Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 3.0Fewer households in social housing than 92% of compared French towns: 3.5%
Set against 2.1% in the typical compared French town, 7.8% of homes are second homes in Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes. 6.1% of households have no car, a lower share than in 79% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 2,656 residents in 1,200 households. Census figures put households headed by a manual worker at 17% locally.
Throughout this page, the Vaucluse 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.
A +12% change since 2012: faster than 75% 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
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Vaucluse town +7%. The years 2012 to 2017 brought +6%; 2017 to 2023, +6%.
Older than 57% of compared French towns: half of Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes is over 45.1
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-les-Vignes 45.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 23% of the total. There is little gap on residents aged 15 to 24: 11%, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
More single-parent households than 58% of compared French towns: 11%
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 Vaucluse median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 2.2 people. For comparison, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Locally, 36% of households are one person living alone.
A larger share of empty homes than 81% of compared French towns: 10%
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, 16% of households moved in; at the other end, 19% have stayed 30 years or more. The share of empty homes in the typical compared French town is 6.7%.
A median of €25,230 a year per consumption unit
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 €25,230 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 57% of compared French towns. Below the poverty line: 15.0% of residents.
Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes ranks below 74% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 6.3%
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
In Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person. To put it in context, 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).
Foreign nationals: 3.3%, a lower share than 60% 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.
For Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes, the census puts immigrants at 6%. That is lower than in 55% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Vaucluse has 6.8%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes sits below 60% of compared French towns for married residents (42%)
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
The census found that 24% of residents 15 and over are single in Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
More adults with no qualification than 54% of compared French towns: 20%
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 share of graduates of higher education stands at 29%. Against that, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 2,626 to 2,685 people, the 16th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Roissy-en-France is the youngest (34); Piriac-sur-Mer the oldest (63.6).
2 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes
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-les-Vignes | 45.1 | 23% | 7.8% | 6% |
| Sérignan-du-Comtat 2,939 · 4.3 mi | 44.3 | 22% | 3.6% | 5% |
| Camaret-sur-Aigues 4,533 · 5.5 mi | 44.7 | 19% | 1.9% | 6.7% |
| Bollène 14,024 · 7.5 mi | 48.3 | 27% | 2.6% | 14% |
| Piolenc 5,718 · 7.5 mi | 43.2 | 21% | 3.9% | 4.9% |
| Mornas 2,569 · 7.8 mi | 43.5 | 21% | 4.1% | 5% |
| Mondragon 3,833 · 8.3 mi | 45.6 | 22% | 3.8% | 7.2% |
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 Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes
What is the population of Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes?
2,656 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% more than in 2012 (2,369).
How old are Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes’ residents?
The median age is 45.1, older than 57% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes?
110, with occasional dwellings: 7.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes?
INSEE counts 160 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6% of residents, and 88 foreign nationals (3.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes?
€25,230 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 15.0% 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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