Half of Arnay-le-Duc is over 58.6, older than 97% of compared French towns
Households headed by a retired person: 51%, above 98% of compared French towns. There were 690 households in Arnay-le-Duc at the 2023 Census, home to 1,342 residents. Locally, 5.9% of homes are second homes. 7.2% of households are single parents, fewer than in 88% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Côte-d'Or 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 Arnay-le-Duc
An older town
Half of Arnay-le-Duc’s residents are under 58.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 40% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 15% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Arnay-le-Duc had 1,547 residents at the 2012 census and 1,342 in 2023, down 13%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 210 homes empty (22%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Many people living alone
48% of Arnay-le-Duc’s households are one person: higher than in 90% of compared French towns; 34% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−13% since 2012: slower 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −8%, and from 2017 to 2023 −6%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Côte-d'Or town −2%.
In Arnay-le-Duc, 40% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 98% 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
■ Arnay-le-Duc 58.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 11% in the typical compared French town, 7.8% of residents are 15 to 24 in Arnay-le-Duc. As a reference point, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
13% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 96% 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 Côte-d'Or median and the France median
Living alone · share
Against a figure of 35% in the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households in Arnay-le-Duc comes in at 48%. The usual figure: a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. On average, 1.8 people share a household.
A larger share of empty homes than 99% of compared French towns: 22%
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
The share of households without a car is 16%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Few places have as many households in social housing: 19% here, more than in 76% of compared French towns. Typically, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Flats account for 34%.
At the median, €23,420 a year to live on
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 €23,420 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 78% of compared French towns.
Arnay-le-Duc ranks below 95% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 3.6%
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
15% of households are headed by a manual worker. Set beside that, 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).
Immigrants make up 6.4% of Arnay-le-Duc’s residents
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.
The median compared commune in Côte-d'Or has 7.3%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 51% of compared French towns. About one in 16: that is how common immigrants are in Arnay-le-Duc (6.4%). Foreign nationals make up 4.4%, close to the figure 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.
Arnay-le-Duc sits below 88% of compared French towns for married residents (36%)
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 single residents is 24%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Arnay-le-Duc ranks below 96% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 16%
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 (29%), Arnay-le-Duc is above 90% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
41 French towns of 1,342 to 2,582 people: this is the 4th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Arnay-le-Duc and the towns 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnay-le-Duc | 58.6 | 40% | 5.9% | 6.4% |
| Autun 13,172 · 14.8 mi | 51.7 | 31% | 3.4% | 13% |
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 Arnay-le-Duc
What is the population of Arnay-le-Duc?
1,342 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% fewer than in 2012 (1,547).
How old are Arnay-le-Duc’s residents?
The median age is 58.6, older than 97% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 40% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Arnay-le-Duc?
57, with occasional dwellings: 5.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Arnay-le-Duc?
INSEE counts 86 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.4% of residents, and 58 foreign nationals (4.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Arnay-le-Duc?
€23,420 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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