In Sortosville, 7.3% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 96% of compared French towns
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The census found that 38% of households are headed by a retired person in Sortosville. 80 residents in 36 households: that is Sortosville at the 2023 Census. Households without a car make up 5.4%, against 11% in the typical compared French town.
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 Sortosville
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 6 second homes and occasional dwellings in Sortosville, 12% of its 45 homes: higher than in 90% 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
Sortosville had 99 residents at the 2012 census and 80 in 2023, down 19%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
12% of homes in Sortosville are second homes
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 that moved in under two years ago: 2.7%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 30%. In the typical compared French town, second homes come to 2.1%. At 8.3%, the share of empty homes is higher than in 66% of compared French towns.
A −19% change since 2012: slower than 99% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, ±0% in Manche. Here the change came as −12% to 2017, then −8% to 2023.
Residents aged 65 and over: 27%, a higher share than 76% 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
■ Sortosville 44.7. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 44.7, Sortosville is older than 54% of compared French towns. Typically, 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%.
In Sortosville, 38% of households are one person living alone, more than in 60% 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. As a reference point, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 2.2 people. Little separates the share of couples with children here, 25%, from the figure in the typical compared French town.
More households headed by a manager or professional than 66% of compared French towns: 13%
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 99% of compared French towns. Typically, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 0% of Sortosville’s residents
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 make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Manche has 2.4%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of single residents than 99% of compared French towns: 14%
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
By its share of married residents (58%), Sortosville is above 99% of compared French towns. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Adults with no qualification: 12%, a lower share than 88% 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, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in Sortosville, 33%. As a yardstick, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 18th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 5 are older than Sortosville
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sortosville | 44.7 | 27% | 12% | 0% |
| Valognes 6,969 · 2.7 mi | 51 | 29% | 2.4% | 1.6% |
| Sainte-Mère-Église 2,896 · 7.3 mi | 53.1 | 31% | 18% | 1.6% |
| Picauville 3,228 · 7.3 mi | 48.3 | 26% | 7.7% | 2.8% |
| Bricquebec-en-Cotentin 5,893 · 9.6 mi | 47 | 25% | 4.6% | 1.3% |
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin 78,258 · 14 mi | 43.6 | 22% | 3.6% | 4.9% |
| La Haye 4,029 · 14.2 mi | 54.9 | 34% | 21% | 2.5% |
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 Sortosville
What is the population of Sortosville?
80 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 19% fewer than in 2012 (99).
How old are Sortosville’s residents?
The median age is 44.7, older than 54% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Sortosville?
6, with occasional dwellings: 12% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Sortosville?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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