Half of Civray is over 61, older than 99% of compared French towns
3.1% of households are headed by a manager or professional, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Civray’s 1,290 households held 2,522 residents at the 2023 Census. Couples with children come to 10% locally, about one in ten. Higher than in 86% of compared French towns: 8.7% of homes are second homes.
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 Civray
An older town
Half of Civray’s residents are under 61 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 43% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 21% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Civray had 2,900 residents at the 2012 census and 2,522 in 2023, down 13%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many people living alone
50% of Civray’s households are one person: higher than in 94% of compared French towns; 30% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 240 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.
Slower than most: −13% since 2012, behind 99% 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 Vienne town changed +4% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −8% and the next six −5%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 99% of compared French towns: 43%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Civray 61. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 9.6% of residents are 15 to 24 here. Set beside that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 81 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
50% of households are one person living alone, 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 Vienne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 1.7 people each. Elsewhere, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Lower than in 96% of compared French towns: 5.8% of households are single parents.
Civray sits above 95% of compared French towns for empty homes (15%)
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
Where just over one in ten households have no car in the typical compared French town, Civray has 20%. Empty homes make up 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing make up about one in 19 here (5.4%). Compared with other places, flats are scarce here: 21%, fewer than in 66% of compared French towns.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €22,790 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 €22,790 a year: lower than in 83% of compared French towns. Below the poverty line: 21.0% of residents.
51% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 98% 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
The share of households headed by a manual worker stands at 14%. 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).
Civray sits below 62% of compared French towns for immigrants (5.1%)
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 Vienne has 3.9%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 62% of compared French towns. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%. Across Civray, 4.1% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
22% of residents 15 and over are single, below 81% 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
40% of residents 15 and over are married, against 43% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
Civray sits below 97% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (15%)
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
With adults with no qualification at 30%, Civray is ahead of 92% of compared French towns on that count.
Ranked by age, 3rd 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).
Civray is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civray | 61 | 43% | 8.7% | 5.1% |
| Ruffec 3,449 · 9.3 mi | 55.8 | 37% | 4.9% | 10% |
| Valence-en-Poitou 4,325 · 12.4 mi | 47.2 | 26% | 7.7% | 2.8% |
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 Civray
What is the population of Civray?
2,522 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% fewer than in 2012 (2,900).
How old are Civray’s residents?
The median age is 61, older than 99% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 43% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Civray?
150, with occasional dwellings: 8.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Civray?
INSEE counts 130 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.1% of residents, and 100 foreign nationals (4.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Civray?
€22,790 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 21.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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