Older than 94% of compared French towns: half of Saint-Victor is over 54.8
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 91 people lived in Saint-Victor, in 43 households. Locally, 1.3% of homes are flats. 25% of households are one person living alone; in the typical compared French town the figure is 35%.
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-Victor
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 23 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Victor, 29% of its 78 homes: higher than in 95% 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 ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Saint-Victor had 112 residents at the 2012 census and 91 in 2023, down 19%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Saint-Victor’s residents are under 54.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
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.
Saint-Victor ranks above 95% of compared French towns on second homes: 29%
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
Against a figure of 6.7% in the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes in Saint-Victor comes in at 15%. On the census count, nearly one in ten households have no car. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for second homes is 2.1% in the typical compared French town.
Slower growth than 99% of compared French towns: Saint-Victor changed by −19% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −4%, and from 2017 to 2023 −15%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Cantal town −3%.
Only 7.7% of residents are 15 to 24 in Saint-Victor
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Victor 54.8. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 30% in Saint-Victor and 22% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
Saint-Victor sits above 99% of compared French towns for single-parent households (25%)
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
The average household has 2.1 people. In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%.
Saint-Victor sits above 76% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (37%)
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 manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, 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-Victor ranks above 67% of compared French towns on foreign nationals: 6.6%
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.
Nearly one in ten residents are immigrants, against 6.5% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. That is higher than in 64% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Cantal has 3.9%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A higher share of married residents than 96% of compared French towns, at 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
Single residents make up about one in four here (26%). Typically, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Saint-Victor sits below 74% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (23%)
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
22% of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
The 7th oldest of 41 French towns of 91 to 2,582 people
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.
Saint-Victor is younger than 1 of its 4 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Victor | 54.8 | 30% | 29% | 8.8% |
| Ytrac 4,339 · 7.9 mi | 48.3 | 25% | 3.1% | 1.8% |
| Aurillac 26,214 · 9.5 mi | 48.4 | 28% | 4.6% | 6.7% |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère 6,361 · 11.6 mi | 49.8 | 26% | 4.4% | 2% |
| Mauriac 3,449 · 14.6 mi | 56.8 | 37% | 8.1% | 3.1% |
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-Victor
What is the population of Saint-Victor?
91 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 19% fewer than in 2012 (112).
How old are Saint-Victor’s residents?
The median age is 54.8, older than 94% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Victor?
23, with occasional dwellings: 29% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Victor?
INSEE counts 8 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.8% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (6.6%). 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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