A lower share of households without a car than 99% of compared French towns, at 1.1%
Nearly a third of households are headed by a manual worker, against 14% in the typical compared French town. Census figures put second homes at 9.6% in Craon. Residents aged 65 and over are more common here than in 83% of compared French towns. This Vienne town is home to 183 residents in 89 households, by the 2023 Census.
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 Craon
Empty homes
The census found 15 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Craon changed by −3% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 82% 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 −2%, and from 2017 to 2023 −2%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Vienne town +4%.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 95% of compared French towns: 7.7%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Craon 49.4. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Craon is 49.4, higher than in just over four fifths of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households: 5.3%, a lower share than 98% 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
The typical household size is 2.1 people. Roughly four in ten: 42% of households are one person living alone. Craon has more couples with children than 56% of compared French towns, at 26%. The wider picture: one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of households in social housing than 93% of compared French towns, at 3.4%
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
Some 6.7% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 33% who have been there 30 years or more. Across the comparison, just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Empty homes: 13% of the total. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Half above, half below €21,350 a year in standard of living
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 €21,350 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 92% of compared French towns.
37% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 73% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Against that, 32% 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).
Fewer immigrants than 99% of compared French towns: 1.1%
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.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 1.1% of residents are foreign nationals here. Set beside that, 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.
A higher share of married residents than 73% of compared French towns, at 46%
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
Compared with 25% in the typical compared French town, 28% of residents 15 and over are single here. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 99% of compared French towns: 13%
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
Nearly a quarter of adults out of school have no qualification (typical compared French town: 19%). As a yardstick, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 14th oldest of 41 French towns of 183 to 2,582 people
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).
2 of 6 neighbors are older than Craon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craon | 49.4 | 29% | 9.6% | 1.1% |
| Airvault 3,306 · 8.8 mi | 52.8 | 31% | 6.8% | 3.6% |
| Vouillé 3,697 · 11.9 mi | 45.8 | 24% | 1.7% | 1.6% |
| Neuville-de-Poitou 5,513 · 12.6 mi | 45.3 | 24% | 1.2% | 2.1% |
| Saint-Martin-la-Pallu 5,713 · 13 mi | 41.2 | 17% | 3% | 1.7% |
| Cissé 2,869 · 14 mi | 42.7 | 19% | 2.5% | 2.3% |
| Châtillon-sur-Thouet 2,656 · 14.6 mi | 55.8 | 37% | 1.3% | 3.4% |
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 Craon
What is the population of Craon?
183 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (189).
How old are Craon’s residents?
The median age is 49.4, older than 81% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Craon?
11, with occasional dwellings: 9.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Craon?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.1% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Craon?
€21,350 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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