Half of Persac is over 53.7, older than 92% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of flats in Persac comes in at 1.2%. 1.7% of households rent social housing (HLM), a lower share than in 97% of compared French towns. The town’s 350 households held 717 residents at the 2023 Census. On the census count, 17% of households are single parents.
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 Persac
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 140 second homes and occasional dwellings in Persac, 24% of its 610 homes: higher than in 94% 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 ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Persac had 852 residents at the 2012 census and 717 in 2023, down 16%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Persac’s residents are under 53.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 31% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 10% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 120 homes empty (19%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Persac ranks above 99% of compared French towns on empty homes: 19%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of second homes is 2.1%; Persac has 24%. Lower than in 57% of compared French towns: 9.5% of households have no car. As a reference point, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. 6.9% of households moved in less than two years ago; 27% have been in their home 30 years or more.
Persac’s population moved −16% on 2012, less than in 99% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −10%, and from 2017 to 2023 −7%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Vienne town +4%.
6.8% of residents are 15 to 24, below 98% 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
■ Persac 53.7. The median compared French town: 44.
31% of residents are 65 or over; in the typical compared French town the figure is 22%. Elsewhere, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
Below 74% of compared French towns: 20% of households are couples with children
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
Each household has 2.1 people on average. Compared with other places, one-person households are scarce here: 34%, fewer than in 54% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
Median standard of living: €20,390 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 Persac’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €20,390 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 95% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional: 5.7%, a lower share than 79% 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
With households headed by a retired person at 37%, Persac is ahead of 75% of compared French towns on that count. 14% of households are headed by a manual worker. The wider picture: 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
5.6% of residents are foreign nationals, a share 61% of compared French towns don’t reach
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.
On the census count, 6.7% of residents are immigrants. That is higher than in 51% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Vienne has 3.9%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents: 52%, a higher share than 96% 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
Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, 20% of residents 15 and over are single in Persac. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
19% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 88% 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
The share of adults with no qualification tops 82% of compared French towns: 26%. Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
The 7th oldest of 41 French towns of 717 to 2,582 people
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).
Persac and its 5 nearest towns: 1 of them are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persac | 53.7 | 31% | 24% | 6.7% |
| Montmorillon 5,821 · 9.5 mi | 57.4 | 38% | 3.8% | 5.3% |
| Valdivienne 2,715 · 11.4 mi | 44.9 | 22% | 8.1% | 1.8% |
| Chauvigny 7,007 · 15.6 mi | 49.6 | 29% | 5.2% | 2.7% |
| Nieuil-l'Espoir 2,631 · 15.8 mi | 45.1 | 21% | 0.7% | 1.9% |
| Saint-Julien-l'Ars 2,880 · 18 mi | 43.5 | 20% | 1.5% | 2.5% |
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 Persac
What is the population of Persac?
717 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 16% fewer than in 2012 (852).
How old are Persac’s residents?
The median age is 53.7, older than 92% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 31% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Persac?
140, with occasional dwellings: 24% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Persac?
INSEE counts 48 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.7% of residents, and 40 foreign nationals (5.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Persac?
€20,390 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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