Lignerolles is older than 95% of compared French towns: a median age of 56.2
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 55 people lived in Lignerolles, in 27 households. Flats account for 3%. One-person households: 40% here and 35% in the typical compared French town.
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 Lignerolles
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 7 second homes and occasional dwellings in Lignerolles, 18% of its 38 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 83% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Lignerolles’ residents are under 56.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 22% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 0 immigrants in Lignerolles (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 20% of residents, against 7.3% for the median compared commune in Côte-d'Or. 20% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Empty homes
The census found 5 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.
A higher share of second homes than 92% of compared French towns, at 18%
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. Empty homes: just over a tenth of the total. Measured more widely, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car is 11%; Lignerolles has 8%.
Growth of +8% since 2012 puts Lignerolles ahead of 63% 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 median Côte-d'Or town changed −2% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −2% and the next six +10%.
Lignerolles ranks below 99% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 3.9%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Lignerolles 56.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 22% in Lignerolles. On average, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
41% women, 59% men
About 70 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
In Lignerolles, 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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 2 people.
40% of households are headed by a retired person, 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
Where 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town, Lignerolles has 20%. The comparison figure for households headed by a retired person is 32% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 20%, a higher share than 92% 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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Lignerolles comes in at 20%. Across the comparison, 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.
A higher share of married residents than 98% of compared French towns, at 53%
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
Nearly a fifth of residents 15 and over are single (typical compared French town: 25%). In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
Graduates of higher education make up 15% in Lignerolles, less than in 97% 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
Against a figure of 19% in the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification in Lignerolles comes in at 15%. In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (55 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).
Lignerolles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lignerolles | 56.2 | 22% | 18% | 20% |
| Châtillon-sur-Seine 5,443 · 14.9 mi | 48.2 | 30% | 1.9% | 12% |
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 Lignerolles
What is the population of Lignerolles?
55 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% more than in 2012 (51).
How old are Lignerolles’ residents?
The median age is 56.2, older than 95% of compared French towns. 9.8% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lignerolles?
7, with occasional dwellings: 18% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lignerolles?
INSEE counts 11 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 20% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (20%). 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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