Older than 95% of compared French towns: half of Saint-Clément is over 55.5
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. There were 35 households in Saint-Clément at the 2023 Census, home to 80 residents. In Saint-Clément, 6.6% of homes are flats. One-person households: 29%, below 83% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Cantal 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-Clément
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 31 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Clément, 40% of its 78 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 90% 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-Clément’s residents are under 55.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 36% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Growing fast
Saint-Clément had 63 residents at the 2012 census and 80 in 2023, up 27%: faster growth than in 95% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 12 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
40% of homes in Saint-Clément 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
Newcomers of less than two years account for 3% of households, residents of 30 years or more for 45%. Empty homes are more common here than in 96% of compared French towns. For comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town, against 6.1% in Saint-Clément.
Faster growth than 95% of compared French towns: Saint-Clément changed by +27% since 2012
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
Here the change came as +19% to 2017, then +7% to 2023. Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −3% in Cantal.
Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns: 2.7%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Clément 55.5. The median compared French town: 44.
36% of Saint-Clément’s residents are 65 or older, against 28% in the median Cantal town and 22% in the median compared French town; 19% are under 18. In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
About 121 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households: 14%, a higher share than 93% 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 Cantal median and the France median
Living alone · share
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children in Saint-Clément comes in at 29%. For comparison, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. The average household has 2.3 people.
Households headed by a retired person: 29%, a lower share than 71% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. On average, 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-Clément ranks below 98% of compared French towns on immigrants: 1.3%
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 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 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.
Fewer single residents than 86% of compared French towns: 21%
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
47% of residents 15 and over are married, against 43% in the typical compared French town. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
22% of adults out of school have no qualification, more than in 64% 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
Set against 30% in the typical compared French town, 28% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Saint-Clément. To put it in context, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (80 to 2,582 people), the 5th oldest
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 old as Saint-Clément
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Clément | 55.5 | 36% | 40% | 1.3% |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère 6,361 · 10.5 mi | 49.8 | 26% | 4.4% | 2% |
| Aurillac 26,214 · 11 mi | 48.4 | 28% | 4.6% | 6.7% |
| Ytrac 4,339 · 14.3 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-Clément
What is the population of Saint-Clément?
80 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 27% more than in 2012 (63).
How old are Saint-Clément’s residents?
The median age is 55.5, older than 95% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 36% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Clément?
31, with occasional dwellings: 40% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Clément?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.3% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). 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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