Older than 91% of compared French towns: half of Saussey is over 53.3
Single-parent households make up 4.5%, against 10% in the typical compared French town. Saussey counted 463 residents and 220 households at the 2023 Census. Locally, 55% of households are headed by a retired person. Flats are rarer here than in 99% 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 Saussey
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 30 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saussey, 12% of its 260 homes: higher than in 89% 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Saussey’s residents are under 53.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Saussey had 494 residents at the 2012 census and 463 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
3.7% of households have no car, fewer than in 96% 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
The figure for second homes is 12% in Saussey and 2.1% in the typical compared French town. 4.7% of homes stand empty. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town.
Slower growth than 91% of compared French towns: Saussey changed by −6% since 2012
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 −5%, and from 2017 to 2023 −1%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Manche town ±0%.
In Saussey, 7% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 97% 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
■ Saussey 53.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, against 30% in Saussey. In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
28% of households are one person living alone, below 86% 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
The share of couples with children tops 57% of compared French towns: 27%. Each household has 2.1 people on average. The comparison figure for one-person households is 35% in the typical compared French town.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €26,680 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 €26,680 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 58% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a manager or professional than 89% of compared French towns: 4.5%
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 manual worker are rarer here than in 53% of compared French towns. 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).
Saussey ranks below 97% of compared French towns on immigrants: 1.5%
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.
The share of foreign nationals is 0.9%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 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.
Saussey ranks below 96% of compared French towns on single residents: 19%
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: 50%; in a PACS: 10%; against 43% and 6.1% in the median compared French town, with 5.8% widowed. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Below 55% of compared French towns: 18% of adults out of school have no qualification
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
Across Saussey, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. As a reference point, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 7th oldest of 41 French towns of 463 to 2,582 people
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).
Around Saussey, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saussey | 53.3 | 30% | 12% | 1.5% |
| Quettreville-sur-Sienne 3,167 · 2.8 mi | 47.1 | 24% | 9.5% | 2% |
| Coutances 8,321 · 3 mi | 49 | 28% | 3.9% | 5.6% |
| Agon-Coutainville 3,020 · 7.5 mi | 63.8 | 48% | 53% | 2.3% |
| Saint-Sauveur-Villages 3,208 · 8.6 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 8.1% | 1.8% |
| Gouville-sur-Mer 3,274 · 8.9 mi | 56 | 36% | 26% | 1.5% |
| Bréhal 3,487 · 8.9 mi | 60.1 | 42% | 31% | 1.4% |
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 Saussey
What is the population of Saussey?
463 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (494).
How old are Saussey’s residents?
The median age is 53.3, older than 91% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saussey?
30, with occasional dwellings: 12% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saussey?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.5% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (0.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saussey?
€26,680 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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