Sarrant is older than 94% of compared French towns: a median age of 55.4
Set against 12% in the typical compared French town, 2.3% of households rent social housing (HLM) in Sarrant. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 358, in 180 households. On the census count, 1.2% of households have no car. 43% of households are headed by a retired person, a higher share than in 91% of compared French towns.
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 Sarrant
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 24 second homes and occasional dwellings in Sarrant, 11% of its 220 homes: higher than in 89% of compared French towns. 96% 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 Sarrant’s residents are under 55.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 10% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Sarrant had 399 residents at the 2012 census and 358 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Sarrant ranks below 94% of compared French towns on flats: 5.6%
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
13% of households moved in less than two years ago; 31% have been in their home 30 years or more. Few places have as many second homes: 11% here, more than in 89% of compared French towns. Here 8.3% of homes stand empty, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 6.7%.
A −10% change since 2012: slower than 97% 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, ±0% in Gers. Here the change came as −8% to 2017, then −3% to 2023.
Sarrant sits below 99% of compared French towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (5.4%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Sarrant 55.4. The median compared French town: 44.
30% of residents are 65 or over; in the typical compared French town the figure is 22%. To put it in context, 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: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.
Sarrant sits below 86% of compared French towns for couples with children (16%)
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
Single-parent households: 8.5%, below 74% of compared French towns. Census figures put one-person households at 32% in Sarrant. In the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children is 25%.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €26,830 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 median standard of living in Sarrant is €26,830 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 60% of compared French towns.
Sarrant ranks below 95% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 5.6%
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
By its share of households headed by a manager or professional (14%), Sarrant is above 73% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 87% of compared French towns, at 2.5%
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.
1.4% of residents are foreign nationals (typical compared French town: 4.3%). The median compared commune in Gers has 7.9%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 87% of compared French towns. For comparison, 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.
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
The share of married residents is 45%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Sarrant ranks below 72% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 15%
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
The census found that 29% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Sarrant. By way of comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 5th oldest of 41 French towns of 358 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.
Every neighbor is younger than Sarrant
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarrant | 55.4 | 30% | 11% | 2.5% |
| Beaumont-de-Lomagne 3,824 · 8.4 mi | 51.3 | 31% | 3.6% | 6.1% |
| Gimont 3,146 · 10.4 mi | 47.9 | 28% | 2.9% | 4.6% |
| L'Isle-Jourdain 9,537 · 13.5 mi | 42.9 | 20% | 2.8% | 6.8% |
| Fleurance 6,247 · 14.4 mi | 54.3 | 34% | 4.5% | 6.9% |
| Verdun-sur-Garonne 4,961 · 16.2 mi | 43.1 | 20% | 1.8% | 7.4% |
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 Sarrant
What is the population of Sarrant?
358 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (399).
How old are Sarrant’s residents?
The median age is 55.4, older than 94% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Sarrant?
24, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Sarrant?
INSEE counts 9 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.5% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (1.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Sarrant?
€26,830 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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