A lower share of households without a car than 98% of compared French towns, at 3.2%
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Saint-Même-les-Carrières had 1,023 residents in 470 households at the 2023 census. Locally, 40% of households are headed by a retired person. In the typical compared French town, the share of flats is 30%; Saint-Même-les-Carrières has 3.5%.
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-Même-les-Carrières
Fewer residents than in 2012
Saint-Même-les-Carrières had 1,103 residents at the 2012 census and 1,023 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Saint-Même-les-Carrières’ residents are under 51.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 26% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 71 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.
A −7% change since 2012: slower than 93% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −3%, and from 2017 to 2023 −4%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Charente town +1%.
Older than 87% of compared French towns: half of Saint-Même-les-Carrières is over 51.4
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Même-les-Carrières 51.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 8.5%, below 88% of compared French towns. By contrast, on residents aged 65 and over, Saint-Même-les-Carrières sits higher than 72% of compared French towns: 26%.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
Saint-Même-les-Carrières sits below 84% of compared French towns for one-person households (28%)
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 2.2 people on average. The share of one-person households in the typical compared French town is 35%. Lower than in 85% of compared French towns: 7.5% of households are single parents. Nearly a quarter of households are couples with children, against 25% in the typical compared French town.
Saint-Même-les-Carrières sits above 89% of compared French towns for empty homes (12%)
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
With second homes at 6.1%, Saint-Même-les-Carrières is ahead of just over four fifths of compared French towns on that count. In the typical compared French town, empty homes come to 6.7%. Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 6% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 28%.
Standard of living at the median: €25,840 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.
At €25,840 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 51% of compared French towns.
Saint-Même-les-Carrières: 20% of households are headed by a manual worker, above 84% 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
Against a figure of 9.4% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional in Saint-Même-les-Carrières comes in at 6.4%. As a reference point, 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).
5% of residents are immigrants, below 63% 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: 3.3%, below three fifths of compared French towns. 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-Même-les-Carrières ranks below 91% of compared French towns on single residents: 20%
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
In couples, 47% are married and 6.4% in a PACS (median compared French town: 43% and 6.1%); 5.7% are widowed. Typically, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
In Saint-Même-les-Carrières, 22% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 81% 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
Just over a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification, against 19% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,023 to 2,582 people), the 11th 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).
Saint-Même-les-Carrières is younger than 1 of its 6 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Même-les-Carrières | 51.4 | 26% | 6.1% | 5% |
| Jarnac 4,486 · 3.1 mi | 52.5 | 33% | 3.8% | 4.5% |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Charente 3,550 · 5.4 mi | 49.8 | 29% | 2.9% | 6.4% |
| Châteaubernard 3,878 · 8.7 mi | 49.5 | 29% | 1.9% | 4.8% |
| Cognac 18,532 · 9.6 mi | 44.7 | 24% | 2.8% | 6.3% |
| Roullet-Saint-Estèphe 4,357 · 9.8 mi | 45.5 | 22% | 1.4% | 2.9% |
| Rouillac 2,919 · 10.6 mi | 49.3 | 30% | 5.7% | 2.6% |
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-Même-les-Carrières
What is the population of Saint-Même-les-Carrières?
1,023 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (1,103).
How old are Saint-Même-les-Carrières’ residents?
The median age is 51.4, older than 87% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Même-les-Carrières?
35, with occasional dwellings: 6.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Même-les-Carrières?
INSEE counts 51 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5% of residents, and 34 foreign nationals (3.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Même-les-Carrières?
€25,840 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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