Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves ranks below 99% of compared French towns on households without a car: 2.6%
27% of households are one person living alone (typical compared French town: 35%). There were 76 households in Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves at the 2023 Census, home to 181 residents. Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 17% here. Households headed by a retired person are rarer here than in 79% of compared French towns.
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-Germain-sur-Sèves
One home in 10 is a second home
The census counted 10 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves, 10% of its 99 homes: higher than in 88% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves had 204 residents at the 2012 census and 181 in 2023, down 11%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 13 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
More second homes than 88% of compared French towns: 10%
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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of second homes is 2.1%. Empty homes account for 13%. Some 9.2% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 33% who have been there 30 years or more.
−11% since 2012: slower than 98% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −19%, and from 2017 to 2023 +10%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Manche town ±0%.
Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves ranks below 75% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 9.4%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves 43.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves’s residents are under 43.5, younger than in 54% of compared French towns. Against that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children make up 33% in Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves, more than in 88% 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 Manche median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Households here average 2.4 people each.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €25,120 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €25,120 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 59% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a manual worker than 99% of compared French towns, at 33%
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
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 99% of compared French towns: 0.6%
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.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 0.6% of residents are foreign nationals here. To put it in context, 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.
Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves ranks below 99% of compared French towns on 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
Married residents account for 43%. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves sits below 98% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (14%)
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 Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification. Set beside that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 13th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves | 43.5 | 17% | 10% | 0.6% |
| Saint-Sauveur-Villages 3,208 · 6.2 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 8.1% | 1.8% |
| Carentan-les-Marais 10,218 · 8.8 mi | 49.1 | 28% | 5% | 2.4% |
| La Haye 4,029 · 9.9 mi | 54.9 | 34% | 21% | 2.5% |
| Marigny-Le-Lozon 2,761 · 10 mi | 43.7 | 24% | 2.1% | 1.1% |
| Picauville 3,228 · 10.8 mi | 48.3 | 26% | 7.7% | 2.8% |
| Gouville-sur-Mer 3,274 · 12 mi | 56 | 36% | 26% | 1.5% |
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-Germain-sur-Sèves
What is the population of Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves?
181 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% fewer than in 2012 (204).
How old are Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves’ residents?
The median age is 43.5, younger than 54% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves?
10, with occasional dwellings: 10% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.6% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves?
€25,120 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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