Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive ranks below 99% of compared French towns on flats: 1.2%
The median age in Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive is 49.8, higher than in 82% of compared French towns. There were 60 households in the town at the 2023 Census, home to 134 residents. 9% fewer people than in 2012. Households headed by a manager or professional make up 8.3%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town.
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-Lambert-sur-Dive
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 14 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive, 17% of its 84 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 87% 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-Lambert-sur-Dive had 147 residents at the 2012 census and 134 in 2023, down 9%: slower growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 15% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 11 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive, 17% of homes are second homes, more than in 92% 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
In Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive, 5% of households have no car, beside 11% in the typical compared French town. Here, just over one in ten homes stand empty. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Against that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive’s population moved −9% on 2012, less than in 96% 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 Orne town changed −5% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +1% and the next six −10%.
Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive sits above 64% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (24%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive 49.8. The median compared French town: 44.
At 10%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is lower than in 56% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 25%, a lower share than 94% 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 Orne median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2.3 people share a household. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For one-person households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 35%. The share of couples with children tops 88% of compared French towns: 33%.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €23,270 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.
Half of residents live in households above €23,270 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 79% of compared French towns.
Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive: 25% of households are headed by a manual worker, above 96% 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
Against a figure of 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive comes in at 25%. The usual figure: 14% of households are headed by a manual worker 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 3.7% in Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive, less than in 76% of compared French towns
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 Orne has 4.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in just over three quarters of compared French towns. In Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive, 2.2% of residents are foreign nationals. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive, 20% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 91% of compared French towns
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
Compared with 43% in the typical compared French town, half of residents 15 and over are married here. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Graduates of higher education make up 19% in Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive, less than in 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
Adults with no qualification: 17% here and 19% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (134 to 2,582 people), the 14th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Nearby, 1 of 6 towns have older populations than Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive | 49.8 | 24% | 17% | 3.7% |
| Gouffern en Auge 3,636 · 3.4 mi | 49.5 | 27% | 11% | 3.1% |
| Argentan 13,527 · 7.1 mi | 46.3 | 27% | 2.3% | 8.2% |
| Vimoutiers 2,978 · 9.1 mi | 60.1 | 43% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| Falaise 7,680 · 13.4 mi | 46 | 26% | 2% | 2.6% |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Auge 7,100 · 13.5 mi | 49.7 | 29% | 7.8% | 2.8% |
| Livarot-Pays-d'Auge 6,207 · 14.1 mi | 46.1 | 25% | 16% | 2.2% |
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-Lambert-sur-Dive
What is the population of Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive?
134 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% fewer than in 2012 (147).
How old are Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive’s residents?
The median age is 49.8, older than 82% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive?
14, with occasional dwellings: 17% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.7% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (2.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive?
€23,270 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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