Older than 94% of compared French towns: half of Argent-sur-Sauldre is over 55.1
6.2% of homes are flats, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Couples with children come to 18% in Argent-sur-Sauldre, about two in ten. This Cher town has more households headed by a manual worker than 87% of compared French towns, at 21%. At the 2023 Census Argent-sur-Sauldre was home to 2,023 people in 1,000 households.
Throughout this page, the Cher 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 Argent-sur-Sauldre
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 140 second homes and occasional dwellings in Argent-sur-Sauldre, 11% of its 1,300 homes: higher than in 88% of compared French towns. 99% 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 Argent-sur-Sauldre’s residents are under 55.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 36% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 11% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Argent-sur-Sauldre had 2,156 residents at the 2012 census and 2,023 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 160 homes empty (13%): 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 town of second homes: 11% of its homes
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
Some 7.8% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 27% who have been there 30 years or more. Typically, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in eight: 13% of homes stand empty.
Since 2012, Argent-sur-Sauldre has changed by −6%, slower than 91% 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
The median Cher town changed −4% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −3% and the next six −4%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 95% of compared French towns: 36%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Argent-sur-Sauldre 55.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Where just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, Argent-sur-Sauldre has 7.9%. In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
A smaller share of single-parent households than 85% of compared French towns: 7.5%
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 Cher median and the France median
Living alone · share
One-person households: 41% here and 35% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for single-parent households in the typical compared French town: 10%. On average, 2 people share a household.
A typical living standard of €23,640 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.
Living standards centre on €23,640 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 75% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a retired person than 91% of compared French towns: 43%
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: 6%, below 76% of compared French towns. 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).
3.7% of residents are foreign nationals, fewer than in 56% 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.
Immigrants make up a share lower than in 55% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Cher has 4.6%. The usual figure: 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. Here, 6% 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.
Only 22% of residents 15 and over are single in Argent-sur-Sauldre
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
For Argent-sur-Sauldre, the census puts married residents at 44%. Elsewhere, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education make up 15% in Argent-sur-Sauldre, less than in 97% 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
In Argent-sur-Sauldre, 29% of adults out of school have no qualification, beside 19% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 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 2,023 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.
No nearby town is as old as Argent-sur-Sauldre
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argent-sur-Sauldre | 55.1 | 36% | 11% | 6% |
| Aubigny-sur-Nère 5,451 · 4.9 mi | 51.8 | 31% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Gien 13,459 · 13 mi | 43.2 | 24% | 5.9% | 19% |
| Châtillon-sur-Loire 3,065 · 14.4 mi | 48.6 | 27% | 11% | 2.7% |
| Sully-sur-Loire 5,124 · 14.4 mi | 45.4 | 28% | 5% | 15% |
| Ouzouer-sur-Loire 2,543 · 14.9 mi | 45 | 20% | 7.4% | 3.2% |
| Briare 4,911 · 14.9 mi | 54.1 | 34% | 9.7% | 12% |
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 Argent-sur-Sauldre
What is the population of Argent-sur-Sauldre?
2,023 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (2,156).
How old are Argent-sur-Sauldre’s residents?
The median age is 55.1, older than 94% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 36% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Argent-sur-Sauldre?
140, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Argent-sur-Sauldre?
INSEE counts 120 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6% of residents, and 76 foreign nationals (3.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Argent-sur-Sauldre?
€23,640 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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