Saint-Jouin sits above 99% of compared French towns for couples with children (40%)
In Saint-Jouin, a fifth of households are headed by a manager or professional, beside 9.4% in the typical compared French town. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 300, in 120 households. On the census count, 1.7% of households have no car. 8.3% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 90% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Calvados 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-Jouin
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 41 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Jouin, 24% of its 170 homes: higher than in 94% 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
40% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 23% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Saint-Jouin had 189 residents at the 2012 census and 300 in 2023, up 59%: faster growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
24% of homes are second homes, more than in 94% of compared French towns
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 in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. The census found that 5.3% of homes stand empty in Saint-Jouin.
A +59% change since 2012: Saint-Jouin grew faster than 99% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +1% in Calvados. Here the change came as +12% to 2017, then +42% to 2023.
A median age of 40.8: Saint-Jouin is younger than 74% 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-Jouin 40.8. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over trails 73% of compared French towns: 19%.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
24% of households are one person living alone, below 96% 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 Calvados median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2.5 people share a household. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Half above, half below €26,270 a year in standard of living
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.
Half of Saint-Jouin’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €26,270 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 53% of compared French towns.
Only 8% of households are headed by a manual worker in Saint-Jouin
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
Put another way, about one in three: 32% of households are headed by a retired person. On average, 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).
Saint-Jouin sits below 99% of compared French towns for immigrants (0.7%)
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.
In Saint-Jouin, 0.3% of residents are foreign nationals, beside 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Fewer single residents than 99% of compared French towns: 14%
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 Saint-Jouin, 54% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 43% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 75% of compared French towns: 15%
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
32% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification (typical compared French town: 30%). Adults with no qualification make up 19% in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (300 to 2,582 people), the 4th youngest
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-Jouin
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jouin | 40.8 | 19% | 24% | 0.7% |
| Dives-sur-Mer 5,122 · 6.2 mi | 53.8 | 33% | 42% | 3% |
| Cabourg 3,725 · 6.9 mi | 63.9 | 48% | 79% | 4.1% |
| Troarn 3,439 · 8.3 mi | 47.5 | 25% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Argences 3,959 · 9.8 mi | 43.4 | 24% | 0.8% | 1.8% |
| Pont-l'Évêque 5,145 · 9.9 mi | 47.7 | 28% | 4.2% | 2.2% |
| Mézidon Vallée d'Auge 9,766 · 10.1 mi | 40.9 | 20% | 6.8% | 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-Jouin
What is the population of Saint-Jouin?
300 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 59% more than in 2012 (189).
How old are Saint-Jouin’s residents?
The median age is 40.8, younger than 74% of compared French towns. 27% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Jouin?
41, with occasional dwellings: 24% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Jouin?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.7% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Jouin?
€26,270 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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