A median age of 57.3: Sassis is older than 97% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Sassis’s 36 households held 69 residents at the 2023 Census. On the census count, 29% of households are headed by a manual worker. 43% of households are one person living alone, against 35% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Hautes-Pyrénées 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 Sassis
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 33 second homes and occasional dwellings in Sassis, 41% of its 80 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 81% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Sassis had 87 residents at the 2012 census and 69 in 2023, down 21%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Sassis’ residents are under 57.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 31% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.2% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 11 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.
41% of homes in Sassis are second homes
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 figure for empty homes is 14% in Sassis and 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Locally, just over a fifth of homes are flats. Households without a car are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
A −21% change since 2012: slower 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −8%, and from 2017 to 2023 −14%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Hautes-Pyrénées town ±0%.
Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 94% of compared French towns: 7.7%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Sassis 57.3. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 31% in Sassis and 22% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households: 14%, a higher share than 93% 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 Hautes-Pyrénées median and the France median
Living alone · share
The figure for couples with children is 29% in Sassis and 25% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. On average, 1.9 people share a household.
Sassis sits below 71% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (29%)
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 manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Against 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).
Immigrants make up 0% of Sassis’ residents
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.
Foreign nationals 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.
A higher share of single residents than 68% of compared French towns, at 28%
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
Locally, 43% of residents 15 and over are married. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Sassis ranks below 99% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 5.2%
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
33% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification (typical compared French town: 30%). Adults with no qualification: 19% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Of 41 French towns its size (69 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).
Sassis sits below 1 of its 3 closest neighbors on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sassis | 57.3 | 31% | 41% | 0% |
| Argelès-Gazost 2,761 · 9.8 mi | 59.7 | 41% | 27% | 5.1% |
| Lourdes 13,266 · 15.3 mi | 55.1 | 34% | 12% | 16% |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre 7,114 · 15.6 mi | 56 | 37% | 43% | 7.5% |
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 Sassis
What is the population of Sassis?
69 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 21% fewer than in 2012 (87).
How old are Sassis’ residents?
The median age is 57.3, older than 97% of compared French towns. 11% are under 18 and 31% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Sassis?
33, with occasional dwellings: 41% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Sassis?
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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