Sinard ranks above 96% of compared French towns on couples with children: 37%
The figure for households without a car is 3.4% in Sinard and 11% in the typical compared French town. 16% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 88% of compared French towns. There were 290 households locally at the 2023 Census, home to 724 residents. Across Sinard, nearly a fifth of households are headed by a retired person.
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 Sinard
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 36 second homes and occasional dwellings in Sinard, 11% of its 340 homes: higher than in 88% of compared French towns. 83% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 12% single parents with children; 22% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Many graduates
47% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 18% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In Sinard, 3.3% of homes stand empty, fewer than in 94% 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
Long tenure is the mark of 19% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 5.9% (under two years). In the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes is 6.7%. At 11%, the share of second homes is higher than in 88% of compared French towns. Households in social housing make up 6.6%, against 12% in the typical compared French town.
+12% since 2012, a pace 75% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Isère town +7%.
Sinard is younger than 71% of compared French towns: a median age of 41.3
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Sinard 41.3. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (9.1%), Sinard is below four fifths of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of one-person households than 98% of compared French towns: 23%
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
Single-parent households: 12%, above just over four fifths of compared French towns. The share of one-person households in the typical compared French town is 35%. Average household size: 2.5 people.
A median standard of living of €30,060 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 Sinard’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €30,060 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 85% of compared French towns.
In Sinard, 25% of households are headed by a manager or professional, more than in 94% 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 trails 73% of compared French towns: 11%. For comparison, 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).
In Sinard, 2.6% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 85% 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.
Foreign nationals make up 1.2%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. 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.
Fewer single residents than 91% of compared French towns: 20%
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
Married residents account for 43%. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
Sinard ranks below 96% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 9.7%
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
47% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, against 30% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, adults with no qualification come to 19%.
Among 41 French towns of 724 to 2,582 people, the 6th youngest
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.
Nearby, 5 of 6 towns have older populations than Sinard
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinard | 41.3 | 16% | 11% | 2.6% |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers 2,699 · 6.7 mi | 43 | 21% | 1.5% | 4% |
| La Mure 4,963 · 7.2 mi | 49.5 | 30% | 5.1% | 8.2% |
| Vif 8,530 · 7.2 mi | 44.2 | 20% | 1.5% | 5.1% |
| Champ-sur-Drac 3,335 · 9.8 mi | 44.9 | 23% | 1.2% | 6.1% |
| Villard-de-Lans 4,328 · 9.9 mi | 51 | 28% | 64% | 3.7% |
| Varces-Allières-et-Risset 8,542 · 10.3 mi | 35.8 | 15% | 1.4% | 5.5% |
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 Sinard
What is the population of Sinard?
724 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% more than in 2012 (647).
How old are Sinard’s residents?
The median age is 41.3, younger than 71% of compared French towns. 27% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Sinard?
36, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Sinard?
INSEE counts 19 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.6% of residents, and 9 foreign nationals (1.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Sinard?
€30,060 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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