 29% are under 18 and 13% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chabournay?
7, with occasional dwellings: 1.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chabournay?
INSEE counts 20 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.6% of residents, and 18 foreign nationals (1.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chabournay?
€26,530 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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