20% of households are headed by a retired person, below 95% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24; in Sainte-Cécile, 7.7%. The town is home to 283 residents in 130 households, by the 2023 Census. Locally, 3.9% of households have no car. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Saône-et-Loire 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.
Slower than most: −1% since 2012, behind 74% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −3% for the median Saône-et-Loire town, the change came in two steps: +1% from 2012 to 2017, then −2% to 2023.
19% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 68% 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
■ Sainte-Cécile 42.1. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Sainte-Cécile is 42.1, lower than in 65% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households make up 4% in Sainte-Cécile, less than in 99% 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 Saône-et-Loire median and the France median
Living alone · share
Where 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town, Sainte-Cécile has 28%. Elsewhere, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. One-person households account for 32%.
7.8% of homes are second homes, more than in 85% 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
Turnover: 12% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 22% have lived in their home 30 years or more. Flats are rarer here than in 82% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, against 10% in Sainte-Cécile.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €27,280 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €27,280 a year: higher than in 64% of compared French towns.
Above 83% of compared French towns: 20% of households are headed by a manual worker
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 9.4% in the typical compared French town, 16% of households are headed by a manager or professional here. Typically, 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).
Fewer immigrants than 84% of compared French towns: 2.8%
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.
The median compared commune in Saône-et-Loire has 6.9%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 84% of compared French towns. For comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 56: 1.8% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
21% of residents 15 and over are single, below 88% 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
41% of residents 15 and over are married; in the typical compared French town the figure is 43%. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Adults with no qualification make up 14% in Sainte-Cécile, less than in 81% 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
Compared with 30% in the typical compared French town, nearly a third of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification here. By way of comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 9th youngest of 41 French towns of 283 to 2,582 people
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.
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 5 are older than Sainte-Cécile
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Cécile | 42.1 | 19% | 7.8% | 2.8% |
| Cluny 4,942 · 3.3 mi | 49.2 | 30% | 7.9% | 9.5% |
| Charnay-lès-Mâcon 8,227 · 9.9 mi | 48.3 | 27% | 2.9% | 6% |
| Mâcon 35,177 · 10.7 mi | 40.2 | 22% | 3.3% | 21% |
| Crêches-sur-Saône 3,198 · 12.4 mi | 46.8 | 24% | 0.5% | 7.1% |
| Feillens 3,411 · 13.1 mi | 43.9 | 24% | 1.3% | 4.9% |
| Replonges 3,956 · 13.3 mi | 43.1 | 20% | 1.1% | 4.3% |
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 Sainte-Cécile
What is the population of Sainte-Cécile?
283 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% fewer than in 2012 (286).
How old are Sainte-Cécile’s residents?
The median age is 42.1, younger than 65% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Sainte-Cécile?
12, with occasional dwellings: 7.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Sainte-Cécile?
INSEE counts 8 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.8% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (1.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Sainte-Cécile?
€27,280 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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