Only 2.8% of households have no car in Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes
Half of Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes’s residents are over 50.2, older than in 84% of compared French towns. The town’s 220 households held 461 residents at the 2023 Census. For Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes, the census puts empty homes at 2.3%. The figure for single-parent households is 4.4% in Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes and 10% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Isère 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-Pierre-de-Chérennes
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 39 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes, 15% of its 260 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 95% 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
Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes had 486 residents at the 2012 census and 461 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 91% of compared French towns: 15% of homes 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
8.8% of homes are flats, against 30% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for second homes in the typical compared French town: 2.1%. Here, 3.6% of households rent social housing (HLM).
A change of −5% since 2012 leaves Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes behind 88% 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
8.8% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 84% 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-Pierre-de-Chérennes 50.2. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 22%. On average, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children: 23%, a lower share than 60% 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 Isère median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2.1 people share a household. Couples with children make up 25% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, just over a third of households are one person living alone; in Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes, 37%.
At the median, €28,010 a year to live on
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 Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes’ residents live in households with a standard of living below €28,010 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 71% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 70% of compared French towns, at 36%
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 tops three fifths of compared French towns: 16%. The comparison figure for households headed by a retired person is 32% in the typical compared French town. Locally, 11% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 99% of compared French towns: 0.4% of residents are foreign nationals
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.
Set against 6.5% in the typical compared French town, 2.3% of residents are immigrants in Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes. For foreign nationals, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. That is lower than in 88% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Isère has 8%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents: 20%, a lower share than 89% 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
Against a figure of 43% in the typical compared French town, the share of married residents in Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes comes in at 45%. As a yardstick, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
9.1% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 97% 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
The share of graduates of higher education tops just over two thirds of compared French towns: 36%. For adults with no qualification, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 19%.
14th highest median age among 41 French towns of 461 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes and its 6 nearest towns: 4 of them 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-Pierre-de-Chérennes | 50.2 | 22% | 15% | 2.3% |
| Saint-Marcellin 7,700 · 2.9 mi | 50.5 | 29% | 2% | 11% |
| Chatte 2,518 · 4.2 mi | 50.7 | 28% | 2.3% | 3.9% |
| Vinay 4,438 · 6.4 mi | 45.6 | 23% | 2.1% | 6.7% |
| Saint-Jean-en-Royans 2,874 · 8.1 mi | 50.9 | 30% | 6.5% | 6% |
| Autrans-Méaudre en Vercors 2,936 · 8.5 mi | 46.7 | 25% | 53% | 2.6% |
| Villard-de-Lans 4,328 · 10 mi | 51 | 28% | 64% | 3.7% |
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-Pierre-de-Chérennes
What is the population of Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes?
461 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (486).
How old are Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes’ residents?
The median age is 50.2, older than 84% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes?
39, with occasional dwellings: 15% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes?
INSEE counts 11 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.3% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes?
€28,010 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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