Binges sits above 98% of compared French towns for couples with children (39%)
In the typical compared French town, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM); in Binges, 1.5%. On residents aged 15 to 24, Binges sits lower than 97% of compared French towns: 7%. 880 residents in 350 households: that is Binges at the 2023 Census. Across Binges, 3.6% of households have no car.
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 Binges
A town of families
39% of households are couples with children and 10% single parents with children; 23% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Binges had 647 residents at the 2012 census and 880 in 2023, up 36%: faster growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
+36% since 2012, a pace 98% of compared French towns didn’t match
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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Côte-d'Or town −2%. The first five years brought +22%; the six to 2023, +11%.
A median age of 38.8: Binges is younger than 85% 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
■ Binges 38.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 22% in the typical compared French town, 17% of residents are 65 or over here.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Fewer one-person households than 99% of compared French towns: 21%
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
Each household has 2.5 people on average. Elsewhere, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are about as common here as in the typical compared French town, at 10%.
Flats: 1.6%, a lower share than 99% 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
Empty homes make up 4.2%, against 6.7% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for flats in the typical compared French town: 30%. The share of second homes stands at 0.6%.
Median standard of living: €30,070 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 midpoint of living standards here is €30,070 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 85% of compared French towns.
Above 68% of compared French towns: 17% of households are headed by a manual worker
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
Where nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, Binges has 11%. The wider picture: 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 31% of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 2.7% in Binges, less than in 85% 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.
The figure for foreign nationals is 1.3% in Binges and 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.
Binges sits below 99% of compared French towns for single residents (16%)
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 the typical compared French town, 43% of residents 15 and over are married; in Binges, 52%. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Binges sits below 78% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (14%)
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
Where 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town, Binges has 36%. The comparison figure for adults with no qualification is 19% in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 880 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).
5 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Binges
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binges | 38.8 | 17% | 0.6% | 2.7% |
| Arc-sur-Tille 2,584 · 3.9 mi | 46 | 21% | 0.9% | 2.8% |
| Genlis 5,093 · 6.4 mi | 44.9 | 22% | 1.1% | 3.7% |
| Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur 11,108 · 6.8 mi | 43.3 | 23% | 1.2% | 7.2% |
| Quetigny 8,971 · 7.3 mi | 45.9 | 24% | 1.1% | 13% |
| Neuilly-Crimolois 3,588 · 8.1 mi | 37.2 | 18% | 0.4% | 7.7% |
| Saint-Apollinaire 7,544 · 8.6 mi | 45.2 | 24% | 0.9% | 7.2% |
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 Binges
What is the population of Binges?
880 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 36% more than in 2012 (647).
How old are Binges’ residents?
The median age is 38.8, younger than 85% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Binges?
2, with occasional dwellings: 0.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Binges?
INSEE counts 24 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.7% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Binges?
€30,070 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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