Older than 95% of compared French towns: half of Saint-Austremoine is over 56
29% of households are headed by a manual worker, against 14% in the typical compared French town. Here, 1.4% of homes are flats. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Haute-Loire 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-Austremoine
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 24 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Austremoine, 40% of its 61 homes: higher than in 96% 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Saint-Austremoine’s residents are under 56 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Growing fast
Saint-Austremoine had 48 residents at the 2012 census and 58 in 2023, up 21%: faster growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 7 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes make up 40% in Saint-Austremoine, more than in 96% 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
Households without a car are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Roughly one in ten: 12% of homes stand empty. Second homes: 2.1% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Since 2012, Saint-Austremoine has grown +21%, faster than 91% 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
In two steps, −6% to 2017 and +29% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +2% in Haute-Loire.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 5.9% in Saint-Austremoine, less than in 99% 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-Austremoine 56. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 65 and over at 35%, Saint-Austremoine is ahead of 94% of compared French towns on that count. The usual figure: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
41% women, 59% men
About 70 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of single-parent households than 93% of compared French towns: 14%
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 Haute-Loire median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2 people share a household. 43% of households are one person living alone, a higher share than in 79% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. By its share of couples with children (29%), Saint-Austremoine is above just over two thirds of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a manager or professional than 74% of compared French towns, at 14%
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
The share of households headed by a retired person is 29%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 9.4% of 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).
0% of Saint-Austremoine’s residents are immigrants
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.
Immigrants are rarer here than in 99% 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.
51% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 94% 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
The share of single residents is 35%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
23% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 74% 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
By its share of adults with no qualification (16%), Saint-Austremoine is below 67% of compared French towns. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (58 to 2,582 people), the 5th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Median age: 1 of the 3 towns around Saint-Austremoine 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-Austremoine | 56 | 35% | 40% | 0% |
| Langeac 3,499 · 6.5 mi | 56.6 | 38% | 12% | 6.1% |
| Brioude 6,527 · 12 mi | 51.8 | 32% | 5.3% | 7.5% |
| Saint-Flour 6,391 · 14.9 mi | 48.5 | 28% | 5.3% | 4.7% |
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-Austremoine
What is the population of Saint-Austremoine?
58 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 21% more than in 2012 (48).
How old are Saint-Austremoine’s residents?
The median age is 56, older than 95% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Austremoine?
24, with occasional dwellings: 40% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Austremoine?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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