Half of Siguer is over 63.2, older than 99% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 6.7% in the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes in Siguer comes in at 0.9%. 96 residents in 55 households: that is Siguer at the 2023 Census. Flats account for 4.5%. The town has more households headed by a retired person than 83% of compared French towns, at 40%.
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 Siguer
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 170 second homes and occasional dwellings in Siguer, 75% of its 220 homes: higher than in 99% of compared French towns. 98% 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 Siguer’s residents are under 63.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 43% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 12% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Siguer had 104 residents at the 2012 census and 96 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
More second homes than 99% of compared French towns: 75%
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
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car in Siguer comes in at 3.7%. As a yardstick, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Siguer’s population moved −8% on 2012, less than in 94% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +2% for the median Ariège town, the change came in two steps: −6% from 2012 to 2017, then −2% to 2023.
Siguer ranks above 99% of compared French towns on residents aged 65 and over: 43%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Siguer 63.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 6.3%, 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
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of couples with children than 99% of compared French towns, at 10%
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
Households here average 1.8 people each. The share of couples with children in the typical compared French town is 25%. Few places have as many single-parent households: 20% here, more than in 99% of compared French towns. One-person households: 40% here and 35% in the typical compared French town.
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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Typically, 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).
5.3% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 61% 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 Ariège has 9.1%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in just over three fifths of compared French towns. Typically, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Foreign nationals account for 4.2%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Siguer, 38% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 81% 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
Nearly a quarter of residents 15 and over are single (typical compared French town: 25%). Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Graduates of higher education make up 25% in Siguer, less than in 68% 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
The share of adults with no qualification tops 58% of compared French towns: 21%. In the typical compared French town, graduates of higher education come to 30%.
The oldest of 41 French towns of 96 to 2,582 people
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 Siguer (63.2), the oldest.
Every neighbor is younger than Siguer
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siguer | 63.2 | 43% | 75% | 5.3% |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège 3,085 · 6 mi | 51.4 | 32% | 8% | 18% |
| Foix 9,934 · 14 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 7.6% | 15% |
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 Siguer
What is the population of Siguer?
96 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (104).
How old are Siguer’s residents?
The median age is 63.2, older than 99% of compared French towns. 7.4% are under 18 and 43% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Siguer?
170, with occasional dwellings: 75% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Siguer?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.3% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (4.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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