In Saint-Simon, 0.6% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
In Saint-Simon, 27% of households are headed by a manual worker, beside 14% in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 5.5% of residents are 15 to 24. Lower than in 77% of compared French towns: 6.4% of households have no car.
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-Simon
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 34 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Simon, 20% of its 170 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 97% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Empty homes
The census found 35 homes empty (21%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 9.8% single parents with children; 24% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Empty homes make up 21% in Saint-Simon, more than in 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
One household in 16 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). Typically, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Census figures put second homes at 20% in Saint-Simon.
A growing town: +12% since 2012, faster than 75% 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%. The years 2012 to 2017 brought −2%; 2017 to 2023, +15%.
A median age of 39.9: Saint-Simon is younger than 79% 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-Simon 39.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over come to 21% in Saint-Simon, about two in ten.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
34% of households are couples with children, more than in 91% 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
On average, 2.4 people share a household. The wider picture: a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Saint-Simon has fewer one-person households than 68% of compared French towns, at 32%. Single-parent households are about as common here as in the typical compared French town: 9.8%.
A median standard of living of €24,870 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 median standard of living in Saint-Simon is €24,870 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 62% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person: 23%, a lower share than 90% 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
The share of households headed by a manager or professional is 16%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 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).
A lower share of immigrants than 85% of compared French towns, at 2.7%
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.
3.4% of residents are foreign nationals, fewer than in 59% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 6.5% 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.
A lower share of single residents than 99% of compared French towns, at 15%
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
By its share of married residents (48%), Saint-Simon is above 84% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
In Saint-Simon, 34% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, more than in 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
Just over a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 233 to 2,582 people: this is the 3rd youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Saint-Simon is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Simon | 39.9 | 21% | 20% | 2.7% |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Charente 3,550 · 3.8 mi | 49.8 | 29% | 2.9% | 6.4% |
| Jarnac 4,486 · 5.2 mi | 52.5 | 33% | 3.8% | 4.5% |
| Roullet-Saint-Estèphe 4,357 · 7.3 mi | 45.5 | 22% | 1.4% | 2.9% |
| Fléac 3,861 · 8.3 mi | 49.1 | 26% | 0.5% | 3.9% |
| Saint-Michel 3,196 · 9 mi | 49.8 | 32% | 2.4% | 8.2% |
| La Couronne 7,765 · 9 mi | 43.8 | 22% | 2.1% | 6.3% |
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-Simon
What is the population of Saint-Simon?
233 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% more than in 2012 (208).
How old are Saint-Simon’s residents?
The median age is 39.9, younger than 79% of compared French towns. 27% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Simon?
34, with occasional dwellings: 20% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Simon?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.7% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (3.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Simon?
€24,870 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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