Half of Saint-Christophe is over 54.9, older than 94% of compared French towns
2.3% of households rent social housing (HLM), against 12% in the typical compared French town. There were 160 households in Saint-Christophe at the 2023 Census, home to 334 residents. On the census count, 0.4% of homes are flats. At 3.1%, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is lower than in 97% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Charente 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-Christophe
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 56 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Christophe, 20% of its 280 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 98% 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-Christophe’s residents are under 54.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 31% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.2% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 59 homes empty (21%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 100 immigrants in Saint-Christophe (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 17% of residents, against 4.8% for the median compared commune in Charente. 16% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Saint-Christophe: 21% of homes stand empty, above 99% of compared French towns
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
Second homes: 20% here and 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Still, households without a car are rarer here than in 89% of compared French towns. Against that, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Long tenure is the mark of 25% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 4.7% (under two years).
Saint-Christophe’s population moved −2% on 2012, less than in 79% 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 town changed +1% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −3% and the next six +1%.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns, at 4.8%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Christophe 54.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 31%, against 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
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
Only 18% of households are couples with children in Saint-Christophe
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 median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2 people on average. Typically, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Higher than in 77% of compared French towns: 12% of households are single parents. In the typical compared French town, just over a third of households are one person living alone; in Saint-Christophe, 34%.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €21,580 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €21,580 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 91% of compared French towns.
Saint-Christophe: 21% of households are headed by a manual worker, above 86% 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 32% in the typical compared French town, 37% of households are headed by a retired person here. In the typical compared French town, households headed by a manual worker come to 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
17% of residents are immigrants, a share 89% of compared French towns don’t reach
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.
In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Saint-Christophe, 16%. By way of comparison, 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.
Saint-Christophe ranks below 95% of compared French towns on single residents: 19%
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, single residents come to 25%.
Graduates of higher education: 26%, a lower share than 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%; Saint-Christophe has 21%. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 334 to 2,582 people: this is the 6th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Median age: 3 of the 6 towns around Saint-Christophe 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-Christophe | 54.9 | 31% | 20% | 17% |
| Saint-Junien 11,415 · 8 mi | 49.9 | 29% | 3.5% | 4.5% |
| Confolens 2,730 · 8.8 mi | 58.2 | 39% | 8.8% | 11% |
| Oradour-sur-Glane 2,550 · 9.8 mi | 44.8 | 25% | 3.4% | 2.6% |
| Rochechouart 3,603 · 11.9 mi | 56.7 | 37% | 11% | 6.4% |
| Bellac 3,537 · 12.7 mi | 58.2 | 39% | 8.1% | 7.9% |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente 3,777 · 15.4 mi | 53.6 | 31% | 5.1% | 7.6% |
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-Christophe
What is the population of Saint-Christophe?
334 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (342).
How old are Saint-Christophe’s residents?
The median age is 54.9, older than 94% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 31% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Christophe?
56, with occasional dwellings: 20% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Christophe?
INSEE counts 56 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 17% of residents, and 54 foreign nationals (16%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Christophe?
€21,580 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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