Second homes: 29%, a higher share than 95% of compared French towns
7.1% of homes are flats; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. The 2023 Census put Saint-Cierge-la-Serre’s population at 243, in 110 households. The share of households headed by a manual worker stands at 23%. With a median age of 40.2, Saint-Cierge-la-Serre is younger than 78% of compared French towns.
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-Cierge-la-Serre
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 51 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Cierge-la-Serre, 29% of its 180 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 ↓
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Saint-Cierge-la-Serre had 259 residents at the 2012 census and 243 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Saint-Cierge-la-Serre ranks below 76% of compared French towns on households without a car: 6.7%
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
Households that moved in under two years ago: 13%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 18%. On average, 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town. Nearly one in ten homes stand empty, a higher share than in 69% of compared French towns.
Since 2012, Saint-Cierge-la-Serre 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
The median Ardèche town changed +4% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −4% and the next six −2%.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 79% of compared French towns: 18%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Cierge-la-Serre 40.2. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 8.7%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children: 34%, a higher share than 89% of compared French towns
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 2.2 people each. 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%. Here nearly two in five households are one person living alone, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 35%.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €24,380 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 €24,380 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 67% of compared French towns.
Saint-Cierge-la-Serre ranks below 96% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 19%
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
About one in 11: that is how common households headed by a manager or professional are in Saint-Cierge-la-Serre (9%). Elsewhere, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Saint-Cierge-la-Serre, 1.3% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 98% 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.
The median compared commune in Ardèche has 9.3%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 98% of compared French towns. Put another way, about one in 77: 1.3% of residents are foreign nationals. As a reference point, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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: 31%, a lower share than 97% 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
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in Saint-Cierge-la-Serre comes in at 32%. Typically, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 87% of compared French towns: 19%
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 Saint-Cierge-la-Serre, 18% of adults out of school have no qualification. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
4th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 243 to 2,582
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).
No nearby town is as young as Saint-Cierge-la-Serre
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cierge-la-Serre | 40.2 | 18% | 29% | 1.3% |
| Le Pouzin 2,886 · 4.3 mi | 45.6 | 25% | 1.8% | 12% |
| La Voulte-sur-Rhône 4,854 · 5.3 mi | 46.6 | 26% | 1.7% | 10% |
| Chomérac 3,183 · 5.6 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 5.1% | 3.9% |
| Privas 8,538 · 5.7 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 2.3% | 10% |
| Loriol-sur-Drôme 6,614 · 7.2 mi | 42.9 | 22% | 1.3% | 9.2% |
| Livron-sur-Drôme 9,329 · 7.9 mi | 43.4 | 20% | 1.4% | 4.8% |
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 Saint-Cierge-la-Serre
What is the population of Saint-Cierge-la-Serre?
243 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (259).
How old are Saint-Cierge-la-Serre’s residents?
The median age is 40.2, younger than 78% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Cierge-la-Serre?
51, with occasional dwellings: 29% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Cierge-la-Serre?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.3% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Cierge-la-Serre?
€24,380 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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