Households without a car make up 3.5% in Massognes, less than in 97% of compared French towns
In Massognes, nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, beside 11% in the typical compared French town. This Vienne town is home to 274 residents in 120 households, by the 2023 Census. Households in social housing account for 2.6%. More one-person households than in 69% of compared French towns: 40%.
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 Massognes
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 24 second homes and occasional dwellings in Massognes, 16% of its 150 homes: higher than in 91% 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 ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Massognes had 296 residents at the 2012 census and 274 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A town of second homes: 16% of its homes
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: 4.2%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 22%. The comparison figure for second homes is 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Massognes sits close to the norm on empty homes: 6.6%, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
Slower growth than 94% of compared French towns: Massognes changed by −7% since 2012
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
In two steps, −3% to 2017 and −5% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +4% in Vienne.
A median age of 43.5: Massognes is younger than 54% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Massognes 43.5. The median compared French town: 44.
For Massognes, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 22%.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
More couples with children than 89% of compared French towns: 34%
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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Couples with children: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. There are 2.3 people in the average household.
€24,420 a year: the median 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €24,420 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 67% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 26% in Massognes, more than in 97% 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
On households headed by a retired person, Massognes sits lower than 58% of compared French towns: 31%. Across the comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. 8.8% 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).
Immigrants: 0.4%, a lower share than 99% 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.
Set against 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 0.4% of residents are foreign nationals in Massognes. On average, 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.
21% of residents 15 and over are single, below 86% 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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 39% in Massognes. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
In Massognes, 26% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 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
Here, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
13th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 274 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
3 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Massognes
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massognes | 43.5 | 22% | 16% | 0.4% |
| Vouillé 3,697 · 9.1 mi | 45.8 | 24% | 1.7% | 1.6% |
| Neuville-de-Poitou 5,513 · 9.9 mi | 45.3 | 24% | 1.2% | 2.1% |
| Saint-Martin-la-Pallu 5,713 · 10.5 mi | 41.2 | 17% | 3% | 1.7% |
| Cissé 2,869 · 11.2 mi | 42.7 | 19% | 2.5% | 2.3% |
| Airvault 3,306 · 11.5 mi | 52.8 | 31% | 6.8% | 3.6% |
| Boivre-la-Vallée 3,024 · 13.8 mi | 42.1 | 18% | 3.1% | 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 Massognes
What is the population of Massognes?
274 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (296).
How old are Massognes’ residents?
The median age is 43.5, younger than 54% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Massognes?
24, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Massognes?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.4% 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 Massognes?
€24,420 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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