Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0Below 92% of compared French towns: 3.5% of homes stand empty
Here 58% of homes are flats, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%. Quetigny counted 8,971 residents and 4,140 households at the 2023 Census. For Quetigny, the census puts households headed by a retired person at 39%. Higher than in 87% of compared French towns: 26% of households rent social housing (HLM).
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 Quetigny
Fewer residents than in 2012
Quetigny had 9,690 residents at the 2012 census and 8,971 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Quetigny changed by −7% from 2012 to 2023, behind 94% 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 −1%, and from 2017 to 2023 −6%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Côte-d'Or town −2%.
Quetigny ranks above 89% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 13%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Quetigny 45.9. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 22%; Quetigny has 24%. On top of that, the median age in the town is 45.9, higher than in 63% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Only 21% of households are couples with children in Quetigny
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
On average, 2.1 people share a household. In the typical compared French town, a quarter of households are couples with children. 39% of households are one person living alone, a higher share than in 65% of compared French towns. Quetigny sits close to the norm on single-parent households: 10%, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
Quetigny: 17% of households have no car, above 75% 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
Car-free households: one in six, where the median compared French town has 11%. The census found that 1.1% of homes are second homes in Quetigny.
€24,820 a year is the median standard of living here
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 €24,820 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 62% of compared French towns. Below the poverty threshold: 17.0% of the population.
11% of households are headed by a manual worker, below 69% 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
Census figures put households headed by a manager or professional at 9.1% in Quetigny. The usual figure: 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).
13% of residents are immigrants, more than in 80% 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.
With foreign nationals at 6.3%, Quetigny is ahead of 65% of compared French towns on that count. In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents: 45%, a higher share than 64% 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
By its share of single residents (27%), Quetigny is above 61% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Quetigny ranks above 63% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 22%
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
Locally, 31% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. Adults with no qualification make up 19% in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 13th 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.
The youngest is Magny-le-Hongre (34.9), the oldest Saint-Jean-de-Monts (60.2).
Quetigny is younger than 1 of its 6 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quetigny | 45.9 | 24% | 1.1% | 13% |
| Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur 11,108 · 1.4 mi | 43.3 | 23% | 1.2% | 7.2% |
| Saint-Apollinaire 7,544 · 1.8 mi | 45.2 | 24% | 0.9% | 7.2% |
| Neuilly-Crimolois 3,588 · 2.6 mi | 37.2 | 18% | 0.4% | 7.7% |
| Longvic 8,896 · 3 mi | 42.1 | 22% | 1.5% | 14% |
| Dijon 161,830 · 3.5 mi | 34.5 | 18% | 4.1% | 13% |
| Arc-sur-Tille 2,584 · 3.9 mi | 46 | 21% | 0.9% | 2.8% |
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 Quetigny
What is the population of Quetigny?
8,971 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (9,690).
How old are Quetigny’s residents?
The median age is 45.9, older than 63% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Quetigny?
49, with occasional dwellings: 1.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Quetigny?
INSEE counts 1,120 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 13% of residents, and 560 foreign nationals (6.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Quetigny?
€24,820 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 17.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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