Photo: TonyBors · CC BY-SA 3.0A median age of 48.6: Saint-Germain-du-Puy is older than 77% of compared French towns
Compared with 25% in the typical compared French town, 20% of households are couples with children here. The 2023 Census counted 4,779 residents in 2,280 households. Roughly four in ten: two in five households are headed by a retired person. Higher than in 83% of compared French towns: 23% of households rent social housing (HLM).
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-Germain-du-Puy
Fewer residents than in 2012
Saint-Germain-du-Puy had 5,029 residents at the 2012 census and 4,779 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower growth than 88% of compared French towns: Saint-Germain-du-Puy changed by −5% since 2012
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 change was +1% from 2012 to 2017 and −6% from 2017 to 2023.
28% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 80% 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-Germain-du-Puy 48.6. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 trails 62% of compared French towns: 10%. To put it in context, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
Above 75% of compared French towns: 12% of households are single parents
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
Set against 35% in the typical compared French town, 38% of households are one person living alone in Saint-Germain-du-Puy. Across the comparison, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 2.1 people.
20% of homes are flats, fewer than in 68% 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
By its share of empty homes (5.5%), Saint-Germain-du-Puy is below 68% of compared French towns. Second homes: 0.9% of the total. The comparison figure for flats is 30% in the typical compared French town.
€25,040 a year is the median standard of living here
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.
At €25,040 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 60% of compared French towns. Living below the poverty line: 13.0% of residents.
Saint-Germain-du-Puy sits below 73% of compared French towns for households headed by a manager or professional (6.3%)
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
13% of households are headed by a manual worker. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Saint-Germain-du-Puy, 4.8% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 65% 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.
3.1% of residents are foreign nationals; in the typical compared French town the figure is 4.3%. For comparison, 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.
44% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 60% 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
Single residents make up about one in four here (25%). Elsewhere, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
22% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 81% 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
Against a figure of 19% in the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification in Saint-Germain-du-Puy comes in at 22%. The benchmark for graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town: 30%.
Ranked by age, 12th oldest of 41 French towns this size
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 Chasseneuil-du-Poitou (36.3), the oldest Salies-de-Béarn (57.6).
2 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Saint-Germain-du-Puy
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy | 48.6 | 28% | 0.9% | 4.8% |
| Bourges 64,186 · 4 mi | 42.4 | 23% | 3.2% | 11% |
| Saint-Doulchard 9,647 · 5.5 mi | 51.4 | 29% | 0.8% | 7% |
| Trouy 4,055 · 7.1 mi | 49.2 | 25% | 1% | 3.2% |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin 3,681 · 7.9 mi | 47.2 | 24% | 0.6% | 4.3% |
| Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny 2,546 · 7.9 mi | 41 | 18% | 2.4% | 3.5% |
| Avord 2,909 · 8.8 mi | 32.5 | 11% | 0.9% | 3.7% |
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-Germain-du-Puy
What is the population of Saint-Germain-du-Puy?
4,779 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (5,029).
How old are Saint-Germain-du-Puy’s residents?
The median age is 48.6, older than 77% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Germain-du-Puy?
21, with occasional dwellings: 0.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Germain-du-Puy?
INSEE counts 230 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.8% of residents, and 150 foreign nationals (3.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Germain-du-Puy?
€25,040 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 13.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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