A lower share of couples with children than 99% of compared French towns, at 9.1%
With households headed by a retired person at 45%, Sussat is ahead of 93% of compared French towns on that count. 3.6% of households have no car, fewer than in 97% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 107 residents in 55 households.
Throughout this page, the Allier 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 Sussat
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 32 second homes and occasional dwellings in Sussat, 32% of its 98 homes: higher than in 95% 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 Sussat’s residents are under 52.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 28% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 11 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
32% of homes are second homes, a share 95% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 6.7% in the typical compared French town, 12% of homes stand empty in Sussat. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 2.1% of homes are second homes. Nearly one in ten households moved in less than two years ago; 18% have been in their home 30 years or more.
From 2012 to 2023, Sussat outgrew 50% of compared French towns: +5%
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
Older than 90% of compared French towns: half of Sussat is over 52.4
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Sussat 52.4. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 trails 98% of compared French towns: 6.4%. On the census count, 28% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of single-parent households than 99% 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 Allier median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 2 people each. 36% of households are one person living alone, a higher share than in 55% of compared French towns. Single-parent households make up 10% in the typical compared French town.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €27,460 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €27,460 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 66% of compared French towns.
9.1% of households are headed by a manual worker, fewer than in 82% 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
Put another way, about one in 11: nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional. Set beside that, 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).
Foreign nationals: 6.4%, a higher share than 66% 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.
That is lower than in 51% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Allier has 4.6%. Against that, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. Immigrants make up about one in 16 here (6.4%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
39% of residents 15 and over are married, below 73% 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
On single residents, Sussat sits lower than 57% of compared French towns: 24%. For comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 83% of compared French towns: 13%
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
26% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, against 30% in the typical compared French town. On average, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (107 to 2,582 people), the 8th 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).
Sussat sits below 2 of its 6 closest neighbors on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussat | 52.4 | 28% | 32% | 6.4% |
| Gannat 5,610 · 7.5 mi | 48.6 | 28% | 2.9% | 3.9% |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines 3,480 · 10.9 mi | 53.4 | 32% | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| Aigueperse 2,665 · 11.2 mi | 49.3 | 29% | 1.4% | 5.6% |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule 4,884 · 15.3 mi | 50.6 | 31% | 3.1% | 2% |
| Châtel-Guyon 6,299 · 16 mi | 48.2 | 25% | 13% | 5.9% |
| Bellerive-sur-Allier 8,943 · 16.5 mi | 53 | 34% | 4.9% | 7.7% |
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 Sussat
What is the population of Sussat?
107 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% more than in 2012 (102).
How old are Sussat’s residents?
The median age is 52.4, older than 90% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Sussat?
32, with occasional dwellings: 32% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Sussat?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.4% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (6.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Sussat?
€27,460 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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