A town of second homes: 47% of its homes
Couples with children are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. On the census count, 8.7% of residents are 15 to 24. There were 6 households in Saint-Céols at the 2023 Census, home to 16 residents. Flats make up 4.9%, against 30% in the typical compared French town.
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 Saint-Céols
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 7 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Céols, 47% of its 14 homes: higher than in 97% 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 ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 0 immigrants in Saint-Céols (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 26% of residents, against 4.6% for the median compared commune in Cher. 26% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Saint-Céols had 18 residents at the 2012 census and 16 in 2023, down 11%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many people living alone
50% of Saint-Céols’ households are one person: higher than in 94% of compared French towns; 25% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Empty homes make up 9.3% in Saint-Céols, more than in 75% 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. 22% of households moved in less than two years ago; 22% have been in their home 30 years or more.
Saint-Céols changed by −11% from 2012 to 2023, 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
The median Cher town changed −4% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −22% and the next six +14%.
Saint-Céols ranks below 80% of compared French towns on residents aged 65 and over: 17%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Céols 43.3. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 43.3, Saint-Céols is younger than 56% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
61% women, 39% men
About 64 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households: 50%, a higher share than 99% 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 Cher median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 2.6 people on average. Higher than in 94% of compared French towns: 50% of households are one person living alone. In the typical compared French town, single-parent households come to 10%.
Households headed by a retired person: 50%, a higher share than 97% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The usual figure: nearly a third 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).
Saint-Céols ranks above 97% of compared French towns on immigrants: 26%
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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Saint-Céols has 26%. The wider picture: 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.
37% of residents 15 and over are single, a share 95% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Where 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, Saint-Céols has 37%. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Saint-Céols sits above 72% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (37%)
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
Set against 19% in the typical compared French town, 21% of adults out of school have no qualification in Saint-Céols. Typically, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
12th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 16 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
3 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Saint-Céols
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Céols | 43.3 | 17% | 47% | 26% |
| Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny 2,546 · 10.7 mi | 41 | 18% | 2.4% | 3.5% |
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy 4,779 · 10.7 mi | 48.6 | 28% | 0.9% | 4.8% |
| Avord 2,909 · 12.7 mi | 32.5 | 11% | 0.9% | 3.7% |
| Bourges 64,186 · 14.2 mi | 42.4 | 23% | 3.2% | 11% |
| Saint-Doulchard 9,647 · 14.7 mi | 51.4 | 29% | 0.8% | 7% |
| Trouy 4,055 · 17.8 mi | 49.2 | 25% | 1% | 3.2% |
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-Céols
What is the population of Saint-Céols?
16 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% fewer than in 2012 (18).
How old are Saint-Céols’ residents?
The median age is 43.3, younger than 56% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Céols?
7, with occasional dwellings: 47% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Céols?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 26% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (26%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.