A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns, at 5.7%
Here 57% of households are headed by a retired person, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 32%. 65 residents in 31 households: that is Arrans at the 2023 Census. Couples with children come to 29% in the town, about three in ten. On empty homes, Arrans sits lower than 70% of compared French towns: 5.3%.
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 Arrans
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 8 second homes and occasional dwellings in Arrans, 19% of its 40 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Arrans had 68 residents at the 2012 census and 65 in 2023, down 4%: slower growth than in 86% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Arrans sits above 93% of compared French towns for second homes (19%)
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. Set beside that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 3% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 33%.
−4% since 2012, a pace below 86% 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 median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Côte-d'Or town −2%. The change was +7% from 2012 to 2017 and −11% from 2017 to 2023.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 30% in Arrans, more than in 86% 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
■ Arrans 45. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 45, Arrans is older than 57% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
About 79 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Arrans sits below 83% of compared French towns for one-person households (29%)
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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. On average, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Households here average 2.1 people each.
14% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 53% of compared French towns
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 manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 71% of compared French towns: 4.3% of residents are immigrants
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 71% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The share of foreign nationals stands at 2.9%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Only 16% of residents 15 and over are single in Arrans
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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 36% in Arrans. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Arrans ranks below 94% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 17%
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
15% of adults out of school have no qualification (typical compared French town: 19%). The usual figure: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 65 to 2,582 people: this is the 20th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
No nearby town is as young as Arrans
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrans | 45 | 30% | 19% | 4.3% |
| Montbard 4,639 · 4.9 mi | 52.9 | 33% | 3.8% | 7.3% |
| Venarey-les-Laumes 2,747 · 12.6 mi | 49.2 | 27% | 3.1% | 5.4% |
| Semur-en-Auxois 3,986 · 14.2 mi | 50.9 | 29% | 9.3% | 5.6% |
| Châtillon-sur-Seine 5,443 · 16.2 mi | 48.2 | 30% | 1.9% | 12% |
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 Arrans
What is the population of Arrans?
65 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (68).
How old are Arrans’ residents?
The median age is 45, older than 57% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Arrans?
8, with occasional dwellings: 19% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Arrans?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.3% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (2.9%). 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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