Half of Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle is over 54.3, older than 93% of compared French towns
Households headed by a retired person make up 54%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, flats are scarce here: 3.6%, fewer than in 98% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 289 residents in Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle, living in 140 households. The census found that 7.1% of households are single parents here.
Throughout this page, the Orne 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-Hilaire-sur-Risle
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 32 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle, 16% of its 190 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 ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle had 324 residents at the 2012 census and 289 in 2023, down 11%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle’s residents are under 54.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 29% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 26 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.
Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle sits above 92% of compared French towns for second homes (16%)
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
11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town, against 7.4% in Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle. Compared with other places, empty homes are common here: 13%, more than in 92% of compared French towns. Second homes: 2.1% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Slower than most: −11% since 2012, behind 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
The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Orne town −5%. The change was −2% from 2012 to 2017 and −9% from 2017 to 2023.
Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle sits below 99% of compared French towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (4.7%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle 54.3. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 29% in Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle and 22% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of couples with children than 70% of compared French towns, at 21%
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 Orne median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 2.1 people. For Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle, the census puts one-person households at 36%. Across the comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
€24,270 a year: the median standard of living
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.
Half of Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €24,270 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 68% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a manager or professional than 74% of compared French towns, at 14%
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: 11%, below 72% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle sits below 75% of compared French towns for immigrants (3.8%)
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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle comes in at 2.8%. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Orne has 4.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in three quarters of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 98% of compared French towns: 18% of residents 15 and over are single
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
In Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle, 47% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 43% in the typical compared French town. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Adults with no qualification: 28%, a higher share than 87% 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
Nearly a quarter of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. By way of comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 289 to 2,582 people, the 7th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Every neighbor is younger than Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle | 54.3 | 29% | 16% | 3.8% |
| L'Aigle 7,663 · 6.2 mi | 47.4 | 28% | 2.7% | 11% |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche 2,938 · 8.3 mi | 49.4 | 27% | 17% | 3% |
| Tourouvre au Perche 2,955 · 11.1 mi | 52.2 | 31% | 21% | 2.6% |
| Mortagne-au-Perche 3,898 · 14.8 mi | 50 | 32% | 5.9% | 5.1% |
| Sées 4,168 · 17.1 mi | 51.8 | 33% | 2.9% | 1.9% |
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-Hilaire-sur-Risle
What is the population of Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle?
289 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% fewer than in 2012 (324).
How old are Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle’s residents?
The median age is 54.3, older than 93% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle?
32, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle?
INSEE counts 11 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.8% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (2.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle?
€24,270 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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