Saran ranks above 92% of compared French towns on single-parent households: 14%
Compared with 12% in the typical compared French town, nearly a quarter of households rent social housing (HLM) here. At the 2023 Census, 17,316 people lived in Saran, in 6,890 households. Households headed by a manual worker come to 18% in the town, about two in ten. With a median age of 40.9, Saran is younger than 74% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Loiret 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.
Saran’s population changed by +13% since 2012, more than in 78% 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
Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Loiret town +6%.
A lower share of residents aged 65 and over than 63% of compared French towns, at 20%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saran 40.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with other places, residents aged 15 to 24 are common here: 11%, more than in 58% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
Saran sits below 62% of compared French towns for one-person households (33%)
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 Loiret median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 2.3 people. The benchmark for one-person households in the typical compared French town: 35%. The share of couples with children stands at 25%.
Saran ranks above 59% of compared French towns on households without a car: 12%
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
Flats account for 32%. At 6.6%, the share of empty homes is lower than in 52% of compared French towns. In the median compared French town, just over one in ten households have no car; here, one in eight.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €24,840 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €24,840 a year: lower than in 62% of compared French towns. The share living below the poverty line is 17.0%.
Saran ranks below 58% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 8.2%
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
On the census count, 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 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
14% of residents are immigrants, a share 84% of compared French towns don’t reach
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.
With foreign nationals at 11%, Saran is ahead of 84% of compared French towns on that count. As a yardstick, 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.
28% of residents 15 and over are single, a share 69% 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
43% of residents 15 and over are married. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 68% of compared French towns: 25%
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 make up 22%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 14th youngest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is L'Isle-d'Abeau (33.3), the oldest La Baule-Escoublac (60.4).
Around Saran, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saran | 40.9 | 20% | 2.1% | 14% |
| Fleury-les-Aubrais 21,804 · 1.6 mi | 38.2 | 18% | 1.2% | 18% |
| Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle 16,768 · 2.3 mi | 39 | 19% | 1.7% | 21% |
| Ingré 10,062 · 3 mi | 40.4 | 17% | 1.1% | 13% |
| Semoy 3,269 · 3 mi | 46.8 | 21% | 0.8% | 8% |
| Ormes 4,376 · 3.1 mi | 41.2 | 15% | 1.3% | 9.3% |
| Orléans 116,357 · 3.6 mi | 35.1 | 17% | 4% | 20% |
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 Saran
What is the population of Saran?
17,316 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% more than in 2012 (15,298).
How old are Saran’s residents?
The median age is 40.9, younger than 74% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saran?
160, with occasional dwellings: 2.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saran?
INSEE counts 2,450 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 14% of residents, and 1,840 foreign nationals (11%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saran?
€24,840 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 17.0% 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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