32% of homes in Saint-André-Capcèze are second homes
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 206 residents in 100 households. Census figures put empty homes at 2% in Saint-André-Capcèze. Where 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town, Saint-André-Capcèze has 4.7%.
Throughout this page, the Lozère 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-André-Capcèze
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 49 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-André-Capcèze, 32% of its 150 homes: higher than in 95% 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 ↓
Growing fast
Saint-André-Capcèze had 166 residents at the 2012 census and 206 in 2023, up 24%: faster growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Below 96% of compared French towns: 4.6% of homes are flats
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
Just over one in ten households have no car in the typical compared French town, against 4% in Saint-André-Capcèze. In the typical compared French town, 30% of homes are flats.
A +24% change since 2012: Saint-André-Capcèze grew faster than 94% 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 compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Lozère town −4%. The change was +10% from 2012 to 2017 and +13% from 2017 to 2023.
Saint-André-Capcèze ranks below 99% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 4.3%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-André-Capcèze 48.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Here 30% of residents are 65 or over, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 22%. Half of Saint-André-Capcèze’s residents are over 48.3, older than in 76% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 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: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Saint-André-Capcèze sits above 80% of compared French towns for one-person households (43%)
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 Lozère median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 2 people each. Lower than in nearly three fifths of compared French towns: 23% of households are couples with children. By way of comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €24,540 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €24,540 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 66% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person make up 62% in Saint-André-Capcèze, more than in 99% of compared French towns
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
Households headed by a manager or professional: nearly a tenth of the total. In the typical compared French town, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 1% of residents are foreign nationals in Saint-André-Capcèze
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.
Immigrants: 2.9% here and 6.5% in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Lozère has 7.7%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 83% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Saint-André-Capcèze sits below 99% of compared French towns for single residents (17%)
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
47% are married and 7.6% in a PACS, against 43% and 6.1% in the median compared French town; 7.1% are widowed. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Adults with no qualification: 8.1%, a lower share than 98% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%; Saint-André-Capcèze has 43%. As a yardstick, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 15th oldest 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 Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Median age: 3 of the 4 towns around Saint-André-Capcèze are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André-Capcèze | 48.3 | 30% | 32% | 2.9% |
| Les Vans 2,662 · 9.1 mi | 58.6 | 39% | 25% | 8.7% |
| Bessèges 2,606 · 11.3 mi | 59.4 | 40% | 9.6% | 4.7% |
| La Grand-Combe 4,783 · 14.2 mi | 46.3 | 27% | 1% | 11% |
| Saint-Ambroix 3,445 · 16.5 mi | 56.1 | 37% | 7.8% | 5% |
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-André-Capcèze
What is the population of Saint-André-Capcèze?
206 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 24% more than in 2012 (166).
How old are Saint-André-Capcèze’s residents?
The median age is 48.3, older than 76% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-André-Capcèze?
49, with occasional dwellings: 32% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-André-Capcèze?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.9% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-André-Capcèze?
€24,540 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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