Half of La Roche-Posay is over 56, older than 95% of compared French towns
Couples with children: 17% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. The 2023 Census put La Roche-Posay’s population at 1,566, in 800 households. The share of households headed by a retired person stands at 48%. Lower than in just over two thirds of compared French towns: 8.4% of households rent social housing (HLM).
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 La Roche-Posay
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 720 second homes and occasional dwellings in La Roche-Posay, 43% of its 1,680 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 18% 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 La Roche-Posay’s residents are under 56 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 37% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 11% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
La Roche-Posay ranks above 97% of compared French towns on second homes: 43%
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
6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, against 9% in La Roche-Posay. Here, 47% of homes are flats. Few places have as many households without a car: 13% here, more than in 62% of compared French towns. For comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
La Roche-Posay’s population moved ±0% on 2012, less than in 70% 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
La Roche-Posay sits above 96% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (37%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ La Roche-Posay 56. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; La Roche-Posay has 7%. Against that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
About 80 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.
Only 6.2% of households are single parents in La Roche-Posay
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
In La Roche-Posay, 44% of households are one person living alone, beside 35% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 1.9 people.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €24,220 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.
Living standards centre on €24,220 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 69% of compared French towns.
Fewer households headed by a manager or professional than 86% of compared French towns: 5%
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
Against a figure of 14% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker in La Roche-Posay comes in at 9.9%. In the typical compared French town, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
3.2% of residents are immigrants, below 80% 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: 2.1% here and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Fewer single residents than 76% of compared French towns: 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
Just over two in five 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%.
26% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 67% 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
Put another way, about one in five: 20% of adults out of school have no qualification. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 5th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Older than La Roche-Posay: 1 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roche-Posay | 56 | 37% | 43% | 3.2% |
| Châtellerault 31,003 · 13 mi | 48.2 | 28% | 2.7% | 8.7% |
| Dangé-Saint-Romain 2,959 · 14.5 mi | 51.7 | 28% | 2.3% | 2.8% |
| Descartes 3,369 · 15 mi | 56.2 | 37% | 3% | 2.5% |
| Naintré 5,964 · 15.4 mi | 47.6 | 26% | 1.2% | 4.7% |
| Le Blanc 6,164 · 15.9 mi | 52.8 | 34% | 9.2% | 4.4% |
| Thuré 2,765 · 16.4 mi | 50 | 27% | 3.7% | 2.4% |
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 La Roche-Posay
What is the population of La Roche-Posay?
1,566 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (1,566).
How old are La Roche-Posay’s residents?
The median age is 56, older than 95% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 37% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Roche-Posay?
720, with occasional dwellings: 43% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Roche-Posay?
INSEE counts 51 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.2% of residents, and 33 foreign nationals (2.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Roche-Posay?
€24,220 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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