Half of Griselles is over 55.5, older than 95% of compared French towns
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Locally, 6.6% of homes are flats. Griselles counted 91 residents and 53 households at the 2023 Census. With couples with children at 18%, Griselles is behind 81% of compared French towns on that count.
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 Griselles
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 16 second homes and occasional dwellings in Griselles, 21% of its 75 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 81% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Many people living alone
55% of Griselles’ households are one person: higher than in 98% of compared French towns; 61% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Griselles had 102 residents at the 2012 census and 91 in 2023, down 11%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Griselles’ residents are under 55.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 39% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 15% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
21% of homes are second homes, more than in 93% 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Census figures put households without a car at 13% in Griselles. The wider picture: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. The share of empty homes tops 63% of compared French towns: 8%.
Griselles changed by −11% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 98% 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 −13%, and from 2017 to 2023 +2%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Côte-d'Or town −2%.
39% of residents are 65 or over, a share 97% of compared French towns don’t reach
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Griselles 55.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 4.3%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
In Griselles, 55% of households are one person living alone, more than in 98% 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
A household here holds 1.7 people on average. Nearly one in ten households are single parents, a lower share than in 65% of compared French towns. Against that, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
A larger share of households headed by a manual worker than 99% of compared French towns: 45%
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
The share of households headed by a retired person is 27%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Griselles ranks below 90% of compared French towns on immigrants: 2.2%
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. Against that, 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.
Griselles sits below 97% of compared French towns for married residents (31%)
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 trails nearly two thirds of compared French towns: 23%. To put it in context, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Below 98% of compared French towns: 14% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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
With adults with no qualification at 28%, Griselles is ahead of 86% of compared French towns on that count. Measured more widely, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
5th highest median age among 41 French towns of 91 to 2,582
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 younger than Griselles
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griselles | 55.5 | 39% | 21% | 2.2% |
| Châtillon-sur-Seine 5,443 · 10.3 mi | 48.2 | 30% | 1.9% | 12% |
| Montbard 4,639 · 16.6 mi | 52.9 | 33% | 3.8% | 7.3% |
| Bar-sur-Seine 2,858 · 17.2 mi | 48.1 | 28% | 1.8% | 6.4% |
| Tonnerre 4,261 · 17.4 mi | 47.3 | 29% | 3.8% | 14% |
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 Griselles
What is the population of Griselles?
91 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% fewer than in 2012 (102).
How old are Griselles’ residents?
The median age is 55.5, older than 95% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 39% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Griselles?
16, with occasional dwellings: 21% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Griselles?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.2% 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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