Moussac is older than 95% of compared French towns: a median age of 56.1
The share of couples with children trails 84% of compared French towns: 17%. Moussac has fewer households in social housing than 94% of compared French towns, at 2.9%. The 2023 Census counted 436 residents in 240 households. On the census count, 4.2% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
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 Moussac
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 120 second homes and occasional dwellings in Moussac, 30% of its 400 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 97% 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 Moussac’s residents are under 56.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.2% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Moussac had 464 residents at the 2012 census and 436 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 46 homes empty (11%): 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: 30%, a higher share than 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
Of all households, 5.8% moved in during the last two years and 19% have stayed three decades or more. For second homes, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Add to that, in the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car is 11%; Moussac has 5.7%.
Since 2012, Moussac has changed by −6%, slower than 91% 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
Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Vienne town +4%.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 98% of compared French towns: 6.5%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Moussac 56.1. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over; in Moussac, 35%. Set beside that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Moussac sits below 99% of compared French towns for single-parent households (4.2%)
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 1.8 people. The census found that nearly two in five households are one person living alone in Moussac. For comparison, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
A typical living standard of €23,490 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 Moussac’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €23,490 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 77% of compared French towns.
Moussac: 48% of households are headed by a retired person, above 96% 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
The share of households headed by a manual worker is 10%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. Households headed by a retired person make up 32% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Foreign nationals make up 13% in Moussac, more than in 88% 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.
In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants; in Moussac, 13%. That is higher than in just over four fifths of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Vienne has 3.9%. Foreign nationals make up 4.3% 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.
Moussac sits below 68% of compared French towns for married residents (40%)
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
Fewer single residents than in 52% of compared French towns: 25%. The wider picture: 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 75% of compared French towns: 23%
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
Just over a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification (typical compared French town: 19%). Elsewhere, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (436 to 2,582 people), 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Around Moussac, 1 of 2 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moussac | 56.1 | 35% | 30% | 13% |
| Montmorillon 5,821 · 13.4 mi | 57.4 | 38% | 3.8% | 5.3% |
| Valdivienne 2,715 · 15.6 mi | 44.9 | 22% | 8.1% | 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 Moussac
What is the population of Moussac?
436 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (464).
How old are Moussac’s residents?
The median age is 56.1, older than 95% of compared French towns. 9.5% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Moussac?
120, with occasional dwellings: 30% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Moussac?
INSEE counts 57 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 13% of residents, and 55 foreign nationals (13%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Moussac?
€23,490 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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