Sannes ranks above 98% of compared French towns on couples with children: 39%
3.5% of households rent social housing (HLM) (typical compared French town: 12%). Sannes had 290 residents in 120 households at the 2023 census. Census figures put households without a car at 1.7% locally. The median age here is 39.3, lower than in 83% of compared French towns.
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.
What stands out about the people of Sannes
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 20 second homes and occasional dwellings in Sannes, 13% of its 160 homes: higher than in 90% of compared French towns. 89% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
39% of households are couples with children and 13% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Sannes had 176 residents at the 2012 census and 290 in 2023, up 65%: faster growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 90% of compared French towns, at 13%
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
Of all households, 10% moved in during the last two years and 10% have stayed three decades or more. Second homes: 2.1% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Empty homes are more common here than in 82% of compared French towns. By its share of flats (27%), Sannes is below 56% of compared French towns.
A +65% change since 2012: faster than 99% 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
The change was +36% from 2012 to 2017 and +21% from 2017 to 2023. The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Vaucluse town +7%.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 86% of compared French towns: 16%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Sannes 39.3. The median compared French town: 44.
13% of residents are 15 to 24 (typical compared French town: 11%). Set beside that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 81 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
In Sannes, 26% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 91% 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 Vaucluse median and the France median
Living alone · share
By its share of single-parent households (13%), Sannes is above 87% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. The average household has 2.4 people.
A median standard of living of €23,030 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 median standard of living in Sannes is €23,030 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 81% of compared French towns.
Sannes sits below 80% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (26%)
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
At 13%, the share of households headed by a manual worker is lower than in 56% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for households headed by a retired person is 32% in the typical compared French town. Nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
3.6% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 77% 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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Sannes comes in at 2.5%. As a reference point, 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.
A lower share of single residents than 76% of compared French towns, at 22%
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
46% of residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification make up 12% in Sannes, less than in 87% 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
Set against 30% in the typical compared French town, 37% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Sannes. Across the comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 290 to 2,582 people, the 2nd 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Sannes is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sannes | 39.3 | 16% | 13% | 3.6% |
| La Tour-d'Aigues 4,405 · 3.5 mi | 48 | 25% | 5.4% | 5.7% |
| Villelaure 3,398 · 4.2 mi | 45 | 19% | 4.1% | 3.6% |
| Pertuis 19,548 · 4.4 mi | 44.5 | 23% | 2.3% | 6.9% |
| Cadenet 4,363 · 6.1 mi | 46 | 25% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade 5,935 · 7.4 mi | 47.5 | 24% | 3.6% | 5.6% |
| Meyrargues 3,847 · 8.4 mi | 41.4 | 19% | 3.7% | 6.6% |
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 Sannes
What is the population of Sannes?
290 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 65% more than in 2012 (176).
How old are Sannes’ residents?
The median age is 39.3, younger than 83% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Sannes?
20, with occasional dwellings: 13% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Sannes?
INSEE counts 10 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.6% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (2.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Sannes?
€23,030 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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