Fewer households without a car than 80% of compared French towns: 6%
35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town, against 31% in Saint-Georges-d'Orques. This Hérault town had 5,676 residents in 2,520 households at the 2023 census. Households in social housing account for 7.7%. Lower than in 72% of compared French towns: 29% of households are headed by a retired person.
Throughout this page, the Hérault 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.
+13% since 2012, a pace 77% of compared French towns didn’t match
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
Half of Saint-Georges-d'Orques is over 45.6, older than 60% 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-Georges-d'Orques 45.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Here, nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; Saint-Georges-d'Orques has 10%.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households: 11%, a higher share than 65% 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 Hérault median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 2.2 people each. The wider picture: 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, just over a quarter of households are couples with children in Saint-Georges-d'Orques.
Empty homes: 9.9%, a higher share than 79% 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
Nearly a fifth of households have been in place 30 years or more; 12% moved in within the last two years. At 4.3%, the share of second homes is higher than in 73% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
A typical living standard of €27,280 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 €27,280 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 64% of compared French towns. Below the poverty line: 14.0% of residents.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 12% in Saint-Georges-d'Orques, more than in 66% 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
Where 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town, Saint-Georges-d'Orques has 12%. The share of households headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Saint-Georges-d'Orques, 8.1% of residents are immigrants, more than in 61% of compared French towns
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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Saint-Georges-d'Orques has 5.4%. Against that, 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.
In Saint-Georges-d'Orques, 45% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 65% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%; Saint-Georges-d'Orques has 24%. On average, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
More graduates of higher education than 82% of compared French towns: 41%
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
The figure for adults with no qualification is 13% in Saint-Georges-d'Orques and 19% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 19th 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.
The youngest is Valdahon (35.2), the oldest Cancale (57.6).
Every neighbor is younger than Saint-Georges-d'Orques
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Georges-d'Orques | 45.6 | 23% | 4.3% | 8.1% |
| Juvignac 14,055 · 1.3 mi | 37.7 | 18% | 1.5% | 13% |
| Pignan 8,431 · 2.1 mi | 41.5 | 19% | 1.8% | 5.8% |
| Lavérune 3,302 · 2.2 mi | 44.6 | 22% | 1.3% | 7.4% |
| Grabels 9,092 · 3.1 mi | 38.9 | 17% | 1.5% | 9.6% |
| Saint-Jean-de-Védas 13,328 · 3.4 mi | 41.2 | 21% | 3.6% | 7.5% |
| Fabrègues 7,447 · 4 mi | 45 | 22% | 7% | 6.1% |
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-Georges-d'Orques
What is the population of Saint-Georges-d'Orques?
5,676 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% more than in 2012 (5,022).
How old are Saint-Georges-d'Orques’ residents?
The median age is 45.6, older than 60% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Georges-d'Orques?
130, with occasional dwellings: 4.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Georges-d'Orques?
INSEE counts 460 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.1% of residents, and 310 foreign nationals (5.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Georges-d'Orques?
€27,280 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 14.0% 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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