Lamargelle sits above 97% of compared French towns for empty homes (16%)
In the typical compared French town, just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24; in Lamargelle, 7.6%. The town counted 142 residents and 71 households at the 2023 Census. Census figures put flats at 6.4% here. Higher than in 88% of compared French towns: 47% of households are one person living alone.
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 Lamargelle
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 18 second homes and occasional dwellings in Lamargelle, 17% of its 110 homes: higher than in 92% 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
Lamargelle had 152 residents at the 2012 census and 142 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 17 homes empty (16%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A town of second homes: 17% of its homes
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
Turnover: 15% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 11% have lived in their home 30 years or more. On average, 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. Add to that, with households without a car at 8.2%, Lamargelle is behind nearly two thirds of compared French towns on that count.
A −7% change since 2012: slower than 92% 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 first five years brought +4%; the six to 2023, −10%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Côte-d'Or town −2%.
Lamargelle is older than 72% of compared French towns: a median age of 47.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Lamargelle 47.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 22% in the typical compared French town, 19% of residents are 65 or over in Lamargelle.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
20% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 74% 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
There are 2 people in the average household. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, a quarter of households are couples with children.
Median living standard: €30,080 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 €30,080 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 85% of compared French towns.
20% of households are headed by a manual worker, a share 83% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
By its share of households headed by a manager or professional (6.7%), Lamargelle is below 71% of compared French towns. Households headed by a retired person account for 33%. As a yardstick, 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).
A lower share of immigrants than 84% of compared French towns, at 2.8%
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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Lamargelle has 2.1%. For immigrants, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents: 16%, a lower share than 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: 52% here and 43% in the typical compared French town. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 99% of compared French towns: 7.8%
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
Here 32% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%. As a yardstick, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (142 to 2,582 people), the 15th 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).
Nearby, 2 of 5 towns have older populations than Lamargelle
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamargelle | 47.5 | 19% | 17% | 2.8% |
| Is-sur-Tille 4,302 · 12.8 mi | 45.4 | 24% | 1.5% | 7.3% |
| Talant 11,896 · 15.5 mi | 45.7 | 26% | 1.8% | 12% |
| Fontaine-lès-Dijon 9,252 · 15.9 mi | 52.5 | 31% | 1.9% | 5.7% |
| Dijon 161,830 · 17.3 mi | 34.5 | 18% | 4.1% | 13% |
| Venarey-les-Laumes 2,747 · 17.8 mi | 49.2 | 27% | 3.1% | 5.4% |
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 Lamargelle
What is the population of Lamargelle?
142 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (152).
How old are Lamargelle’s residents?
The median age is 47.5, older than 72% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lamargelle?
18, with occasional dwellings: 17% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lamargelle?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.8% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (2.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lamargelle?
€30,080 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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