Saonnet sits above 99% of compared French towns for couples with children (47%)
Where nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, Saonnet has 20%. This Calvados town is home to 325 residents in 120 households, by the 2023 Census. Put another way, about one in seven: 14% of residents are 65 or over. Fewer households without a car than in 89% of compared French towns: 4.9%.
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 Saonnet
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 16 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saonnet, 12% of its 140 homes: higher than in 89% 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
47% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 23% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Saonnet had 274 residents at the 2012 census and 325 in 2023, up 19%: faster growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A town of second homes: 12% of its 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
By its share of empty homes (4.7%), Saonnet is below 78% of compared French towns. On average, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 17% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 6.7% moved in within the last two years. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
A +19% change since 2012: faster than 88% 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 change was +11% from 2012 to 2017 and +7% from 2017 to 2023. The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Calvados town +1%.
A median age of 39.1: Saonnet is younger than 84% 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
■ Saonnet 39.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 12% here and 11% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Saonnet sits below 99% of compared French towns for one-person households (20%)
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
A household here holds 2.8 people on average. The wider picture: 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Median living standard: €24,460 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 median standard of living in Saonnet is €24,460 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 67% of compared French towns.
29% of households are headed by a manual worker, a share 99% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional, or about one in 12. In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
3.7% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 75% 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 Calvados has 3.1%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 75% of compared French towns. In Saonnet, 3.8% of residents are foreign nationals. 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.
Saonnet sits above 96% of compared French towns for married residents (52%)
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 figure for single residents is 20% in Saonnet and 25% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, married residents come to 43%.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 82% of compared French towns: 21%
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
Compared with 19% in the typical compared French town, just over a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification here. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 325 to 2,582 people: this is the 2nd 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 Saonnet
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saonnet | 39.1 | 14% | 12% | 3.7% |
| Le Molay-Littry 3,124 · 2.1 mi | 50.4 | 28% | 3.3% | 1.4% |
| Bayeux 12,659 · 8.1 mi | 51.4 | 31% | 4.4% | 3.2% |
| Isigny-sur-Mer 3,543 · 9.6 mi | 52.4 | 30% | 7.6% | 1.3% |
| Saint-Jean-d'Elle 2,516 · 12.7 mi | 43 | 20% | 2.8% | 0.9% |
| Saint-Lô 19,471 · 14 mi | 43.3 | 24% | 2.2% | 6.2% |
| Agneaux 4,286 · 14.8 mi | 49.8 | 29% | 1.3% | 3.2% |
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 Saonnet
What is the population of Saonnet?
325 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 19% more than in 2012 (274).
How old are Saonnet’s residents?
The median age is 39.1, younger than 84% of compared French towns. 30% are under 18 and 14% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saonnet?
16, with occasional dwellings: 12% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saonnet?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.7% of residents, and 12 foreign nationals (3.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saonnet?
€24,460 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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