Photo: Croquant · CC BY-SA 3.0Half of Salbris is over 54.2, older than 93% of compared French towns
Set against 32% in the typical compared French town, just over two in five households are headed by a retired person in Salbris. Census day 2023: 4,809 residents and 2,390 households in the town. 17% of households are couples with children, or about one in six. On second homes, Salbris sits higher than 82% of compared French towns: 6.5%.
Throughout this page, the Loir-et-Cher 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 Salbris
Fewer residents than in 2012
Salbris had 5,621 residents at the 2012 census and 4,809 in 2023, down 14%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Salbris’ residents are under 54.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 10% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 610 homes empty (19%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−14% since 2012, a pace below 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
The median Loir-et-Cher town changed −3% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −8% and the next six −7%.
Salbris sits above 91% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (32%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Salbris 54.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24 here. Across the comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
In Salbris, 44% of households are one person living alone, more than in 81% 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 Loir-et-Cher median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 1.9 people in the average household. Compared with other places, single-parent households are scarce here: 7.4%, fewer than in 86% of compared French towns. The share of one-person households in the typical compared French town is 35%.
Empty homes make up 19% in Salbris, more than in 99% 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
Car-free households: one in nine, where the median compared French town has 11%. Households in social housing make up about one in six here (16%). On flats, Salbris sits lower than 72% of compared French towns: 18%. The benchmark for empty homes in the typical compared French town: 6.7%.
A median standard of living of €24,330 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.
The median standard of living in Salbris is €24,330 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 68% of compared French towns. Some 15.0% of residents fall below the poverty line.
A smaller share of households headed by a manager or professional than 81% of compared French towns: 5.5%
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
Set against 14% in the typical compared French town, 18% of households are headed by a manual worker in Salbris. Elsewhere, 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).
A larger share of immigrants than 67% of compared French towns: 9.2%
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 6.8%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 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.
Salbris ranks below 69% of compared French towns on single residents: 23%
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
The share of married residents is 45%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
Graduates of higher education make up 19% in Salbris, less than in 88% 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
28% of adults out of school have no qualification (typical compared French town: 19%). To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 4,774 to 4,845 people, the 3rd 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.
Rosières-près-Troyes is the youngest (32.7); Vittel the oldest (56.6).
No nearby town is as old as Salbris
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salbris | 54.2 | 32% | 6.5% | 9.2% |
| Lamotte-Beuvron 4,504 · 12.1 mi | 51 | 31% | 3.6% | 4.7% |
| Vierzon 25,068 · 14 mi | 49.1 | 30% | 2% | 13% |
| Romorantin-Lanthenay 18,373 · 14.9 mi | 47.2 | 27% | 2.5% | 10% |
| Villefranche-sur-Cher 2,678 · 16 mi | 50.5 | 28% | 6.1% | 3.8% |
| Méreau 2,632 · 16.4 mi | 47.8 | 25% | 4.3% | 3.2% |
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 Salbris
What is the population of Salbris?
4,809 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% fewer than in 2012 (5,621).
How old are Salbris’ residents?
The median age is 54.2, older than 93% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Salbris?
210, with occasional dwellings: 6.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Salbris?
INSEE counts 440 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9.2% of residents, and 330 foreign nationals (6.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Salbris?
€24,330 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 15.0% 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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