Couples with children make up 33% in Saint-Savin, more than in 86% of compared French towns
With a median age of 40.7, Saint-Savin is younger than 75% of compared French towns. The town is home to 3,582 residents in 1,460 households, by the 2023 Census. Households headed by a manual worker come to 21% in the town, about two in ten. The share of flats is 12%, against 30% in the typical compared French town.
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-Savin
Growing fast
Saint-Savin had 2,978 residents at the 2012 census and 3,582 in 2023, up 20%: faster growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Faster growth than 91% of compared French towns: Saint-Savin changed by +20% since 2012
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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved +8%, and from 2017 to 2023 +12%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Gironde town +16%.
19% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 71% 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-Savin 40.7. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 12% in Saint-Savin and 11% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of one-person households than 75% of compared French towns, at 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
Each household has 2.4 people on average. On average, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. There is little gap on single-parent households: 10%, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
In Saint-Savin, 9.9% of homes stand empty, more than in 78% 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
7.5% of households rent social housing (HLM); in the typical compared French town the figure is 12%. Locally, 7.9% of households have no car. Empty homes make up 6.7% in the typical compared French town.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €24,100 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.
Living standards centre on €24,100 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 70% of compared French towns. Under the poverty line sit 14.0% of residents.
Saint-Savin ranks below 72% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 28%
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
Across Saint-Savin, 10% of households are headed by a manager or professional. Set beside that, 32% 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).
3.9% of residents are immigrants, below 74% 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.
4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, against 2.6% in Saint-Savin. The usual figure: 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.
Below 72% of compared French towns: 40% of residents 15 and over are married
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
25% of residents 15 and over are single. In the typical compared French town, married residents come to 43%.
20% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 85% 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
19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, against 24% in Saint-Savin. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 5th youngest of 41 French towns of 3,550 to 3,611 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.
At the ends of the range sit Neuilly-Crimolois (37.2), the youngest, and Montrichard Val de Cher (57.5), the oldest.
Around Saint-Savin, 2 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Savin | 40.7 | 19% | 1.7% | 3.9% |
| Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac 2,586 · 2 mi | 37.6 | 14% | 0.9% | 4.5% |
| Cézac 2,727 · 3.7 mi | 39.8 | 15% | 1.1% | 3.6% |
| Laruscade 2,811 · 5.2 mi | 39.5 | 15% | 1.6% | 3.2% |
| Val de Virvée 3,793 · 8.9 mi | 41.3 | 17% | 1.8% | 3.8% |
| Montendre 3,222 · 10 mi | 56.2 | 37% | 6.9% | 4% |
| Ambès 3,313 · 10.2 mi | 39.3 | 17% | 0.5% | 9.9% |
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-Savin
What is the population of Saint-Savin?
3,582 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 20% more than in 2012 (2,978).
How old are Saint-Savin’s residents?
The median age is 40.7, younger than 75% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Savin?
28, with occasional dwellings: 1.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Savin?
INSEE counts 140 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.9% of residents, and 93 foreign nationals (2.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Savin?
€24,100 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 14.0% 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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