Joussé is older than 95% of compared French towns: a median age of 56
By its share of households headed by a retired person (48%), Joussé is above 96% of compared French towns. Here, 0.5% of homes are flats. Lower than in 72% of compared French towns: 20% of households are couples with children. At the 2023 Census Joussé was home to 309 people in 150 households.
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 Joussé
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 27 second homes and occasional dwellings in Joussé, 13% of its 210 homes: higher than in 90% of compared French towns. 100% 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 Joussé’s residents are under 56 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 36% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Joussé had 333 residents at the 2012 census and 309 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 31 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.
Empty homes make up 15% in Joussé, more than in 95% 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
By its share of households without a car (6.4%), Joussé is below 77% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 6.7% of homes stand empty. 13% of homes are second homes, or about one in eight. Lower than in 65% of compared French towns: 9% of households rent social housing (HLM).
−7% since 2012, a pace below 93% 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 years 2012 to 2017 brought −9%; 2017 to 2023, +2%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Vienne town +4%.
Above 95% of compared French towns: 36% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Joussé 56. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, against 7.6% in Joussé. As a reference point, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
In Joussé, 6.5% of households are single parents, fewer than in 93% 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
A household here holds 2.1 people on average. Single-parent households make up 10% in the typical compared French town. Joussé has fewer one-person households than 54% of compared French towns, at 34%.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €22,320 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 Joussé’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €22,320 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 87% of compared French towns.
Joussé ranks above 67% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 17%
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. Typically, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A higher share of foreign nationals than 72% of compared French towns, at 7.6%
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.
Immigrants make up a share higher than in 63% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Vienne has 3.9%. On average, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. Here, 8.6% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
More married residents than 99% of compared French towns: 56%
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
Here just over a fifth of residents 15 and over are single, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 25%. In the typical compared French town, married residents come to 43%.
In Joussé, 13% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 99% 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
By its share of adults with no qualification (28%), Joussé is above 87% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
5th highest median age among 41 French towns of 309 to 2,582
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).
2 in 4 nearby towns have a higher median age than Joussé
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joussé | 56 | 36% | 13% | 8.6% |
| Civray 2,522 · 10 mi | 61 | 43% | 8.7% | 5.1% |
| Valence-en-Poitou 4,325 · 14 mi | 47.2 | 26% | 7.7% | 2.8% |
| Vivonne 4,550 · 17 mi | 41 | 21% | 2.9% | 5.1% |
| Confolens 2,730 · 17.5 mi | 58.2 | 39% | 8.8% | 11% |
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 Joussé
What is the population of Joussé?
309 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (333).
How old are Joussé’s residents?
The median age is 56, older than 95% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 36% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Joussé?
27, with occasional dwellings: 13% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Joussé?
INSEE counts 26 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.6% of residents, and 23 foreign nationals (7.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Joussé?
€22,320 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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