In Coussay, 2.5% of households have no car, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
In Coussay, 4.3% of households are single parents, beside 10% in the typical compared French town. The town had 266 residents in 120 households at the 2023 Census. On the census count, 30% of households are headed by a manual worker. Fewer households in social housing than in 92% of compared French towns: 3.4%.
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 Coussay
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 26 second homes and occasional dwellings in Coussay, 16% of its 160 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 92% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Empty homes
The census found 20 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 91% of compared French towns, at 16%
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
Households that moved in under two years ago: 6.8%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 33%. More empty homes than in 89% of compared French towns: 12%. Second homes make up 2.1% in the typical compared French town.
Coussay grew +8% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 64% 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: +2% from 2012 to 2017, then +6% to 2023.
Older than 58% of compared French towns: half of Coussay is over 45.3
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Coussay 45.3. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; Coussay has 12%. Across Coussay, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Fewer one-person households than 75% of compared French towns: 30%
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
On average, 2.3 people share a household. Typically, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, couples with children are common here: 26%, more than in 54% of compared French towns.
Standard of living at the median: €23,870 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 €23,870 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 73% of compared French towns.
35% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 63% 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
8.7% of households are headed by a manager or professional. Households headed by a retired person: 32% 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).
Immigrants make up 1.5% in Coussay, less than in 97% 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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Coussay comes in at 0.4%. The median compared commune in Vienne has 3.9%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 97% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 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.
Coussay ranks below 79% of compared French towns on single residents: 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
With married residents at 41%, Coussay is behind 64% of compared French towns on that count. By way of comparison, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A higher share of adults with no qualification than 75% of compared French towns, at 24%
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
Graduates of higher education: 26% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 266 to 2,582 people, the 21st 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
3 of 6 neighbors are older than Coussay
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coussay | 45.3 | 21% | 16% | 1.5% |
| Saint-Martin-la-Pallu 5,713 · 9.3 mi | 41.2 | 17% | 3% | 1.7% |
| Neuville-de-Poitou 5,513 · 11.1 mi | 45.3 | 24% | 1.2% | 2.1% |
| Thuré 2,765 · 12.8 mi | 50 | 27% | 3.7% | 2.4% |
| Jaunay-Marigny 7,528 · 12.8 mi | 41.8 | 20% | 2.9% | 3.4% |
| Loudun 6,839 · 12.9 mi | 52.2 | 32% | 3.2% | 4.9% |
| Beaumont Saint-Cyr 2,908 · 13.6 mi | 44.8 | 21% | 2.5% | 1.8% |
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 Coussay
What is the population of Coussay?
266 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% more than in 2012 (246).
How old are Coussay’s residents?
The median age is 45.3, older than 58% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Coussay?
26, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Coussay?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.5% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Coussay?
€23,870 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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