A larger share of flats than 99% of compared French towns: 96%
The figure for households headed by a manager or professional is 38% in Saint-Mandé and 9.4% in the typical compared French town. The share of single-parent households stands at 7.5%. Empty homes are more common here than in 80% of compared French towns. Census day 2023: 21,071 residents and 10,370 households here.
Throughout this page, the Val-de-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-Mandé
Many graduates
66% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 40% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
Many people living alone
49% of Saint-Mandé’s households are one person: higher than in 92% of compared French towns; 46% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Saint-Mandé has changed by −4%, slower than 83% 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 +7% for the median Val-de-Marne town, the change came in two steps: +4% from 2012 to 2017, then −7% to 2023.
A median age of 41.1: Saint-Mandé is younger than 72% 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
■ Saint-Mandé 41.1. The median compared French town: 44.
20% of Saint-Mandé’s residents are 65 or older, against 16% in the median Val-de-Marne town and 22% in the median compared French town; 19% are under 18. For Saint-Mandé, the census puts residents aged 15 to 24 at 10%.
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-de-Marne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
49% of households are one person living alone, a share 92% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 Val-de-Marne median and the France median
Living alone · share
With couples with children at 22%, Saint-Mandé is behind 64% of compared French towns on that count. Each household has 2 people on average. Measured more widely, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
A larger share of households without a car than 99% of compared French towns: 49%
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
One household in two has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town. Here, 3.1% of homes are second homes.
At the median, €41,670 a year to live on
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 €41,670 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 99% of compared French towns. Living below the poverty line: 8.3% of residents.
2.7% of households are headed by a manual worker, below 99% 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-Mandé comes in at 27%. In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 12%, a higher share than 78% 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.
7.9% of residents are foreign nationals, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Val-de-Marne has 23%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 78% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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.
Single residents: 32%, a higher share than 85% 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
Married residents: 40%, below 72% of compared French towns. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Graduates of higher education: 66%, a higher share than 99% 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
In the typical compared French town, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification; in Saint-Mandé, 10%. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Ranked by age, 17th 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 Carrières-sous-Poissy (32.6), the oldest Concarneau (53.9).
No nearby town is as old as Saint-Mandé
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mandé | 41.1 | 20% | 3.1% | 12% |
| Vincennes 48,193 · 0.9 mi | 38.5 | 16% | 5.4% | 14% |
| Paris 12e 138,024 · 1.1 mi | 39 | 19% | 8.9% | 18% |
| Charenton-le-Pont 28,830 · 1.4 mi | 39.2 | 18% | 4.5% | 15% |
| Paris 20e 185,140 · 1.8 mi | 39.5 | 18% | 3.1% | 23% |
| Saint-Maurice 14,506 · 1.9 mi | 37.1 | 15% | 4.7% | 17% |
| Bagnolet 43,086 · 1.9 mi | 35.2 | 12% | 2.4% | 30% |
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-Mandé
What is the population of Saint-Mandé?
21,071 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (21,846).
How old are Saint-Mandé’s residents?
The median age is 41.1, younger than 72% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Mandé?
380, with occasional dwellings: 3.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Mandé?
INSEE counts 2,550 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 12% of residents, and 1,660 foreign nationals (7.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Mandé?
€41,670 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 8.3% 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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