In Silfiac, 4.2% of homes are flats, fewer than in 97% of compared French towns
32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, against 46% in Silfiac. At the 2023 Census, 491 people lived locally, in 230 households. Locally, 3.1% of households rent social housing (HLM). Higher than in 77% of compared French towns: 30% of households are couples with children.
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.
What stands out about the people of Silfiac
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 55 second homes and occasional dwellings in Silfiac, 17% of its 320 homes: higher than in 92% 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 ↓
Empty homes
The census found 42 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.
A higher share of second homes than 92% of compared French towns, at 17%
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
7.3% of households have no car; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%. Compared with other places, empty homes are common here: 13%, more than in 91% of compared French towns. For comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Households that moved in under two years ago: 16%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 20%.
A +7% change since 2012: Silfiac grew faster than 59% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −5%, then +13% to 2023.
Older than 76% of compared French towns: half of Silfiac is over 48.4
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Silfiac 48.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, against 9.6% in Silfiac. On residents aged 65 and over, Silfiac sits higher than 54% of compared French towns: 23%.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households: 6.7%, a lower share than 92% 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 Morbihan median and the France median
Living alone · share
In the typical compared French town, just over a third of households are one person living alone; in Silfiac, 39%. On average, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Households average 2.2 people.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €22,920 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 €22,920 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 82% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional: 4.5%, a lower share than 89% 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
Households headed by a manual worker make up about one in eight here (13%). Across the 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).
A larger share of foreign nationals than 90% of compared French towns: 13%
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 median compared commune in Morbihan has 2.3%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 83% of compared French towns. For Silfiac, the census puts immigrants at 14%. The usual figure: 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
A higher share of single residents than 70% of compared French towns, at 28%
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
Two in five residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 79% of compared French towns: 22%
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
The share of adults with no qualification stands at 18%. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 15th oldest 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
4 of 6 neighbors are older than Silfiac
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silfiac | 48.4 | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Cléguérec 2,885 · 5.2 mi | 50.8 | 27% | 8.8% | 4% |
| Rostrenen 3,282 · 9.1 mi | 54.6 | 34% | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| Guerlédan 2,532 · 9.7 mi | 51.5 | 30% | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| Pontivy 14,640 · 10.7 mi | 43 | 24% | 4% | 9.6% |
| Noyal-Pontivy 3,606 · 14.1 mi | 48.5 | 25% | 2.9% | 3.2% |
| Pluméliau-Bieuzy 4,632 · 14.5 mi | 47.3 | 24% | 8% | 3.7% |
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 Silfiac
What is the population of Silfiac?
491 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% more than in 2012 (459).
How old are Silfiac’s residents?
The median age is 48.4, older than 76% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Silfiac?
55, with occasional dwellings: 17% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Silfiac?
INSEE counts 68 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 14% of residents, and 65 foreign nationals (13%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Silfiac?
€22,920 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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