Only 3% of residents are 15 to 24 in Charencey
Households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Charencey had 35 residents in 17 households at the 2023 Census. In Charencey, 4.8% of homes are flats.
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 Charencey
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 3 second homes and occasional dwellings in Charencey, 12% of its 22 homes: higher than in 89% 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 ↓
Growing fast
Charencey had 28 residents at the 2012 census and 35 in 2023, up 25%: faster growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many people living alone
50% of Charencey’s households are one person: higher than in 94% of compared French towns; 86% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 3 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
More second homes than 89% of compared French towns: 12%
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
Long tenure is the mark of 25% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 6.3% (under two years). As a reference point, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of empty homes tops 88% of compared French towns: 12%.
Charencey grew +25% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 94% 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 change was +18% from 2012 to 2017 and +6% from 2017 to 2023. The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Côte-d'Or town −2%.
Only 21% of residents are 65 or over in Charencey
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Charencey 43.8. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 43.8, Charencey is younger than 51% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
58% women, 42% men
About 74 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
In Charencey, 50% of households are one person living alone, more than in 94% 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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Set beside that, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Households here average 2.1 people each. Couples with children make up 25%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
Households headed by a retired person: 50%, a higher share than 97% 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
In the typical compared French town, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional; in Charencey, 25%. For households headed by a retired person, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
0% of residents in Charencey 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.
Foreign nationals are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
12% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
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
Married residents: 48% here and 43% in the typical compared French town. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
In Charencey, 8.3% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 98% 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
46% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification (typical compared French town: 30%). The share of adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town is 19%.
41 French towns of 35 to 2,582 people: this is the 16th 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).
Every neighbor is older than Charencey
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charencey | 43.8 | 21% | 12% | 0% |
| Venarey-les-Laumes 2,747 · 12.9 mi | 49.2 | 27% | 3.1% | 5.4% |
| Semur-en-Auxois 3,986 · 16.2 mi | 50.9 | 29% | 9.3% | 5.6% |
| Talant 11,896 · 16.5 mi | 45.7 | 26% | 1.8% | 12% |
| Fontaine-lès-Dijon 9,252 · 17.5 mi | 52.5 | 31% | 1.9% | 5.7% |
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 Charencey
What is the population of Charencey?
35 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 25% more than in 2012 (28).
How old are Charencey’s residents?
The median age is 43.8, younger than 51% of compared French towns. 27% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Charencey?
3, with occasional dwellings: 12% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Charencey?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). 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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