Saumane-de-Vaucluse: 45% of homes are second homes, above 97% of compared French towns
6.1% of households are headed by a manual worker; in the typical compared French town the figure is 14%. Census day 2023: 886 residents and 410 households in Saumane-de-Vaucluse. Empty homes account for 2.2%. Compared with other places, households without a car are scarce here: 2%, fewer than in 99% 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 Saumane-de-Vaucluse
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 350 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saumane-de-Vaucluse, 45% of its 790 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 97% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Saumane-de-Vaucluse’s residents are under 53.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 29% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Saumane-de-Vaucluse sits below 97% of compared French towns for households in social housing (1.7%)
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
Flats: 5.6% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. On average, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town.
Since 2012, Saumane-de-Vaucluse has changed by −3%, slower than 81% 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 those years, the median Vaucluse town changed +7% and the median compared French town +5%.
A median age of 53.9: Saumane-de-Vaucluse is older than 92% 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
■ Saumane-de-Vaucluse 53.9. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24; in Saumane-de-Vaucluse, 8.6%. The census found that 29% of residents are 65 or over in the town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
29% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 81% 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
There are 2.1 people in the average household. Saumane-de-Vaucluse has more single-parent households than 62% of compared French towns, at 11%. To put it in context, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Couples with children make up 26%, against 25% in the typical compared French town.
Standard of living at the median: €30,170 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.
Half of residents live in households above €30,170 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 85% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a manager or professional than 82% of compared French towns, at 17%
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
The figure for households headed by a retired person is 38% in Saumane-de-Vaucluse and 32% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 9.4% of 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).
A lower share of immigrants than 61% of compared French towns, at 5.2%
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 Saumane-de-Vaucluse, the census puts foreign nationals at 3.4%. In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Saumane-de-Vaucluse ranks below 92% of compared French towns on single residents: 20%
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
In couples, 49% are married and 4.4% in a PACS (median compared French town: 43% and 6.1%); 6% are widowed. Elsewhere, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Saumane-de-Vaucluse ranks above 83% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 42%
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
14% of adults out of school have no qualification (typical compared French town: 19%). The comparison figure for graduates of higher education is 30% in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 7th 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 Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Every neighbor is younger than Saumane-de-Vaucluse
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saumane-de-Vaucluse | 53.9 | 29% | 45% | 5.2% |
| L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue 20,244 · 2.1 mi | 49.1 | 27% | 9.9% | 9% |
| Velleron 3,168 · 4.3 mi | 49.5 | 26% | 7% | 4.9% |
| Robion 4,816 · 5 mi | 48.1 | 25% | 5.9% | 4.3% |
| Le Thor 8,882 · 5.1 mi | 45.2 | 21% | 3.6% | 6.2% |
| Pernes-les-Fontaines 10,504 · 5.7 mi | 48.8 | 25% | 5.1% | 4.8% |
| Cavaillon 25,636 · 6.3 mi | 44.2 | 24% | 3.1% | 20% |
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 Saumane-de-Vaucluse
What is the population of Saumane-de-Vaucluse?
886 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (911).
How old are Saumane-de-Vaucluse’s residents?
The median age is 53.9, older than 92% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saumane-de-Vaucluse?
350, with occasional dwellings: 45% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saumane-de-Vaucluse?
INSEE counts 46 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.2% of residents, and 30 foreign nationals (3.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saumane-de-Vaucluse?
€30,170 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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