A lower share of households in social housing than 99% of compared French towns, at 1.1%
3.2% of households have no car, against 11% in the typical compared French town. In Saint-Appolinard, a quarter of households are one person living alone. Flats are rarer here than in 98% of compared French towns. There were 290 households here at the 2023 Census, home to 704 residents.
Throughout this page, the Loire 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-Appolinard
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 39 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Appolinard, 11% of its 360 homes: higher than in 88% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 88% of compared French towns: 11% 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
In the typical compared French town, 6.7% of homes stand empty; in Saint-Appolinard, 8%. Elsewhere, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
A growing town: +14% since 2012, faster than 80% 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 +10%, and from 2017 to 2023 +4%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Loire town +3%.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 81% of compared French towns, at 9%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Appolinard 45.9. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Saint-Appolinard is 45.9, higher than in 62% of compared French towns. The census found that 21% of residents are 65 or over locally. The usual figure: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households make up 8.5% in Saint-Appolinard, less than in 73% 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 Loire median and the France median
Living alone · share
Average household size: 2.4 people. 27% of households are couples with children, a higher share than in 59% of compared French towns. Against that, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €26,650 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-Appolinard’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €26,650 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 57% of compared French towns.
Only 5.1% of households are headed by a manager or professional in Saint-Appolinard
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 32% in the typical compared French town, just over a third of households are headed by a retired person in Saint-Appolinard. As a reference point, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town. Households headed by a manual worker come to 19% in the town, about two in ten.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Saint-Appolinard, 2.2% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 90% 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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Saint-Appolinard has 2%. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Above 98% of compared French towns: 54% of residents 15 and over are married
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 Saint-Appolinard, 18% of residents 15 and over are single, beside 25% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
More graduates of higher education than 63% of compared French towns: 34%
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
For Saint-Appolinard, the census puts adults with no qualification at 20%. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 704 to 2,582 people: this is the 19th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Around Saint-Appolinard, 3 of 6 towns have a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Appolinard | 45.9 | 21% | 11% | 2.2% |
| Pélussin 3,727 · 5.2 mi | 47.1 | 26% | 7.4% | 3.5% |
| Bourg-Argental 2,886 · 5.3 mi | 49.3 | 28% | 6.2% | 2.4% |
| Chavanay 2,884 · 6.3 mi | 44.4 | 20% | 3.5% | 4.5% |
| Davézieux 3,205 · 6.6 mi | 54.7 | 35% | 1.3% | 4.4% |
| Annonay 17,274 · 7 mi | 45.6 | 25% | 3.4% | 14% |
| Saint-Maurice-l'Exil 6,889 · 7 mi | 38.9 | 17% | 1.2% | 13% |
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-Appolinard
What is the population of Saint-Appolinard?
704 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% more than in 2012 (617).
How old are Saint-Appolinard’s residents?
The median age is 45.9, older than 62% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Appolinard?
39, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Appolinard?
INSEE counts 15 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.2% of residents, and 14 foreign nationals (2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Appolinard?
€26,650 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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