A smaller share of households in social housing than 87% of compared French towns: 4.7%
The share of households headed by a manual worker is 9.4%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. There were 2,610 households in Saint-Zacharie at the 2023 Census, home to 5,879 residents. Locally, 8.8% of residents are 15 to 24. Few places have as many couples with children: 28% here, more than in 65% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Var 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-Zacharie
Growing fast
Saint-Zacharie had 5,013 residents at the 2012 census and 5,879 in 2023, up 17%: faster growth than in 86% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, Saint-Zacharie outgrew 86% of compared French towns: +17%
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
Here the change came as +12% to 2017, then +5% to 2023.
Half of Saint-Zacharie is over 46.5, older than 67% 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-Zacharie 46.5. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 65 and over at 24%, Saint-Zacharie is ahead of 63% of compared French towns on that count.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 32%, a lower share than 65% 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 Var median and the France median
Living alone · share
Nearly one in ten households are single parents, against 10% in the typical compared French town. There are 2.2 people in the average household. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%.
4.4% of homes are second homes, more than in 74% 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 last two years, 13% of households moved in; at the other end, 16% have stayed 30 years or more. 38% of homes are flats, more than in 61% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. At 6.8%, the share of empty homes is in line with the figure in the typical compared French town.
Standard of living at the median: €29,230 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 €29,230 a year: higher than in 80% of compared French towns. The poverty rate is 8.0%.
More households headed by a retired person than 77% of compared French towns: 38%
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, 12% of households are headed by a manager or professional here. In the typical compared French town, 32% of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
1.6% of residents are foreign nationals, below 85% 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.
In Saint-Zacharie, 3.6% of residents are immigrants, beside 6.5% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
In Saint-Zacharie, 20% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 90% 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
By its share of married residents (47%), Saint-Zacharie is above four fifths of compared French towns. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education make up 36% in Saint-Zacharie, more than in 68% 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-Zacharie, 16%. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (5,829 to 5,929 people), the 18th 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 36.9 in Villabé to 56.9 in Arradon.
Around Saint-Zacharie, 1 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Zacharie | 46.5 | 24% | 4.4% | 3.6% |
| Auriol 13,037 · 3.2 mi | 44.5 | 21% | 4.2% | 4.8% |
| Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume 2,527 · 3.8 mi | 41.8 | 16% | 9.7% | 2.2% |
| Nans-les-Pins 5,215 · 3.9 mi | 49.3 | 28% | 11% | 3.1% |
| Trets 10,946 · 4.3 mi | 44.5 | 22% | 2.7% | 7.1% |
| La Destrousse 4,133 · 5.3 mi | 45.2 | 25% | 1.2% | 3.6% |
| La Bouilladisse 6,547 · 5.4 mi | 46.1 | 23% | 3.2% | 3.1% |
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-Zacharie
What is the population of Saint-Zacharie?
5,879 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 17% more than in 2012 (5,013).
How old are Saint-Zacharie’s residents?
The median age is 46.5, older than 67% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Zacharie?
130, with occasional dwellings: 4.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Zacharie?
INSEE counts 210 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.6% of residents, and 93 foreign nationals (1.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Zacharie?
€29,230 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 8.0% 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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