A median age of 55.7: Saint-Sozy is older than 95% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Saint-Sozy comes in at 45%. 490 residents in 260 households: that is Saint-Sozy at the 2023 Census. Flats account for 4.8%. On single-parent households, Saint-Sozy sits lower than 99% of compared French towns: 1.9%.
Throughout this page, the Lot 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-Sozy
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 79 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Sozy, 21% of its 370 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 96% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Saint-Sozy’s residents are under 55.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 34% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In Saint-Sozy, 0.8% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer 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
Here one in ten homes stand empty, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 6.7%. Add to that, at 21%, the share of second homes is higher than in 93% of compared French towns. On average, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. 4.9% of households have no car.
−1% since 2012: slower than 75% 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
In two steps, −6% to 2017 and +5% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −1% in Lot.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 98% of compared French towns, at 6.9%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Sozy 55.7. The median compared French town: 44.
34% of residents are 65 or over (typical compared French town: 22%). The usual figure: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.
19% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 78% 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 Lot median and the France median
Living alone · share
In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%; Saint-Sozy has 43%. Elsewhere, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
Median standard of living: €24,480 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.
Living standards centre on €24,480 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 66% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a manager or professional than 63% of compared French towns: 7.6%
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
Here, 15% of households are headed by a manual worker. In the typical compared French town, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
5.8% of Saint-Sozy’s residents are immigrants
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.
About one in 17: that is how common immigrants are in Saint-Sozy (5.8%). That is lower than in 56% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Lot has 9.5%. Nothing unusual on foreign nationals: 4.4%, close to the figure 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.
Single residents make up 24% in Saint-Sozy, less than in 64% of compared French towns
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: 44% of the total. Measured more widely, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
In Saint-Sozy, 12% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 86% 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
Graduates of higher education make up 25%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 490 to 2,582 people: this is the 5th 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.
Older than Saint-Sozy: 1 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sozy | 55.7 | 34% | 21% | 5.8% |
| Souillac 3,192 · 4.4 mi | 52.6 | 35% | 12% | 13% |
| Gramat 3,512 · 10.9 mi | 55.1 | 36% | 9.4% | 9.5% |
| Gourdon 4,206 · 13.3 mi | 59.4 | 40% | 13% | 9.5% |
| Saint-Céré 3,429 · 16.3 mi | 54.6 | 36% | 7.6% | 8% |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda 8,763 · 16.7 mi | 55 | 34% | 19% | 9.1% |
| Cosnac 3,044 · 17.7 mi | 50.8 | 27% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
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-Sozy
What is the population of Saint-Sozy?
490 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% fewer than in 2012 (496).
How old are Saint-Sozy’s residents?
The median age is 55.7, older than 95% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 34% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Sozy?
79, with occasional dwellings: 21% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Sozy?
INSEE counts 29 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.8% of residents, and 22 foreign nationals (4.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Sozy?
€24,480 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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