46% of households are couples with children, more than in 99% of compared French towns
3.7% of households have no car, against 11% in the typical compared French town. The share of empty homes stands at 3.8%. At 22%, the share of households headed by a retired person is lower than in 91% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put Saint-Pathus’s population at 6,479, in 2,280 households.
Throughout this page, the Seine-et-Marne 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-Pathus
A town of families
46% of households are couples with children and 12% single parents with children; 23% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
A young town
Half of Saint-Pathus’ residents are under 37.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 23% are under 15 and 12% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Growth of +10% since 2012 puts Saint-Pathus ahead of 69% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the change was +3%; from 2017 to 2023, +7%. Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Seine-et-Marne town +8%.
Below 97% of compared French towns: 12% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Pathus 37.4. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 37.4, Saint-Pathus is younger than 90% of compared French towns. Typically, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. 13% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
18% of households are one person living alone, fewer 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 Seine-et-Marne median and the France median
Living alone · share
12% of households are single parents; in the typical compared French town the figure is 10%. In the typical compared French town, one-person households come to 35%.
5.7% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 83% 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 the typical compared French town, 30% of homes are flats; in Saint-Pathus, 17%. The usual figure: 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. For Saint-Pathus, the census puts second homes at 0.8%.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €29,700 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €29,700 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 83% of compared French towns. 6.0% of the population lives below the poverty line.
More households headed by a manager or professional than 69% of compared French towns: 13%
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
About one in seven: that is how common households headed by a manual worker are in Saint-Pathus (14%). Elsewhere, nearly one in ten 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).
Immigrants make up 7.5% in Saint-Pathus, more than in 57% 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 Seine-et-Marne has 14%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 57% of compared French towns. On average, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. For Saint-Pathus, the census puts foreign nationals at 3.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Saint-Pathus sits above 88% of compared French towns for married residents (49%)
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
25% of residents 15 and over are single, or about one in four. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Below 72% of compared French towns: 15% of adults out of school have no qualification
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 census found that 29% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Saint-Pathus. As a reference point, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 3rd youngest 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 Vezin-le-Coquet (36.5), the oldest Gueugnon (58).
Saint-Pathus and its 6 nearest towns: 3 of them are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pathus | 37.4 | 12% | 0.8% | 7.5% |
| Le Plessis-Belleville 4,009 · 2.3 mi | 37.2 | 14% | 0.9% | 13% |
| Saint-Soupplets 3,542 · 2.6 mi | 39.3 | 17% | 1.6% | 8.5% |
| Nanteuil-le-Haudouin 4,258 · 4.4 mi | 37.1 | 13% | 1% | 7.4% |
| Saint-Mard 3,832 · 5.1 mi | 38.8 | 14% | 0.7% | 9.3% |
| Dammartin-en-Goële 11,907 · 5.1 mi | 34.8 | 10% | 0.9% | 12% |
| Othis 6,717 · 5.6 mi | 39.5 | 14% | 0.7% | 8.6% |
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-Pathus
What is the population of Saint-Pathus?
6,479 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% more than in 2012 (5,901).
How old are Saint-Pathus’ residents?
The median age is 37.4, younger than 90% of compared French towns. 28% are under 18 and 12% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Pathus?
19, with occasional dwellings: 0.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Pathus?
INSEE counts 490 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.5% of residents, and 220 foreign nationals (3.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Pathus?
€29,700 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 6.0% 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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