Older than 99% of compared French towns: half of Saint-Urcize is over 61.8
Against a figure of 14% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker in Saint-Urcize comes in at 4.1%. Here, 16% of households are couples with children. Lower than in 92% of compared French towns: 7.2% of homes are flats. The 2023 Census counted 475 residents in 240 households.
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-Urcize
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 120 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Urcize, 30% of its 410 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 97% 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-Urcize’s residents are under 61.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 44% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 12% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Saint-Urcize had 496 residents at the 2012 census and 475 in 2023, down 4%: slower growth than in 86% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 52 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
More second homes than 95% of compared French towns: 30%
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. Set beside that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. In Saint-Urcize, 13% of homes stand empty. 8.8% of households have no car, against 11% in the typical compared French town.
From 2012 to 2023, 86% of compared French towns grew faster than Saint-Urcize: −4%
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 median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Cantal town −3%. The change was −16% from 2012 to 2017 and +14% from 2017 to 2023.
Saint-Urcize ranks above 99% of compared French towns on residents aged 65 and over: 44%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Urcize 61.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Here 4.6% of residents are 15 to 24, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 11%. Against that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
2% of households are single parents, fewer than in 99% 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
On average, 1.9 people share a household. 45% of households are one person living alone, more than in 84% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
The median resident lives on €24,350 a year per consumption unit
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.
Living standards centre on €24,350 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 67% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person: 55%, a higher share than 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
Compared with 9.4% in the typical compared French town, 4.1% of households are headed by a manager or professional here. Typically, 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).
A lower share of immigrants than 97% of compared French towns, at 1.5%
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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Saint-Urcize comes in at 1.5%. As a yardstick, 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.
More married residents than 71% of compared French towns: 46%
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
A quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, against 24% in Saint-Urcize. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Saint-Urcize ranks above 75% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 24%
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
By its share of graduates of higher education (25%), Saint-Urcize is below 68% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
2nd highest median age among 41 French towns of 475 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
No nearby town is as old as Saint-Urcize
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Urcize | 61.8 | 44% | 30% | 1.5% |
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher 3,955 · 15.2 mi | 47.6 | 27% | 9.6% | 5.6% |
| Espalion 4,605 · 17.2 mi | 53.1 | 35% | 20% | 7.2% |
| Marvejols 4,764 · 17.6 mi | 50.7 | 30% | 11% | 9.7% |
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-Urcize
What is the population of Saint-Urcize?
475 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (496).
How old are Saint-Urcize’s residents?
The median age is 61.8, older than 99% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 44% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Urcize?
120, with occasional dwellings: 30% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Urcize?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.5% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (1.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Urcize?
€24,350 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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