Older than 91% of compared French towns: half of Plaisance is over 53.5
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. One-person households: 27% of the total. Plaisance had 170 residents in 78 households at the 2023 Census. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%; Plaisance has 6.7%.
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 Plaisance
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 29 second homes and occasional dwellings in Plaisance, 25% of its 120 homes: higher than in 94% 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 Plaisance’s residents are under 53.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% 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.
A town of second homes: 25% 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
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. On average, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Here, nearly one in ten households have no car.
Plaisance’s population moved −4% on 2012, less than in 84% 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
The change was −6% from 2012 to 2017 and +2% from 2017 to 2023. The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Vienne town +4%.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 91% of compared French towns, at 8.2%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Plaisance 53.5. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 65 and over (30%), Plaisance is above 86% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
A larger share of couples with children than 58% of compared French towns: 27%
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 2.2 people on average. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children is 25%.
Half above, half below €21,980 a year in 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €21,980 a year: lower than in 88% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a manual worker than 83% of compared French towns, at 20%
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
33% of households are headed by a retired person, a higher share than in 55% of compared French towns. Households headed by a manual worker make up 14% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
5.7% of residents are foreign nationals, a share 62% 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.
The median compared commune in Vienne has 3.9%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 57% of compared French towns. For foreign nationals, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. About one in 18: that is how common immigrants are in Plaisance (5.7%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Plaisance ranks below 99% of compared French towns on single residents: 16%
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
47% of residents 15 and over are married, against 43% in the typical compared French town. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Plaisance sits below 80% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (22%)
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
In Plaisance, 21% of adults out of school have no qualification, beside 19% in the typical compared French town. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 170 to 2,582 people, the 7th 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.
Nearby, 2 of 3 towns have older populations than Plaisance
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaisance | 53.5 | 30% | 25% | 5.7% |
| Montmorillon 5,821 · 6.6 mi | 57.4 | 38% | 3.8% | 5.3% |
| Valdivienne 2,715 · 16.2 mi | 44.9 | 22% | 8.1% | 1.8% |
| Bellac 3,537 · 16.9 mi | 58.2 | 39% | 8.1% | 7.9% |
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 Plaisance
What is the population of Plaisance?
170 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (177).
How old are Plaisance’s residents?
The median age is 53.5, older than 91% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Plaisance?
29, with occasional dwellings: 25% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Plaisance?
INSEE counts 10 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.7% of residents, and 10 foreign nationals (5.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Plaisance?
€21,980 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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