Sarraguzan is older than 98% of compared French towns: a median age of 59
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 88 residents in Sarraguzan, living in 44 households. Across Sarraguzan, 6.9% of homes are flats. Set against 11% in the typical compared French town, 6.7% of households have no car locally.
Throughout this page, the Gers 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 Sarraguzan
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 11 second homes and occasional dwellings in Sarraguzan, 19% of its 58 homes: higher than in 93% 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Sarraguzan’s residents are under 59 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 1.1% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 0 immigrants in Sarraguzan (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 20% of residents, against 7.9% for the median compared commune in Gers. 21% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Sarraguzan had 94 residents at the 2012 census and 88 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Sarraguzan ranks above 93% of compared French towns on second homes: 19%
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
One household in 15 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). The benchmark for second homes in the typical compared French town: 2.1%. Census figures put empty homes at 5.7% in Sarraguzan.
A change of −6% since 2012 leaves Sarraguzan behind 92% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Gers town ±0%. The first five years brought −9%; the six to 2023, +2%.
Sarraguzan ranks below 99% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 2.2%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Sarraguzan 59. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, against 30% in Sarraguzan. Typically, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.
Sarraguzan sits below 64% of compared French towns for couples with children (22%)
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 Gers median and the France median
Living alone · share
The average household has 2 people. For comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. On top of that, a third of households are one person living alone; in the typical compared French town the figure is 35%.
Sarraguzan ranks below 70% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 11%
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
Compared with 9.4% in the typical compared French town, 11% of households are headed by a manager or professional here. The usual figure: 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. About one in three: that is how common households headed by a retired person are in Sarraguzan (33%).
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Sarraguzan: 20% of residents are immigrants, above 93% 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 Gers has 7.9%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 93% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. 21% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Sarraguzan, 67% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 99% 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
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in Sarraguzan comes in at 21%. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
23% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 74% 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
Compared with 19% in the typical compared French town, 15% of adults out of school have no qualification here. Graduates of higher education make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
4th highest median age among 41 French towns of 88 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
No nearby town is as old as Sarraguzan
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarraguzan | 59 | 30% | 19% | 20% |
| Mirande 3,457 · 11 mi | 53.2 | 34% | 3.8% | 7.9% |
| Vic-en-Bigorre 4,845 · 14.5 mi | 55.9 | 37% | 2.9% | 3.9% |
| Aureilhan 8,031 · 14.8 mi | 49.3 | 28% | 1.2% | 7.5% |
| Séméac 5,236 · 15.1 mi | 50.2 | 27% | 2.3% | 7.8% |
| Barbazan-Debat 3,478 · 15.9 mi | 50.1 | 30% | 2% | 5.6% |
| Soues 2,988 · 16.2 mi | 49.8 | 28% | 1.5% | 7.3% |
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 Sarraguzan
What is the population of Sarraguzan?
88 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (94).
How old are Sarraguzan’s residents?
The median age is 59, older than 98% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Sarraguzan?
11, with occasional dwellings: 19% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Sarraguzan?
INSEE counts 18 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 20% of residents, and 19 foreign nationals (21%). 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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