Half of Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais is over 55.2, older than 94% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais counted 241 residents and 110 households at the 2023 Census. On the census count, 3.4% of households have no car. 1.4% of homes are flats, against 30% in the typical compared French town.
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-Quentin-de-Chalais
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 29 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais, 18% of its 160 homes: higher than in 92% 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 ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais had 274 residents at the 2012 census and 241 in 2023, down 12%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais’ residents are under 55.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 31% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
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.
18% of homes are second homes, more than in 92% 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
12% of homes stand empty (typical compared French town: 6.7%). Against that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
A −12% change since 2012: slower than 98% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +1% in Charente.
In Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais, 7.3% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 96% 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-Quentin-de-Chalais 55.2. The median compared French town: 44.
31% of residents are 65 or over; in the typical compared French town the figure is 22%. In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of one-person households than 74% of compared French towns: 30%
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 2.2 people. As a yardstick, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Across Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais, nearly a quarter of households are couples with children. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
A median of €24,790 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 €24,790 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 63% of compared French towns.
Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais: 41% of households are headed by a retired person, above 85% 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
By its share of households headed by a manual worker (18%), Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais is above 73% of compared French towns. In Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional. Elsewhere, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Foreign nationals make up 7.8% in Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais, more than in 74% 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.
By its share of immigrants (9%), Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais is above 66% of compared French towns. Against that, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
51% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 94% 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
In the typical compared French town, 25% of residents 15 and over are single; in Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais, 20%. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
22% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 79% 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
The share of adults with no qualification trails 68% of compared French towns: 16%. Elsewhere, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
6th highest median age among 41 French towns of 241 to 2,582
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.
2 of 5 neighbors are older than Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais | 55.2 | 31% | 18% | 9% |
| La Roche-Chalais 3,060 · 7.4 mi | 51.6 | 32% | 7.2% | 6.4% |
| Ribérac 3,734 · 13 mi | 56.6 | 37% | 6.2% | 5.8% |
| Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle 3,167 · 16.3 mi | 52.3 | 32% | 1.5% | 5.1% |
| Montpon-Ménestérol 5,866 · 16.4 mi | 56.2 | 35% | 3.5% | 4.1% |
| Coutras 8,678 · 16.8 mi | 49.5 | 27% | 2.2% | 4.4% |
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-Quentin-de-Chalais
What is the population of Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais?
241 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% fewer than in 2012 (274).
How old are Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais’ residents?
The median age is 55.2, older than 94% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 31% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais?
29, with occasional dwellings: 18% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais?
INSEE counts 22 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9% of residents, and 19 foreign nationals (7.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais?
€24,790 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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