In Saint-Romain-en-Jarez, 1.7% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 97% of compared French towns
Flats: 12%, below 83% of compared French towns. 1,206 residents in 510 households: that is Saint-Romain-en-Jarez at the 2023 Census. Across Saint-Romain-en-Jarez, 5.3% of households have no car. One-person households are rarer here than in 88% of compared French towns.
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.
Since 2012, Saint-Romain-en-Jarez has changed by +1%, slower than 65% 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
Here the change came as +3% to 2017, then −2% to 2023.
Saint-Romain-en-Jarez ranks below 74% of compared French towns on residents aged 65 and over: 19%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Romain-en-Jarez 42. The median compared French town: 44.
11% of residents are 15 to 24, about the same as in the typical compared French town. The median age in Saint-Romain-en-Jarez is 42, lower than in 66% of compared French towns. Against that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children: 30%, a higher share than 76% 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
There are 2.3 people in the average household. Against that, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households make up 9.7%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
Only 5.1% of homes stand empty in Saint-Romain-en-Jarez
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
Some 6.8% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 26% who have been there 30 years or more. Few places have as many second homes: 3.3% here, more than in 65% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
€27,060 a year: the median standard of living
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.
At €27,060 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 62% of compared French towns.
Only 29% of households are headed by a retired person in Saint-Romain-en-Jarez
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
Compared with 14% in the typical compared French town, 17% of households are headed by a manual worker here. Against that, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. Households headed by a manager or professional come to 11% in Saint-Romain-en-Jarez, about one in ten.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Saint-Romain-en-Jarez, 1% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 99% 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.
The median compared commune in Loire has 5.8%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns. Immigrants make up 6.5% in the typical compared French town. Foreign nationals account for 0.2%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
48% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 84% of compared French towns don’t reach
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, 25% of residents 15 and over are single; in Saint-Romain-en-Jarez, 23%. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
Saint-Romain-en-Jarez ranks below 61% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 27%
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
Adults with no qualification: 17% here and 19% in the typical compared French town. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
The 8th youngest of 41 French towns of 1,206 to 2,582 people
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-Romain-en-Jarez, 4 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-Romain-en-Jarez | 42 | 19% | 3.3% | 1% |
| Genilac 3,839 · 2.8 mi | 42.5 | 19% | 1.6% | 4.5% |
| Saint-Martin-la-Plaine 3,764 · 3.2 mi | 45.2 | 21% | 1.2% | 4.8% |
| Lorette 4,983 · 4 mi | 42.2 | 24% | 0.4% | 11% |
| La Grand-Croix 4,947 · 4.1 mi | 40.8 | 20% | 0.6% | 8.3% |
| Rive-de-Gier 15,242 · 4.3 mi | 39.8 | 19% | 0.9% | 18% |
| L'Horme 4,806 · 4.9 mi | 42.4 | 23% | 0.5% | 10% |
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-Romain-en-Jarez
What is the population of Saint-Romain-en-Jarez?
1,206 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% more than in 2012 (1,192).
How old are Saint-Romain-en-Jarez’s residents?
The median age is 42, younger than 66% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Romain-en-Jarez?
18, with occasional dwellings: 3.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Romain-en-Jarez?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (0.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Romain-en-Jarez?
€27,060 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 November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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