Saint-Raphaël is older than 95% of compared French towns: a median age of 55.5
Three in five households are headed by a retired person (typical compared French town: 32%). There were 52 households in Saint-Raphaël at the 2023 Census, home to 94 residents. On the census count, 3.9% of households have no car. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Dordogne 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-Raphaël
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 41 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Raphaël, 42% of its 99 homes: higher than in 96% 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-Raphaël had 115 residents at the 2012 census and 94 in 2023, down 18%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Saint-Raphaël’s residents are under 55.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Saint-Raphaël: 42% of homes are second homes, above 96% 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
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Against that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 7.8% of households arrived within the last two years, while 16% have stayed 30 years or more. Nothing unusual on empty homes: 6.1%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
Saint-Raphaël changed by −18% from 2012 to 2023, behind 99% 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 the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Dordogne town −1%.
In Saint-Raphaël, 5.4% 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-Raphaël 55.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 22% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Saint-Raphaël comes in at 33%. Typically, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
20% of households are couples with children, below 74% 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 Dordogne median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 1.8 people share a household. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of couples with children in the typical compared French town is 25%. Compared with 35% in the typical compared French town, two in five households are one person living alone here.
10% of households are headed by a manager or professional, more than in 53% 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 manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For households headed by a manager or professional, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Saint-Raphaël: 5.4% of residents are foreign nationals, above 59% 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.
Compared with other places, immigrants are scarce here: 6.5%, fewer than in half of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
A smaller share of single residents than 99% of compared French towns: 17%
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
Set against 43% in the typical compared French town, 44% of residents 15 and over are married in Saint-Raphaël. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
Below 54% of compared French towns: 29% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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
19% of adults out of school have no qualification, a lower share than in 52% of compared French towns. The share of graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town is 30%.
The 5th oldest of 41 French towns of 94 to 2,582 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Around Saint-Raphaël, 1 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Raphaël | 55.5 | 33% | 42% | 6.5% |
| Thiviers 2,876 · 11 mi | 54.3 | 35% | 9.2% | 7.3% |
| Bassillac et Auberoche 4,361 · 13.7 mi | 48.1 | 25% | 7.5% | 2.4% |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche 6,830 · 15.9 mi | 57 | 36% | 4.8% | 5.5% |
| Terrasson-Lavilledieu 6,218 · 16.1 mi | 49.9 | 29% | 4.7% | 11% |
| Objat 3,721 · 16.5 mi | 52.4 | 33% | 6% | 4.6% |
| Trélissac 7,372 · 16.7 mi | 48.5 | 29% | 1.6% | 4.7% |
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-Raphaël
What is the population of Saint-Raphaël?
94 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 18% fewer than in 2012 (115).
How old are Saint-Raphaël’s residents?
The median age is 55.5, older than 95% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Raphaël?
41, with occasional dwellings: 42% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Raphaël?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.5% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (5.4%). 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).
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