A smaller share of households headed by a retired person than 99% of compared French towns: 8.3%
Residents aged 15 to 24: 6.8% here and 11% in the typical compared French town. The census found that 2.5% of homes are flats in Saint-Mesmin. Few places have so few households without a car: 5.2% here, fewer than in 87% of compared French towns. The town is home to 109 residents in 54 households, by the 2023 Census.
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 Saint-Mesmin
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 10 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Mesmin, 13% of its 77 homes: higher than in 90% 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
Saint-Mesmin had 147 residents at the 2012 census and 109 in 2023, down 26%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 13 homes empty (17%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 15% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Empty homes: 17%, a higher share than 98% 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
In the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM); in Saint-Mesmin, 1.7%. The share of second homes stands at 13%. Empty homes make up 6.7% in the typical compared French town.
−26% since 2012, a pace below 99% 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
Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Côte-d'Or town −2%. From 2012 to 2017 the change was −13%; from 2017 to 2023, −15%.
16% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 86% 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
■ Saint-Mesmin 42.2. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Saint-Mesmin is 42.2, lower than in 64% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Above 88% of compared French towns: 33% of households are couples with children
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. As a reference point, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. There are 2 people in the average household. 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town, against 33% in Saint-Mesmin.
A typical living standard of €26,250 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 €26,250 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 53% of compared French towns.
Saint-Mesmin sits above 94% of compared French towns for households headed by a manager or professional (25%)
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 Saint-Mesmin comes in at 8.3%. Set beside that, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 99% of compared French towns: 0.9%
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%; Saint-Mesmin has 0.9%. The wider picture: 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 lower share of single residents than 99% of compared French towns, at 17%
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
In couples, 40% are married and 12% in a PACS (median compared French town: 43% and 6.1%); 7.1% are widowed. As a yardstick, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 89% of compared French towns: 12%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%; Saint-Mesmin has 42%. As a reference point, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (109 to 2,582 people), the 10th youngest
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).
5 of 6 neighbors are older than Saint-Mesmin
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mesmin | 42.2 | 16% | 13% | 0.9% |
| Venarey-les-Laumes 2,747 · 16.2 mi | 49.2 | 27% | 3.1% | 5.4% |
| Talant 11,896 · 16.3 mi | 45.7 | 26% | 1.8% | 12% |
| Marsannay-la-Côte 5,433 · 16.9 mi | 45 | 24% | 1.1% | 7.7% |
| Chenôve 14,244 · 17 mi | 41 | 20% | 1.2% | 24% |
| Fontaine-lès-Dijon 9,252 · 17.5 mi | 52.5 | 31% | 1.9% | 5.7% |
| Gevrey-Chambertin 2,917 · 17.7 mi | 46.2 | 23% | 2.1% | 4.4% |
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 Saint-Mesmin
What is the population of Saint-Mesmin?
109 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 26% fewer than in 2012 (147).
How old are Saint-Mesmin’s residents?
The median age is 42.2, younger than 64% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Mesmin?
10, with occasional dwellings: 13% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Mesmin?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.9% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Mesmin?
€26,250 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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