A median age of 60.4: Sivergues is older than 98% of compared French towns
Couples with children are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 39 residents in 23 households: that is Sivergues at the 2023 Census. Flats: 27% of the total. There is little gap on empty homes: 6.1%, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
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 Sivergues
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 32 second homes and occasional dwellings in Sivergues, 55% of its 59 homes: higher than in 98% of compared French towns. 72% 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 Sivergues’ residents are under 60.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 37% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.2% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
67% of Sivergues’ households are one person: higher than in 99% of compared French towns; 33% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 0 immigrants in Sivergues (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 17% of residents, against 6.8% for the median compared commune in Vaucluse. 14% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In Sivergues, 55% of homes are second homes, more than in 98% 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Typically, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Of all households, 16% moved in during the last two years and 5.3% have stayed three decades or more.
Sivergues changed by −7% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 93% 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 Vaucluse town, the change came in two steps: +2% from 2012 to 2017, then −9% to 2023.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns, at 6.1%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Sivergues 60.4. The median compared French town: 44.
37% of Sivergues’ residents are 65 or older, against 23% in the median Vaucluse town and 22% in the median compared French town; 15% are under 18.
Women and men · all residents
67% women, 33% men
About 50 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Sivergues: 67% of households are one person living alone, above 99% 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
On average, 1.7 people share a household. One-person households make up 35% in the typical compared French town.
Sivergues sits above 98% of compared French towns for households headed by a manager or professional (33%)
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
Households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 9.4% of 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).
17% of residents are immigrants, a share 90% of compared French towns don’t reach
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.
Foreign nationals make up 14%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 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 higher share of single residents than 90% of compared French towns, at 34%
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 share of married residents stands at 43%. Against that, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
40% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, more than in 79% 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
By its share of adults with no qualification (21%), Sivergues is above 61% of compared French towns. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
4th highest median age among 41 French towns of 39 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Every neighbor is younger than Sivergues
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sivergues | 60.4 | 37% | 55% | 17% |
| Apt 10,143 · 3.5 mi | 49.6 | 30% | 9.4% | 14% |
| Gargas 3,035 · 5.4 mi | 54.8 | 32% | 12% | 6.5% |
| Cadenet 4,363 · 6.7 mi | 46 | 25% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Lauris 3,921 · 7.1 mi | 50.5 | 29% | 13% | 5.7% |
| Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt 3,004 · 7.7 mi | 53.1 | 32% | 31% | 6.5% |
| Villelaure 3,398 · 8.3 mi | 45 | 19% | 4.1% | 3.6% |
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 Sivergues
What is the population of Sivergues?
39 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (42).
How old are Sivergues’ residents?
The median age is 60.4, older than 98% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 37% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Sivergues?
32, with occasional dwellings: 55% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Sivergues?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 17% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (14%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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