Saint-Nolff ranks below 97% of compared French towns on households without a car: 3.6%
The share of one-person households is 27%, against 35% in the typical compared French town. At 9.7%, the share of flats is lower than in 87% of compared French towns. Saint-Nolff’s 1,710 households held 3,990 residents at the 2023 Census. Empty homes make up about one in 23 here (4.3%).
Throughout this page, the Morbihan 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.
+8% since 2012, a pace 64% of compared French towns didn’t match
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 Morbihan town +7%. The first five years brought +2%; the six to 2023, +6%.
Saint-Nolff is older than 68% of compared French towns: a median age of 46.8
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Nolff 46.8. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 9.7%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 23% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
Saint-Nolff sits above 59% of compared French towns for single-parent households (11%)
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 Morbihan median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 2.3 people each. 26% of households are couples with children, a higher share than in 53% of compared French towns. For comparison, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
9.4% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 64% 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
Some 8.1% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 25% who have been there 30 years or more. Measured more widely, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Second homes make up about one in 63 here (1.6%).
At the median, €28,390 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.
At €28,390 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 74% of compared French towns. The poverty rate is 8.0%.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 12% in Saint-Nolff, more than in 64% 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
Compared with 14% in the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households are headed by a manual worker here. Across Saint-Nolff, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person. For comparison, 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).
Only 2.9% of residents are immigrants in Saint-Nolff
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.
With foreign nationals at 2.3%, Saint-Nolff is behind 74% of compared French towns on that count. By way of comparison, 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.
50% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 92% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
22% of residents 15 and over are single; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
In Saint-Nolff, 11% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 93% 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 Saint-Nolff, 38%. Typically, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 3,968 to 4,012 people, the 16th 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 Le Plessis-Belleville (37.2), the youngest, and Erquy (64.9), the oldest.
A younger town than 1 of the 6 around it: Saint-Nolff
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Nolff | 46.8 | 23% | 1.6% | 2.9% |
| Treffléan 2,572 · 2.1 mi | 40.5 | 16% | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| Monterblanc 3,356 · 3.2 mi | 41.2 | 15% | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| Saint-Avé 12,470 · 3.6 mi | 44.9 | 23% | 1.5% | 4.2% |
| Elven 6,651 · 4.4 mi | 41.4 | 18% | 2.4% | 2.6% |
| Theix-Noyalo 8,500 · 4.5 mi | 48 | 24% | 3.5% | 2.3% |
| Sulniac 3,852 · 4.6 mi | 41.6 | 17% | 8% | 2% |
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-Nolff
What is the population of Saint-Nolff?
3,990 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% more than in 2012 (3,689).
How old are Saint-Nolff’s residents?
The median age is 46.8, older than 68% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Nolff?
28, with occasional dwellings: 1.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Nolff?
INSEE counts 120 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.9% of residents, and 93 foreign nationals (2.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Nolff?
€28,390 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 8.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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