A median age of 57.4: Foncegrive is older than 97% of compared French towns
15% of households are couples with children; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. Census day 2023: 126 residents and 63 households in Foncegrive. In Foncegrive, 4.8% of households have no car. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% 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 Foncegrive
An older town
Half of Foncegrive’s residents are under 57.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 31% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Foncegrive had 140 residents at the 2012 census and 126 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 14 homes empty (17%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower than most: −10% since 2012, behind 97% 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 −4%, and from 2017 to 2023 −7%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Côte-d'Or town −2%.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns: 6.3%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Foncegrive 57.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 31%, against 22% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
42% women, 58% men
About 73 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Foncegrive sits above 96% of compared French towns for single-parent households (15%)
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
On average, 2 people share a household. The comparison figure for single-parent households is 10% in the typical compared French town. 38% of households are one person living alone, more than in 64% of compared French towns.
Foncegrive sits above 98% of compared French towns for empty homes (17%)
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 32% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 11% (under two years). At 8.6%, the share of flats is lower than in 89% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. 4.9% of homes are second homes; in the typical compared French town the figure is 2.1%.
A median of €26,740 a year per consumption unit
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 median standard of living in Foncegrive is €26,740 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 59% of compared French towns.
23% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 92% 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
Set against 32% in the typical compared French town, 38% of households are headed by a retired person in Foncegrive. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%. 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).
Immigrants make up 0% of Foncegrive’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.
Immigrants 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.
Single residents: 18%, a lower share than 98% 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: 49% here and 43% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 98% of compared French towns: 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
The figure for adults with no qualification is 31% in Foncegrive and 19% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town: 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (126 to 2,582 people), the 5th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Foncegrive 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foncegrive | 57.4 | 31% | 4.9% | 0% |
| Is-sur-Tille 4,302 · 6.7 mi | 45.4 | 24% | 1.5% | 7.3% |
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 Foncegrive
What is the population of Foncegrive?
126 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (140).
How old are Foncegrive’s residents?
The median age is 57.4, older than 97% of compared French towns. 8.7% are under 18 and 31% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Foncegrive?
4, with occasional dwellings: 4.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Foncegrive?
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%.
What is the median income in Foncegrive?
€26,740 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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