Half of Saint-Gourson is over 61.4, older than 99% of compared French towns
6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, against 14% in Saint-Gourson. Census figures put households headed by a retired person at 69% locally. On couples with children, Saint-Gourson sits lower than 90% of compared French towns: 15%. The town had 133 residents in 70 households at the 2023 census.
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-Gourson
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 48 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Gourson, 35% of its 140 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-Gourson’s residents are under 61.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 37% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 0 immigrants in Saint-Gourson (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 20% of residents, against 4.8% for the median compared commune in Charente. 19% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Saint-Gourson had 144 residents at the 2012 census and 133 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Saint-Gourson ranks above 96% of compared French towns on second homes: 35%
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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. The share of flats stands at 0.8%. 6% of households have no car, against 11% in the typical compared French town.
Saint-Gourson changed by −8% from 2012 to 2023, behind 94% 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
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Charente town +1%.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 6.3% in Saint-Gourson, less than in 99% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Gourson 61.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 22% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Saint-Gourson comes in at 37%. The wider picture: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
About 78 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
38% of households are one person living alone, more than in 64% of compared French towns
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
The typical household size is 1.9 people. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The usual figure: just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €20,410 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.
Living standards centre on €20,410 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 95% of compared French towns.
The largest group of households: retired (69%)
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.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Saint-Gourson ranks above 93% of compared French towns on immigrants: 20%
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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Saint-Gourson has 19%. Immigrants make up 6.5% 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, below 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
Set against 43% in the typical compared French town, 53% of residents 15 and over are married in Saint-Gourson. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
23% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 74% 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
Compared with 19% in the typical compared French town, 23% of adults out of school have no qualification here. In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
The 2nd oldest of 41 French towns of 133 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Every neighbor is younger than Saint-Gourson
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gourson | 61.4 | 37% | 35% | 20% |
| Ruffec 3,449 · 7.8 mi | 55.8 | 37% | 4.9% | 10% |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure 3,111 · 10.8 mi | 52 | 32% | 2.5% | 4.7% |
| Civray 2,522 · 13.4 mi | 61 | 43% | 8.7% | 5.1% |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente 3,777 · 13.7 mi | 53.6 | 31% | 5.1% | 7.6% |
| La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois 4,025 · 15.1 mi | 53.8 | 34% | 4.5% | 2.9% |
| Brie 4,125 · 15.7 mi | 42.4 | 19% | 1.2% | 1.6% |
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-Gourson
What is the population of Saint-Gourson?
133 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (144).
How old are Saint-Gourson’s residents?
The median age is 61.4, older than 99% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 37% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Gourson?
48, with occasional dwellings: 35% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Gourson?
INSEE counts 27 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 20% of residents, and 25 foreign nationals (19%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Gourson?
€20,410 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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