Below 99% of compared French towns: 2.3% of homes are flats
11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, against 7.1% in Meloisey. The town is home to 321 residents in 150 households, by the 2023 Census. Locally, 5.3% of households have no car. One-person households are rarer here than in 64% 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 Meloisey
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 34 second homes and occasional dwellings in Meloisey, 16% of its 210 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 97% 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
Meloisey had 353 residents at the 2012 census and 321 in 2023, down 9%: slower growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 28 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Meloisey sits above 92% of compared French towns for second homes (16%)
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
Empty homes: 13% here and 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, second homes come to 2.1%. 4.6% of households moved in less than two years ago; 31% have been in their home 30 years or more.
A −9% change since 2012: slower than 96% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −2% for the median Côte-d'Or town, the change came in two steps: −8% from 2012 to 2017, then −2% to 2023.
Older than 81% of compared French towns: half of Meloisey is over 49.3
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Meloisey 49.3. The median compared French town: 44.
29% of residents are 65 or over; in the typical compared French town the figure is 22%.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
In Meloisey, 26% of households are couples with children, more than in 52% 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
Each household has 2.1 people on average. The usual figure: 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
€30,920 a year: the median standard of living
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 Meloisey is €30,920 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 88% of compared French towns.
13% of households are headed by a manager or professional, a share 68% 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
Against a figure of 14% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker in Meloisey comes in at 16%. Nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person, a lower share than in 51% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 2.8%, a lower share than 84% 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.
The figure for foreign nationals is 2.2% in Meloisey and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. By way of 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.
Single residents: 15%, 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
Against a figure of 43% in the typical compared French town, the share of married residents in Meloisey comes in at 49%. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Only 13% of adults out of school have no qualification in Meloisey
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
32% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification (typical compared French town: 30%). Adults with no qualification make up 19% in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 14th oldest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Meloisey is older than every town 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meloisey | 49.3 | 29% | 16% | 2.8% |
| Beaune 20,352 · 5 mi | 47.6 | 26% | 5% | 8.1% |
| Chagny 5,350 · 8.6 mi | 48 | 25% | 1.6% | 5.8% |
| Nuits-Saint-Georges 5,235 · 12.5 mi | 48.4 | 28% | 4.6% | 4.5% |
| Gergy 2,566 · 14.7 mi | 47.2 | 24% | 2.7% | 3.1% |
| Champforgeuil 2,637 · 15.5 mi | 42.1 | 23% | 1.3% | 11% |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal 6,267 · 16.7 mi | 45.8 | 27% | 0.9% | 9% |
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 Meloisey
What is the population of Meloisey?
321 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% fewer than in 2012 (353).
How old are Meloisey’s residents?
The median age is 49.3, older than 81% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Meloisey?
34, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Meloisey?
INSEE counts 9 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.8% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (2.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Meloisey?
€30,920 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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