Half of Sagonne is over 56, older than 95% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, 10% of households are single parents; in Sagonne, 21%. 190 residents in 96 households: that is Sagonne at the 2023 Census. On the census count, 47% of households are headed by a retired person. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
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 Sagonne
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 27 second homes and occasional dwellings in Sagonne, 18% of its 150 homes: higher than in 93% 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 Sagonne’s residents are under 56 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 31% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Sagonne had 204 residents at the 2012 census and 190 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 23 homes empty (16%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Flats: 1.4%, a lower share than 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes is 6.7%; Sagonne has 16%. Census figures put second homes at 18% in the town. On households without a car, Sagonne sits lower than 58% of compared French towns: 9.3%. Set beside that, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town.
−7% 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
Over those years, the median Cher town changed −4% and the median compared French town +5%.
Below 98% of compared French towns: 6.8% of residents are 15 to 24
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Sagonne 56. The median compared French town: 44.
22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, against 31% in Sagonne. Set beside that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Fewer couples with children than 99% of compared French towns: 11%
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
Average household size: 2 people. Elsewhere, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. One-person households are rarer here than in 68% of compared French towns.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €24,220 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 Sagonne is €24,220 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 69% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 32% in Sagonne, more than in 99% 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
Nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, against 11% in Sagonne. Against that, 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).
Below 76% of compared French towns: 3.6% of residents are immigrants
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.
2.6% of residents are foreign nationals; in the typical compared French town the figure is 4.3%. Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. The median compared commune in Cher has 4.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in just over three quarters of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Sagonne sits below 89% of compared French towns for 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
Married residents make up 49%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 67% of compared French towns, at 25%
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
Adults with no qualification make up 21%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for graduates of higher education is 30% in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 190 to 2,582 people, the 5th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 1 are older than Sagonne
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sagonne | 56 | 31% | 18% | 3.6% |
| Sancoins 2,951 · 4.6 mi | 57.4 | 36% | 5.9% | 2% |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois 3,151 · 8.8 mi | 51.2 | 32% | 6.8% | 1.9% |
| Dun-sur-Auron 3,524 · 12.6 mi | 53.2 | 32% | 3.2% | 2.4% |
| Marzy 3,623 · 15.3 mi | 49.1 | 25% | 1.5% | 4.5% |
| Avord 2,909 · 15.5 mi | 32.5 | 11% | 0.9% | 3.7% |
| Fourchambault 3,992 · 16.5 mi | 49.3 | 27% | 1.2% | 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 Sagonne
What is the population of Sagonne?
190 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (204).
How old are Sagonne’s residents?
The median age is 56, older than 95% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 31% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Sagonne?
27, with occasional dwellings: 18% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Sagonne?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.6% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (2.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Sagonne?
€24,220 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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