Second homes make up 54% in Saint-André-Lachamp, more than in 98% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 10% in the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households in Saint-André-Lachamp comes in at 18%. 0.5% of homes stand empty, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 167, in 86 households. On the census count, 7% of homes are flats.
Throughout this page, the Ardèche 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 Saint-André-Lachamp
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 100 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-André-Lachamp, 54% of its 190 homes: higher than in 98% of compared French towns. 87% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Many people living alone
47% of Saint-André-Lachamp’s households are one person: higher than in 89% of compared French towns; 33% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Below 98% of compared French towns: 1.2% of households rent social housing (HLM)
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
Long tenure is the mark of 14% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 14% (under two years). Elsewhere, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Saint-André-Lachamp has fewer households without a car than 97% of compared French towns, at 3.5%.
A +14% change since 2012: faster than 79% 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 +5%, and from 2017 to 2023 +8%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Ardèche town +4%.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 4.2% of residents are 15 to 24
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-André-Lachamp 49. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 49, Saint-André-Lachamp is older than 79% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. For Saint-André-Lachamp, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 22%.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Saint-André-Lachamp sits below 98% of compared French towns for couples with children (12%)
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 Ardèche median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 1.9 people each. One-person households are more common here than in 89% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 25% of households are couples with children.
A median of €19,510 a year per consumption unit
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.
Living standards centre on €19,510 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 97% of compared French towns.
24% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 94% 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
Compared with 9.4% in the typical compared French town, 5.9% of households are headed by a manager or professional here. The share of households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town is 14%. Saint-André-Lachamp has fewer households headed by a retired person than 88% of compared French towns, at 24%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Saint-André-Lachamp sits above 67% of compared French towns for foreign nationals (6.6%)
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 Saint-André-Lachamp, 6% of residents are immigrants. That is lower than in 54% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Ardèche has 9.3%. Against that, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
Married residents make up 26% in Saint-André-Lachamp, less than in 99% 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
The share of single residents tops 94% of compared French towns: 36%. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Adults with no qualification make up 4.6% in Saint-André-Lachamp, less than in 99% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%; Saint-André-Lachamp has 43%. For comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 167 to 2,582 people: this is the 15th 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.
Around Saint-André-Lachamp, 5 of 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André-Lachamp | 49 | 22% | 54% | 6% |
| Les Vans 2,662 · 6.8 mi | 58.6 | 39% | 25% | 8.7% |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 2,920 · 12.6 mi | 49.7 | 28% | 5.1% | 5.8% |
| Aubenas 12,416 · 13.8 mi | 47.9 | 29% | 5.3% | 12% |
| Bessèges 2,606 · 14.7 mi | 59.4 | 40% | 9.6% | 4.7% |
| Vals-les-Bains 3,474 · 15 mi | 56.1 | 36% | 24% | 5.2% |
| Saint-Ambroix 3,445 · 16.9 mi | 56.1 | 37% | 7.8% | 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 Saint-André-Lachamp
What is the population of Saint-André-Lachamp?
167 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% more than in 2012 (147).
How old are Saint-André-Lachamp’s residents?
The median age is 49, older than 79% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-André-Lachamp?
100, with occasional dwellings: 54% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-André-Lachamp?
INSEE counts 10 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (6.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-André-Lachamp?
€19,510 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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