Older than 89% of compared French towns: half of Saint-Ferme is over 52.2
5.5% of homes are flats (typical compared French town: 30%). Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Saint-Ferme was home to 328 people in 150 households. Across Saint-Ferme, 6.9% of households are single parents.
Throughout this page, the Gironde 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-Ferme
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 28 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Ferme, 13% of its 210 homes: higher than in 90% 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-Ferme had 360 residents at the 2012 census and 328 in 2023, down 9%: slower growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Saint-Ferme’s residents are under 52.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 29% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 4.5% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 28 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
13% of homes are second homes, more than in 90% 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
11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town, against 5.5% in Saint-Ferme. The benchmark for second homes in the typical compared French town: 2.1%. Turnover: one in ten households moved in less than two years ago, and 24% have lived in their home 30 years or more. Higher than in 92% of compared French towns: 13% of homes stand empty.
Saint-Ferme changed by −9% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 96% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +16% for the median Gironde town, the change came in two steps: −3% from 2012 to 2017, then −6% to 2023.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 29% in Saint-Ferme, more than in 84% 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-Ferme 52.2. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 9.3%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of one-person households than 75% of compared French towns: 30%
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 Gironde median and the France median
Living alone · share
In the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children is 25%; Saint-Ferme has 28%. For one-person households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 35%. There are 2.2 people in the average household.
At the median, €21,700 a year to live on
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 midpoint of living standards here is €21,700 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 90% of compared French towns.
3.6% of households are headed by a manual worker, fewer than in 99% 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
By its share of households headed by a retired person (41%), Saint-Ferme is above 85% of compared French towns. Against that, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 3.8%, a lower share than 75% 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.
By its share of foreign nationals (2.2%), Saint-Ferme is below 75% of compared French towns. On average, 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.
Saint-Ferme sits above 83% of compared French towns for married residents (48%)
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
In Saint-Ferme, 27% of residents 15 and over are single, beside 25% in the typical compared French town. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Graduates of higher education make up 29% in Saint-Ferme, less than in 54% 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
Locally, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
8th highest median age among 41 French towns of 328 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Saint-Ferme and its 6 nearest towns: 2 of them are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ferme | 52.2 | 29% | 13% | 3.8% |
| La Réole 4,487 · 9 mi | 44.7 | 22% | 1.9% | 12% |
| Sainte-Bazeille 3,171 · 11.4 mi | 50.4 | 30% | 1.4% | 6.4% |
| Castillon-la-Bataille 3,344 · 12.2 mi | 46.9 | 28% | 1.9% | 19% |
| Pineuilh 4,490 · 12.6 mi | 53.9 | 35% | 3.2% | 9% |
| Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt 2,520 · 12.6 mi | 55.2 | 36% | 5.9% | 8.9% |
| Sainte-Foy-la-Grande 2,507 · 12.7 mi | 46.9 | 31% | 2.7% | 21% |
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-Ferme
What is the population of Saint-Ferme?
328 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% fewer than in 2012 (360).
How old are Saint-Ferme’s residents?
The median age is 52.2, older than 89% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Ferme?
28, with occasional dwellings: 13% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Ferme?
INSEE counts 13 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.8% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (2.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Ferme?
€21,700 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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