Photo: Massam33 · CC BY-SA 3.0In Saucats, 46% of households are couples with children, more than in 99% of compared French towns
In Saucats, 7.7% of residents are 15 to 24, beside 11% in the typical compared French town. This Gironde town counted 3,548 residents and 1,340 households at the 2023 Census. Here, 1.9% of households have no car. Households headed by a retired person are rarer here than in 86% of compared French towns.
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 Saucats
A town of families
46% of households are couples with children and 7% single parents with children; 25% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Saucats had 2,230 residents at the 2012 census and 3,548 in 2023, up 59%: faster growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A young town
Half of Saucats’ residents are under 38.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 25% are under 15 and 14% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Saucats grew +59% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 99% 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: +37% from 2012 to 2017, then +16% to 2023.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 93% of compared French towns: 14%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saucats 38.7. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Saucats is 38.7, lower than in 85% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Fewer one-person households than 99% of compared French towns: 19%
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
Single-parent households: 7%, below 90% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. A household here holds 2.7 people on average.
Below 97% of compared French towns: 4% of homes are flats
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
The share of second homes is 1.1%, against 2.1% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, flats come to 30%. Locally, 2.3% of households rent social housing (HLM). 3.8% of homes stand empty, a lower share than in 90% of compared French towns.
€30,700 a year: the median standard of living
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 Saucats is €30,700 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 87% of compared French towns. 5.0% of residents have a standard of living below 60% of France’s median.
In Saucats, 15% of households are headed by a manager or professional, more than in 76% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%; Saucats has 13%. As a yardstick, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 82% of compared French towns: 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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Saucats has 1.7%. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%. The median compared commune in Gironde has 5.1%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in just over four fifths of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
16% of residents 15 and over are single, below 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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 54% in Saucats. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
8.5% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 98% 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
In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in Saucats, 42%. Typically, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (3,529 to 3,567 people), the 5th 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.
Rubelles is the youngest (34.9); Deauville the oldest (63.3).
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 5 are older than Saucats
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saucats | 38.7 | 14% | 1.1% | 3% |
| La Brède 4,386 · 4.1 mi | 47.8 | 24% | 1.2% | 3.7% |
| Martillac 3,659 · 5.3 mi | 40.6 | 14% | 0.7% | 3.7% |
| Léognan 10,670 · 5.5 mi | 48 | 25% | 1.3% | 3.7% |
| Saint-Médard-d'Eyrans 3,409 · 5.8 mi | 40.6 | 15% | 0.5% | 5.7% |
| Saint-Selve 3,746 · 6 mi | 36.8 | 10% | 1.1% | 2.8% |
| Cadaujac 6,909 · 7.2 mi | 39.5 | 17% | 1.3% | 6.9% |
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 Saucats
What is the population of Saucats?
3,548 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 59% more than in 2012 (2,230).
How old are Saucats’ residents?
The median age is 38.7, younger than 85% of compared French towns. 27% are under 18 and 14% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saucats?
16, with occasional dwellings: 1.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saucats?
INSEE counts 110 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3% of residents, and 59 foreign nationals (1.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saucats?
€30,700 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 5.0% 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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