Marcheseuil is older than 95% of compared French towns: a median age of 55.8
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of flats in Marcheseuil comes in at 0.7%. In 2023, the Census found 158 residents in the town, living in 84 households. Just over one in ten households are couples with children. 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 Marcheseuil
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 48 second homes and occasional dwellings in Marcheseuil, 35% of its 140 homes: higher than in 96% 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Marcheseuil’s residents are under 55.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Marcheseuil had 169 residents at the 2012 census and 158 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
35% of homes in Marcheseuil are second 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
Without a car: one household in 11, against 11% in the median compared French town. Compared with other places, empty homes are scarce here: 4.6%, fewer than in just over four fifths of compared French towns. On average, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 8.8% of households have no car.
−7% 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 median Côte-d'Or town changed −2% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −8% and the next six +1%.
7.6% of residents are 15 to 24, below 95% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Marcheseuil 55.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Nearly a third of Marcheseuil’s residents are 65 or older, against 24% in the median Côte-d'Or town and 22% in the median compared French town; 14% are under 18.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Marcheseuil sits above 74% of compared French towns for one-person households (41%)
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
12% of households are single parents (typical compared French town: 10%). One-person households make up 35% in the typical compared French town. Each household has 1.9 people on average.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €26,720 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.
At €26,720 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 58% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person make up 18% in Marcheseuil, less than in 98% 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
9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, against 18% in Marcheseuil. To put it in context, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. Census figures put households headed by a manual worker at 12% locally.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Marcheseuil sits below 78% of compared French towns for immigrants (3.5%)
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.
About one in 29: that is how common foreign nationals are in Marcheseuil (3.5%). In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A lower share of single residents than 87% of compared French towns, at 21%
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 figure for married residents is 45% in Marcheseuil and 43% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Only 11% of adults out of school have no qualification in Marcheseuil
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 28% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%. As a reference point, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 5th oldest of 41 French towns of 158 to 2,582 people
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).
Marcheseuil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcheseuil | 55.8 | 32% | 35% | 3.5% |
| Autun 13,172 · 13.7 mi | 51.7 | 31% | 3.4% | 13% |
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 Marcheseuil
What is the population of Marcheseuil?
158 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (169).
How old are Marcheseuil’s residents?
The median age is 55.8, older than 95% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Marcheseuil?
48, with occasional dwellings: 35% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Marcheseuil?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.5% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (3.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Marcheseuil?
€26,720 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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