Semmadon is older than 97% of compared French towns: a median age of 57.7
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 1.2% of homes are flats. Semmadon had 107 residents in 49 households at the 2023 Census. The share of single-parent households is 11%, against 10% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Haute-Saône 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 Semmadon
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 24 second homes and occasional dwellings in Semmadon, 29% of its 85 homes: higher than in 95% 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 Semmadon’s residents are under 57.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 10% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Semmadon had 128 residents at the 2012 census and 107 in 2023, down 16%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 12 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
29% of homes are second homes, a share 95% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
One household in 10 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). For second homes, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. Empty homes make up about one in seven here (14%). Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Semmadon’s population moved −16% on 2012, less than in 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 −5% for the median Haute-Saône town, the change came in two steps: −9% from 2012 to 2017, then −8% to 2023.
Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 98% of compared French towns: 6.7%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Semmadon 57.7. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 65 and over (32%), Semmadon is above 91% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children: 22%, a lower share than 64% of compared French towns
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-Saône median and the France median
Living alone · share
Here 33% of households are one person living alone, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 35%. In the typical compared French town, 25% of households are couples with children. There are 2.2 people in the average household.
€22,240 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.
Half of residents live in households above €22,240 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 87% of compared French towns.
In Semmadon, 67% of households are headed by a retired person, more 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
The share of households headed by a manual worker is 11%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. Typically, nearly a third 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).
Fewer immigrants than 83% of compared French towns: 2.9%
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 2.9% in Semmadon. By way of comparison, 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.
32% of residents 15 and over are single, a share 84% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
With married residents at 39%, Semmadon is behind 75% of compared French towns on that count. For comparison, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Semmadon sits below 94% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (16%)
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
25% of adults out of school have no qualification, against 19% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 5th oldest of 41 French towns this size
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.
No nearby town is as old as Semmadon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semmadon | 57.7 | 32% | 29% | 2.9% |
| Port-sur-Saône 2,949 · 8.8 mi | 45.3 | 23% | 2.8% | 4.4% |
| Vesoul 15,078 · 15.6 mi | 44.8 | 24% | 3.2% | 14% |
| Échenoz-la-Méline 3,158 · 15.7 mi | 47.5 | 24% | 2% | 5.8% |
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 Semmadon
What is the population of Semmadon?
107 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 16% fewer than in 2012 (128).
How old are Semmadon’s residents?
The median age is 57.7, older than 97% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Semmadon?
24, with occasional dwellings: 29% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Semmadon?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.9% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (2.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Semmadon?
€22,240 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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