Older than 98% of compared French towns: half of Saint-Hippolyte is over 59.8
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. There were 220 households in Saint-Hippolyte at the 2023 Census, home to 428 residents. Flats account for 9.6%. Where just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town, Saint-Hippolyte has 3.6%.
Throughout this page, the Aveyron 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-Hippolyte
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 180 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Hippolyte, 42% of its 430 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 94% 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 Saint-Hippolyte’s residents are under 59.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 40% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 11% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
42% of homes in Saint-Hippolyte are second homes
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
Just over one in ten households moved in less than two years ago; 31% have been in their home 30 years or more. Lower than in 84% of compared French towns: 5.5% of households have no car. Across the comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Nothing unusual on empty homes: 6.4%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
−4% since 2012: slower than 83% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −2%, then −2% to 2023. Over those years, the median Aveyron town changed +1% and the median compared French town +5%.
40% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 98% 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-Hippolyte 59.8. The median compared French town: 44.
6.2% of residents are 15 to 24, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of couples with children than 84% of compared French towns, at 17%
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 Aveyron median and the France median
Living alone · share
The share of one-person households tops 72% of compared French towns: 41%. Single-parent households make up about one in 11 here (8.8%). By way of comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
Standard of living at the median: €20,990 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.
At €20,990 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 93% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person make up 54% in Saint-Hippolyte, more than in 99% 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
By its share of households headed by a manual worker (2.1%), Saint-Hippolyte is below 99% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 32% 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).
Saint-Hippolyte sits below 75% of compared French towns for immigrants (3.7%)
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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Saint-Hippolyte has 2.6%. Immigrants make up 6.5% 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 single residents than 92% of compared French towns, at 20%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%; Saint-Hippolyte has 50%. Set beside that, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
18% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 91% 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
19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, against 25% in Saint-Hippolyte. By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 4th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
No nearby town is as old as Saint-Hippolyte
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hippolyte | 59.8 | 40% | 42% | 3.7% |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère 6,361 · 13.8 mi | 49.8 | 26% | 4.4% | 2% |
| Aurillac 26,214 · 15.9 mi | 48.4 | 28% | 4.6% | 6.7% |
| Espalion 4,605 · 16 mi | 53.1 | 35% | 20% | 7.2% |
| Ytrac 4,339 · 17.1 mi | 48.3 | 25% | 3.1% | 1.8% |
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-Hippolyte
What is the population of Saint-Hippolyte?
428 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (444).
How old are Saint-Hippolyte’s residents?
The median age is 59.8, older than 98% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 40% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Hippolyte?
180, with occasional dwellings: 42% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Hippolyte?
INSEE counts 16 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.7% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (2.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Hippolyte?
€20,990 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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