Older than 99% of compared French towns: half of Saint-Thomas-de-Conac is over 61.2
Flats make up 2.2%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. The 2023 Census put Saint-Thomas-de-Conac’s population at 590, in 310 households. The share of households headed by a retired person stands at 50%. Just over one in ten households are couples with children, a lower share than in 98% of compared French towns.
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-Thomas-de-Conac
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 230 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Thomas-de-Conac, 38% of its 590 homes: higher than in 96% 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Saint-Thomas-de-Conac’s residents are under 61.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 41% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 10% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
38% of homes are second homes, a share 96% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
The share of households in social housing is 1.5%, against 12% in the typical compared French town. Across Saint-Thomas-de-Conac, 3.8% of households have no car. The town has more empty homes than 73% of compared French towns, at 9%. Second homes make up 2.1% in the typical compared French town.
Saint-Thomas-de-Conac’s population changed by +5% since 2012, more than in 52% 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 Charente-Maritime town changed +8% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought ±0% and the next six +6%.
41% of residents are 65 or over, a share 98% of compared French towns don’t reach
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Thomas-de-Conac 61.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 4.9%, below 99% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
Saint-Thomas-de-Conac ranks below 99% of compared French towns on single-parent households: 3.2%
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 1.8 people. By way of comparison, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Census figures put one-person households at 42% in Saint-Thomas-de-Conac.
A median of €22,920 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €22,920 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 82% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker: 12%, a lower share than 64% 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 make up about one in 11 here (9%). On average, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 14% in Saint-Thomas-de-Conac, more than in 83% 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.
Foreign nationals: 12% here and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 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.
17% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
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
By its share of married residents (47%), Saint-Thomas-de-Conac is above 79% of compared French towns. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
25% of adults out of school have no qualification, a share 79% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Here just over a quarter of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%. The wider picture: nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 3rd oldest of 41 French towns of 590 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.
No nearby town is as old as Saint-Thomas-de-Conac
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Thomas-de-Conac | 61.2 | 41% | 38% | 14% |
| Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde 3,175 · 7.8 mi | 49.2 | 29% | 4.4% | 3.1% |
| Gémozac 3,052 · 12.2 mi | 51.9 | 32% | 7.4% | 3.1% |
| Jonzac 3,602 · 12.6 mi | 54 | 36% | 26% | 5.1% |
| Lesparre-Médoc 5,872 · 13.4 mi | 50 | 29% | 3.6% | 7.8% |
| Pauillac 5,190 · 13.7 mi | 44 | 22% | 3% | 23% |
| Pons 4,343 · 14.6 mi | 50.3 | 30% | 3.1% | 7.1% |
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-Thomas-de-Conac
What is the population of Saint-Thomas-de-Conac?
590 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% more than in 2012 (560).
How old are Saint-Thomas-de-Conac’s residents?
The median age is 61.2, older than 99% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 41% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Thomas-de-Conac?
230, with occasional dwellings: 38% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Thomas-de-Conac?
INSEE counts 81 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 14% of residents, and 72 foreign nationals (12%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Thomas-de-Conac?
€22,920 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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