Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 5.7% in Samonac, less than in 99% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 9.4% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional in Samonac comes in at 2.4%. At the same time, the town has more couples with children than 83% of compared French towns, at 32%. There were 210 households locally at the 2023 Census, home to 474 residents. Flats make up about one in 43 here (2.3%).
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.
A +7% change since 2012: faster than 58% 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
The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Gironde town +16%. The change was −4% from 2012 to 2017 and +11% from 2017 to 2023.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 24% in Samonac, more than in 61% 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
■ Samonac 44.9. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 44.9, Samonac is older than 56% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Samonac sits below 87% of compared French towns for single-parent households (7.3%)
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
32% of households are one person living alone, against 35% in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 2.3 people. The comparison figure for single-parent households is 10% in the typical compared French town.
Fewer households without a car than 95% of compared French towns: 3.9%
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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of households without a car in the typical compared French town is 11%. In Samonac, 3.6% of homes stand empty. At 2.7%, the share of second homes is in line with the figure in the typical compared French town.
Median living standard: €24,840 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 €24,840 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 62% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a retired person than 92% of compared French towns: 22%
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
Households headed by a manual worker make up 24%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. The share of households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 82% of compared French towns, at 3%
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 Gironde has 5.1%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 82% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants. Locally, 2.3% 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.
20% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 89% 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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 46% in Samonac. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 74% of compared French towns: 23%
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
Nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, against 22% in Samonac. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 474 to 2,582 people, the 18th youngest
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.
A younger town than 1 of the 6 around it: Samonac
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samonac | 44.9 | 24% | 2.7% | 3% |
| Ambès 3,313 · 4.8 mi | 39.3 | 17% | 0.5% | 9.9% |
| Macau 4,576 · 5.2 mi | 40 | 16% | 2.6% | 4.5% |
| Blaye 5,066 · 5.4 mi | 45.8 | 25% | 4.3% | 5.5% |
| Margaux-Cantenac 2,845 · 6 mi | 41.8 | 17% | 3.5% | 4.6% |
| Ludon-Médoc 5,578 · 6.8 mi | 40.9 | 15% | 0.7% | 4.1% |
| Cézac 2,727 · 7.1 mi | 39.8 | 15% | 1.1% | 3.6% |
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 Samonac
What is the population of Samonac?
474 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% more than in 2012 (444).
How old are Samonac’s residents?
The median age is 44.9, older than 56% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Samonac?
6, with occasional dwellings: 2.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Samonac?
INSEE counts 14 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (2.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Samonac?
€24,840 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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