A lower share of flats than 99% of compared French towns, at 2.7%
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 6.8% in Saint-Georges-Montcocq and 11% in the typical compared French town. Lower than in 87% of compared French towns: 4.8% of households rent social housing (HLM). In 2023, the Census found 988 residents here, living in 440 households. 4.4% of households have no car, or about one in 23.
Throughout this page, the Manche 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-Georges-Montcocq
Growing fast
Saint-Georges-Montcocq had 827 residents at the 2012 census and 988 in 2023, up 19%: faster growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Saint-Georges-Montcocq’s population changed by +19% since 2012, more than in 89% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Manche town ±0%. The first five years brought +11%; the six to 2023, +8%.
In Saint-Georges-Montcocq, 26% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 72% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Georges-Montcocq 45.9. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 45.9, Saint-Georges-Montcocq is older than 63% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 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: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Only 25% of households are one person living alone in Saint-Georges-Montcocq
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 Manche median and the France median
Living alone · share
28% of households are couples with children (typical compared French town: 25%). In the typical compared French town, 35% of households are one person living alone. On the census count, 5.8% of households are single parents.
In Saint-Georges-Montcocq, 1.1% of homes are second homes, fewer than in 79% 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
In Saint-Georges-Montcocq, 7.8% of homes stand empty, beside 6.7% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
A typical living standard of €28,140 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.
At €28,140 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 72% of compared French towns.
42% of households are headed by a retired person, a share 89% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town, against 11% in Saint-Georges-Montcocq. To put it in context, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. Here, 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).
Immigrants make up 2.2% in Saint-Georges-Montcocq, less than in 89% 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.
1.2% of residents are foreign nationals; in the typical compared French town the figure is 4.3%. The median compared commune in Manche has 2.4%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 89% of compared French towns. 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.
In Saint-Georges-Montcocq, 17% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 99% 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
55% of residents 15 and over are married, against 43% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Graduates of higher education: 33%, a higher share than 59% 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
17% of adults out of school have no qualification, against 19% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 988 to 2,582 people, 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.
A younger town than 2 of the 6 around it: Saint-Georges-Montcocq
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Georges-Montcocq | 45.9 | 26% | 1.1% | 2.2% |
| Agneaux 4,286 · 1.3 mi | 49.8 | 29% | 1.3% | 3.2% |
| Saint-Lô 19,471 · 1.5 mi | 43.3 | 24% | 2.2% | 6.2% |
| Bourgvallées 3,326 · 5.7 mi | 43.1 | 21% | 3.3% | 2.1% |
| Condé-sur-Vire 4,137 · 6.3 mi | 46.2 | 24% | 2.5% | 1.4% |
| Saint-Jean-d'Elle 2,516 · 6.5 mi | 43 | 20% | 2.8% | 0.9% |
| Marigny-Le-Lozon 2,761 · 6.9 mi | 43.7 | 24% | 2.1% | 1.1% |
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-Georges-Montcocq
What is the population of Saint-Georges-Montcocq?
988 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 19% more than in 2012 (827).
How old are Saint-Georges-Montcocq’s residents?
The median age is 45.9, older than 63% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Georges-Montcocq?
5, with occasional dwellings: 1.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Georges-Montcocq?
INSEE counts 22 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.2% of residents, and 12 foreign nationals (1.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Georges-Montcocq?
€28,140 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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