Older than 97% of compared French towns: half of Saint-André-de-Valborgne is over 57.6
Against a figure of 12% in the typical compared French town, the share of households in social housing in Saint-André-de-Valborgne comes in at 1.1%. 14% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 94% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 366 residents here, living in 200 households. Flats account for 7.8%.
Throughout this page, the Gard 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-André-de-Valborgne
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 330 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-André-de-Valborgne, 55% of its 590 homes: higher than in 98% of compared French towns. 95% 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-André-de-Valborgne’s residents are under 57.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 37% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.5% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Saint-André-de-Valborgne had 432 residents at the 2012 census and 366 in 2023, down 15%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 67 homes empty (11%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A town of second homes: 55% of its homes
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
Long tenure is the mark of 15% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 6.8% (under two years). Higher than in 85% of compared French towns: 11% of homes stand empty. In the typical compared French town, 2.1% of homes are second homes. The share of households without a car trails just over half of compared French towns: 10%.
−15% since 2012: slower than 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +7% in Gard. Here the change came as −12% to 2017, then −4% to 2023.
In Saint-André-de-Valborgne, 37% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 96% 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-André-de-Valborgne 57.6. The median compared French town: 44.
7.7% of residents are 15 to 24, against 11% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
44% of households are one person living alone, more than in 82% 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 Gard median and the France median
Living alone · share
10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town, against 7.4% in Saint-André-de-Valborgne. There are 1.8 people in the average household. Elsewhere, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Median standard of living: €21,600 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 residents live in households above €21,600 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 91% of compared French towns.
A lower share of households headed by a manager or professional than 99% of compared French towns, at 2.3%
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
Set against 32% in the typical compared French town, 38% of households are headed by a retired person in Saint-André-de-Valborgne. By contrast, households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in nearly three fifths of compared French towns. To put it in context, 9.4% of 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).
5.2% of residents are immigrants, below 61% 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.
Foreign nationals: 3.1% here and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Gard has 6.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in just over three fifths of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
47% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 80% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
By its share of single residents (23%), Saint-André-de-Valborgne is below 72% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, married residents come to 43%.
Only 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in Saint-André-de-Valborgne
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
Compared with other places, graduates of higher education are scarce here: 30%, fewer than in just over half of compared French towns.
Of 41 French towns its size (366 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Saint-André-de-Valborgne is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André-de-Valborgne | 57.6 | 37% | 55% | 5.2% |
| Saint-Jean-du-Gard 2,586 · 10.7 mi | 53.3 | 30% | 14% | 5.6% |
| Le Vigan 3,863 · 11.9 mi | 54.8 | 34% | 11% | 12% |
| Ganges 3,724 · 15.1 mi | 52.8 | 35% | 3.5% | 9.8% |
| Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort 3,737 · 15.8 mi | 51.1 | 29% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Anduze 3,391 · 16.4 mi | 56.8 | 37% | 15% | 8.1% |
| La Grand-Combe 4,783 · 17.7 mi | 46.3 | 27% | 1% | 11% |
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-André-de-Valborgne
What is the population of Saint-André-de-Valborgne?
366 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% fewer than in 2012 (432).
How old are Saint-André-de-Valborgne’s residents?
The median age is 57.6, older than 97% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 37% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-André-de-Valborgne?
330, with occasional dwellings: 55% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-André-de-Valborgne?
INSEE counts 19 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.2% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (3.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-André-de-Valborgne?
€21,600 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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