A median age of 56.5: Saint-Moreil is older than 96% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, 30% of homes are flats; in Saint-Moreil, 0.3%. Lower than in 99% of compared French towns: 11% of households are couples with children. The 2023 Census counted 229 residents in 120 households. On the census count, 53% of households are headed by a retired person.
Throughout this page, the Creuse 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-Moreil
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 100 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Moreil, 36% of its 290 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 98% 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 Saint-Moreil’s residents are under 56.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 34% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 64 homes empty (22%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Many people living alone
49% of Saint-Moreil’s households are one person: higher than in 92% of compared French towns; 41% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
36% of homes are second homes, a share 96% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
22% of homes stand empty (typical compared French town: 6.7%). The comparison figure for second homes is 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 18: 5.7% of households have no car. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
A ±0% change since 2012: slower than 72% 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
In two steps, −5% to 2017 and +5% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −5% in Creuse.
Saint-Moreil ranks below 99% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 4.9%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Moreil 56.5. The median compared French town: 44.
In Saint-Moreil, 34% of residents are 65 or over, beside 22% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of one-person households than 92% of compared French towns: 49%
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 Creuse median and the France median
Living alone · share
11% of households are single parents; in the typical compared French town the figure is 10%. As a yardstick, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. A household here holds 1.9 people on average.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €19,240 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 midpoint of living standards here is €19,240 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 98% of compared French towns.
Saint-Moreil ranks below 94% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 3.7%
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
In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker; in Saint-Moreil, 7.4%. As a reference point, 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).
Immigrants make up 16% in Saint-Moreil, more than in 86% 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.
The median compared commune in Creuse has 7.6%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 86% of compared French towns. The census found that 15% of residents are foreign nationals in Saint-Moreil. On average, 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.
Married residents: 38%, a lower share than 81% 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: 22% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
37% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, more than in 71% 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
Few places have so few adults with no qualification: 18% here, fewer than in 55% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 229 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.
Every neighbor is younger than Saint-Moreil
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Moreil | 56.5 | 34% | 36% | 16% |
| Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat 4,366 · 10.2 mi | 53.7 | 34% | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| Saint-Priest-Taurion 2,901 · 14.9 mi | 45.6 | 24% | 4.3% | 4.2% |
| Saint-Just-le-Martel 2,606 · 15.2 mi | 46.3 | 20% | 3.8% | 2.7% |
| Ambazac 5,556 · 15.9 mi | 47.5 | 25% | 4.8% | 2.1% |
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-Moreil
What is the population of Saint-Moreil?
229 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (230).
How old are Saint-Moreil’s residents?
The median age is 56.5, older than 96% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 34% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Moreil?
100, with occasional dwellings: 36% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Moreil?
INSEE counts 36 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 16% of residents, and 35 foreign nationals (15%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Moreil?
€19,240 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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