Couples with children: 12%, a lower share than 97% of compared French towns
The share of households headed by a retired person tops 86% of compared French towns: 41%. Saint-Girons had 6,008 residents in 3,330 households at the 2023 Census. Across Saint-Girons, 6.9% of households rent social housing (HLM). Half are older than 51.9, older than 88% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Ariège 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-Girons
Many people living alone
53% of Saint-Girons’ households are one person: higher than in 97% of compared French towns; 43% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 860 homes empty (19%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Saint-Girons’ residents are under 51.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 11% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Saint-Girons had 6,346 residents at the 2012 census and 6,008 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−5% since 2012: slower than 89% 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
Half of Saint-Girons is over 51.9, older than 88% 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
■ Saint-Girons 51.9. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 65 and over (33%), Saint-Girons is above 91% of compared French towns. At the same time, the town has fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 59% of compared French towns, at 10%.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
53% of households are one person living alone, a share 97% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 Ariège median and the France median
Living alone · share
Just over one in ten households are single parents; in the typical compared French town the figure is 10%. The usual figure: just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
19% of homes stand empty, a share 99% 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
The figure for second homes is 6.7% in Saint-Girons and 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Households without a car come to 22% here, about two in ten. 43% of homes are flats, a higher share than in 67% of compared French towns.
€22,720 a year is the median standard of living here
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 €22,720 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 84% of compared French towns. 23.0% of residents live below the poverty line INSEE uses.
5.6% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 80% 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
Set against 14% in the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households are headed by a manual worker in Saint-Girons. By way of comparison, nearly one in ten 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).
Saint-Girons ranks above 66% of compared French towns on immigrants: 9.1%
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.
Foreign nationals: 6.6%, above 67% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 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.
A lower share of married residents than 96% of compared French towns, at 32%
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 88% of compared French towns: 33%. To put it in context, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification: 22%, a higher share than 67% 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 Saint-Girons, 27% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, beside 30% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 8th oldest of 41 French towns this size
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 La Verrière (35.4), the oldest Ciboure (56.7).
Every neighbor is younger than Saint-Girons
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Girons | 51.9 | 33% | 6.7% | 9.1% |
| Montesquieu-Volvestre 3,050 · 15.9 mi | 51.1 | 28% | 6.5% | 5.1% |
| Cazères 4,854 · 16.1 mi | 44.6 | 24% | 2.5% | 7.8% |
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-Girons
What is the population of Saint-Girons?
6,008 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (6,346).
How old are Saint-Girons’ residents?
The median age is 51.9, older than 88% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Girons?
300, with occasional dwellings: 6.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Girons?
INSEE counts 540 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9.1% of residents, and 400 foreign nationals (6.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Girons?
€22,720 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 23.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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