Only 4.3% of homes are flats in Saint-Rogatien
The share of empty homes is 3.2%, against 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Locally, 3.7% of households have no car. Half of Saint-Rogatien’s residents are over 49.1, older than in nearly four fifths of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 2,364 people lived here, in 980 households.
Throughout this page, the Charente-Maritime 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-Rogatien
Growing fast
Saint-Rogatien had 1,956 residents at the 2012 census and 2,364 in 2023, up 21%: faster growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Saint-Rogatien’s population changed by +21% since 2012, more than in 91% 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 median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Charente-Maritime town +8%. The change was +13% from 2012 to 2017 and +7% from 2017 to 2023.
Above 66% of compared French towns: 25% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Rogatien 49.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, against 10% in Saint-Rogatien. As a yardstick, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
Saint-Rogatien sits below 88% of compared French towns for one-person households (27%)
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 Charente-Maritime median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 2.3 people. To put it in context, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Across Saint-Rogatien, 30% of households are couples with children. 11% of households are single parents, a higher share than in 69% of compared French towns.
A lower share of households in social housing than 67% of compared French towns, at 8.6%
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
One in ten households moved in less than two years ago; 17% have been in their home 30 years or more. The share of households in social housing in the typical compared French town is 12%. At 2.1%, second homes sit close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
A median standard of living of €29,090 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.
Half of Saint-Rogatien’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €29,090 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 79% of compared French towns. Poverty touches 6.0% of residents.
Saint-Rogatien sits above 81% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (39%)
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
13% of households are headed by a manager or professional, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 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).
In Saint-Rogatien, 2.3% of residents are foreign nationals, fewer than in 74% 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.
Immigrants make up a share lower than in just over two thirds of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Charente-Maritime has 3.1%. The share of immigrants stands at 4.5%. Set beside that, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
Only 20% of residents 15 and over are single in Saint-Rogatien
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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 50% in Saint-Rogatien. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
36% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, more than in 71% 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
Adults with no qualification: 17% here and 19% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (2,364 to 2,582 people), the 15th 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).
Of the 6 towns nearest Saint-Rogatien, 2 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Rogatien | 49.1 | 25% | 2.1% | 4.5% |
| Périgny 8,877 · 1.3 mi | 48.2 | 27% | 2.4% | 4.8% |
| La Jarne 2,637 · 1.6 mi | 49.3 | 26% | 5.4% | 2.4% |
| Dompierre-sur-Mer 6,315 · 2.4 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 2.6% | 3.8% |
| Aytré 9,746 · 2.6 mi | 42.7 | 24% | 4.5% | 4.9% |
| Puilboreau 6,765 · 3.2 mi | 50.1 | 30% | 4.9% | 4.7% |
| La Jarrie 3,458 · 3.4 mi | 46.4 | 22% | 2.1% | 2.4% |
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-Rogatien
What is the population of Saint-Rogatien?
2,364 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 21% more than in 2012 (1,956).
How old are Saint-Rogatien’s residents?
The median age is 49.1, older than 79% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Rogatien?
22, with occasional dwellings: 2.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Rogatien?
INSEE counts 110 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.5% of residents, and 54 foreign nationals (2.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Rogatien?
€29,090 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 6.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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