Older than 95% of compared French towns: half of Saint-Vitte is over 55.5
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put Saint-Vitte’s population at 117, in 64 households. For Saint-Vitte, the census puts flats at 1%. Compared with 14% in the typical compared French town, a quarter of households are headed by a manual worker here.
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-Vitte
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 23 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Vitte, 23% of its 100 homes: higher than in 94% 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 ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Saint-Vitte had 133 residents at the 2012 census and 117 in 2023, down 12%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Saint-Vitte’s residents are under 55.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.1% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 15 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Saint-Vitte: 23% of homes are second homes, above 94% 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
6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, against 14% in Saint-Vitte. In the typical compared French town, the share of second homes is 2.1%. Turnover: 4.8% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 18% have lived in their home 30 years or more. On households without a car, Saint-Vitte sits higher than 53% of compared French towns: 11%.
Slower than most: −12% since 2012, behind 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −2%, then −11% to 2023. Over those years, the median Cher town changed −4% and the median compared French town +5%.
4.4% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 99% 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-Vitte 55.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Where 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, Saint-Vitte has 30%. Measured more widely, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Only 17% of households are couples with children in Saint-Vitte
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
The share of one-person households is 42%, against 35% in the typical compared French town. On single-parent households, Saint-Vitte sits lower than just over three quarters of compared French towns: 8.3%. The comparison figure for couples with children is 25% in the typical compared French town. Households here average 1.8 people each.
Median standard of living: €22,440 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.
At €22,440 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 86% of compared French towns.
Below 57% of compared French towns: 8.3% of households are headed by a manager or professional
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 retired person are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. To put it in context, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
5.3% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 60% 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.
Here, 3.5% of residents are foreign nationals. To put it in context, 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.
Single residents: 29%, a higher share than 74% 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
40% of residents 15 and over are married, against 43% in the typical compared French town. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
Saint-Vitte sits below 82% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (13%)
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 the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%; Saint-Vitte has 28%. For adults with no qualification, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 19%.
Ranked by age, 5th 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 Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Every neighbor is younger than Saint-Vitte
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vitte | 55.5 | 30% | 23% | 5.3% |
| Huriel 2,536 · 11.6 mi | 48.5 | 27% | 4% | 2.5% |
| Domérat 8,622 · 12.4 mi | 53.5 | 33% | 1.6% | 4.4% |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond 9,899 · 13.1 mi | 54.5 | 35% | 3.9% | 4.5% |
| Désertines 4,259 · 13.5 mi | 53.2 | 32% | 1.5% | 5% |
| Montluçon 33,147 · 14.2 mi | 46.9 | 28% | 3.1% | 11% |
| Prémilhat 2,540 · 15 mi | 53.6 | 31% | 2.3% | 5.9% |
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-Vitte
What is the population of Saint-Vitte?
117 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% fewer than in 2012 (133).
How old are Saint-Vitte’s residents?
The median age is 55.5, older than 95% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Vitte?
23, with occasional dwellings: 23% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Vitte?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.3% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (3.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Vitte?
€22,440 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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