Older than 94% of compared French towns: half of Martaizé is over 55.4
4.4% of homes are flats; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. Lower than in 95% of compared French towns: 3.8% of households have no car. The 2023 Census counted 355 residents in 190 households. Here, just over half of households are headed by a retired person.
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 Martaizé
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 28 second homes and occasional dwellings in Martaizé, 11% of its 250 homes: higher than in 89% 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 Martaizé’s residents are under 55.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Martaizé had 395 residents at the 2012 census and 355 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 32 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.
Second homes make up 11% in Martaizé, more than in 89% 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
Set against 12% in the typical compared French town, 8% of households rent social housing (HLM) in Martaizé. Against that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 13% of homes stand empty, or about one in eight.
Martaizé changed by −10% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 97% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −4%, then −7% to 2023.
Below 98% of compared French towns: 6.8% of residents are 15 to 24
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Martaizé 55.4. The median compared French town: 44.
30% of residents are 65 or over, against 22% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
In Martaizé, 2.6% of households are single parents, fewer than in 99% 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
One-person households make up 43%, against 35% in the typical compared French town. In Martaizé, 17% of households are couples with children. To put it in context, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
€23,580 a year is the median standard of living here
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 €23,580 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 76% of compared French towns.
Below 75% of compared French towns: 10% of households are headed by a manual worker
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. The usual figure: 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).
Below 76% of compared French towns: 3.7% of residents are immigrants
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 figure for foreign nationals is 3.1% in Martaizé and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 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.
18% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 98% 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
In Martaizé, 47% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 43% in the typical compared French town. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
In Martaizé, 12% 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
Compared with 19% in the typical compared French town, nearly a third of adults out of school have no qualification here. As a yardstick, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 355 to 2,582 people: this is the 5th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Every neighbor is younger than Martaizé
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martaizé | 55.4 | 30% | 11% | 3.7% |
| Loudun 6,839 · 6.4 mi | 52.2 | 32% | 3.2% | 4.9% |
| Airvault 3,306 · 11.7 mi | 52.8 | 31% | 6.8% | 3.6% |
| Thouars 13,891 · 14.1 mi | 50.6 | 30% | 2.5% | 6.5% |
| Saint-Martin-la-Pallu 5,713 · 17.4 mi | 41.2 | 17% | 3% | 1.7% |
| Montreuil-Bellay 3,746 · 17.6 mi | 48.8 | 27% | 5% | 3.2% |
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 Martaizé
What is the population of Martaizé?
355 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (395).
How old are Martaizé’s residents?
The median age is 55.4, older than 94% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Martaizé?
28, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Martaizé?
INSEE counts 13 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.7% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (3.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Martaizé?
€23,580 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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