More households headed by a manager or professional than 72% of compared French towns: 14%
Compared with 6.7% in the typical compared French town, 5.1% of homes stand empty here. The 2023 Census put Saint-Marcel’s population at 4,512, in 2,090 households. Across Saint-Marcel, 39% of households are one person living alone. Half of the town’s residents are over 45.8, older than in 62% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Eure 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-Marcel
Fewer residents than in 2012
Saint-Marcel had 4,708 residents at the 2012 census and 4,512 in 2023, down 4%: slower growth than in 85% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A −4% change since 2012: slower than 85% 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 whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Eure town −1%.
In Saint-Marcel, 24% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 62% 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-Marcel 45.8. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 10%. The wider picture: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Saint-Marcel ranks below 58% of compared French towns on couples with children: 24%
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 Eure median and the France median
Living alone · share
Average household size: 2.1 people. Few places have as many single-parent households: 10% here, more than in 56% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children is 25%.
More households without a car than 56% of compared French towns: 12%
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
Nearly one in ten households moved in less than two years ago; 23% have been in their home 30 years or more. Lower than in 53% of compared French towns: 12% of households rent social housing (HLM). Typically, 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town. At 1.9%, second homes sit close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
Median standard of living: €26,780 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.
Half of Saint-Marcel’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €26,780 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 59% of compared French towns. Below the poverty threshold: 13.0% of the population.
Households headed by a retired person: 37%, a higher share than 72% 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
In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker; in Saint-Marcel, 12%. Across the comparison, 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).
Above 82% of compared French towns: 13% of residents are immigrants
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 11% of residents are foreign nationals, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. For immigrants, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Saint-Marcel ranks above 58% of compared French towns on married residents: 44%
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
26% of residents 15 and over are single, or about one in four. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
Saint-Marcel sits above 65% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (34%)
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-Marcel comes in at 22%. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (4,479 to 4,548 people), the 21st 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.
The youngest is Jacob-Bellecombette (36.6), the oldest Banyuls-sur-Mer (60.7).
Nearby, 2 of 6 towns have older populations than Saint-Marcel
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Marcel | 45.8 | 24% | 1.9% | 13% |
| La Chapelle-Longueville 3,282 · 1.1 mi | 46.1 | 21% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| Vernon 25,290 · 1.6 mi | 40.4 | 20% | 1.4% | 18% |
| Pacy-sur-Eure 5,027 · 6.4 mi | 48.2 | 27% | 1.9% | 4.7% |
| Gaillon 6,746 · 6.6 mi | 39.3 | 20% | 1.2% | 15% |
| Gasny 3,062 · 6.8 mi | 44.3 | 23% | 2% | 4.8% |
| Bonnières-sur-Seine 5,064 · 7.3 mi | 38.5 | 17% | 1.1% | 14% |
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-Marcel
What is the population of Saint-Marcel?
4,512 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (4,708).
How old are Saint-Marcel’s residents?
The median age is 45.8, older than 62% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Marcel?
43, with occasional dwellings: 1.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Marcel?
INSEE counts 600 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 13% of residents, and 480 foreign nationals (11%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Marcel?
€26,780 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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