Older than 92% of compared French towns: half of Saint-Coutant is over 53.8
With couples with children at 15%, Saint-Coutant is behind 91% of compared French towns on that count. In 2023, the Census found 206 residents locally, living in 99 households. On the census count, 1.3% of homes are flats. 50% of households are headed by a retired person, a higher share 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-Coutant
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 36 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Coutant, 23% of its 150 homes: higher than in 94% 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-Coutant’s residents are under 53.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 31% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.5% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Saint-Coutant had 220 residents at the 2012 census and 206 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 19 homes empty (12%): 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-Coutant: 23% of homes are second homes, above 94% 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
3.1% of households moved in less than two years ago; 34% have been in their home 30 years or more. Second homes make up 2.1% in the typical compared French town. At 12%, the share of empty homes is higher than in 89% of compared French towns. By contrast, the figure for households without a car is 7.3% in Saint-Coutant and 11% in the typical compared French town.
Saint-Coutant changed by −6% from 2012 to 2023, behind 92% 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
In two steps, ±0% to 2017 and −6% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +1% in Charente.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 98% of compared French towns: 6.5%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Coutant 53.8. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over; in Saint-Coutant, 31%. As a reference point, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Fewer single-parent households than 99% of compared French towns: 5%
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
There are 2.1 people in the average household. For single-parent households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 10%. Fewer one-person households than in 51% of compared French towns: 35%.
At the median, €21,280 a year to live on
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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €21,280 a year: lower than in 92% of compared French towns.
5% of households are headed by a manual worker, fewer than in 96% 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 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, 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).
Saint-Coutant ranks above 87% of compared French towns on foreign nationals: 12%
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.
The median compared commune in Charente has 4.8%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 80% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. In Saint-Coutant, 13% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 93% of compared French towns: 20% of residents 15 and over are single
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
42% of residents 15 and over are married, against 43% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
16% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 96% 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: 28%, above 87% of compared French towns. Graduates of higher education make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 206 to 2,582 people, the 7th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Nearby, 3 of 5 towns have older populations than Saint-Coutant
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Coutant | 53.8 | 31% | 23% | 13% |
| Confolens 2,730 · 10.3 mi | 58.2 | 39% | 8.8% | 11% |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente 3,777 · 10.4 mi | 53.6 | 31% | 5.1% | 7.6% |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure 3,111 · 12.2 mi | 52 | 32% | 2.5% | 4.7% |
| Ruffec 3,449 · 12.5 mi | 55.8 | 37% | 4.9% | 10% |
| Civray 2,522 · 12.7 mi | 61 | 43% | 8.7% | 5.1% |
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-Coutant
What is the population of Saint-Coutant?
206 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (220).
How old are Saint-Coutant’s residents?
The median age is 53.8, older than 92% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 31% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Coutant?
36, with occasional dwellings: 23% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Coutant?
INSEE counts 26 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 13% of residents, and 25 foreign nationals (12%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Coutant?
€21,280 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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