Second homes make up 36% in Saint-Romain, more than in 96% of compared French towns
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 197 residents in 90 households: that is Saint-Romain at the 2023 Census. The census found that 17% of households are single parents locally. Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car in Saint-Romain comes in at 4.4%.
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-Romain
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 67 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Romain, 36% of its 180 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 96% 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-Romain had 225 residents at the 2012 census and 197 in 2023, down 12%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 28 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
2.7% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% 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
9.9% of households arrived within the last two years, while 24% have stayed 30 years or more. Few places have as many empty homes: 15% here, more than in 95% of compared French towns.
Since 2012, Saint-Romain has changed by −12%, slower than 98% 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 years 2012 to 2017 brought −2%; 2017 to 2023, −10%.
Saint-Romain sits below 93% of compared French towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (8%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Romain 47.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Saint-Romain’s residents are over 47.7, older than in 73% of compared French towns. Put another way, about one in three: 30% of residents are 65 or over. On average, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
A smaller share of one-person households than 86% of compared French towns: 28%
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
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children in Saint-Romain comes in at 28%. The wider picture: just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. On average, 2.2 people share a household.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €34,770 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.
Half of Saint-Romain’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €34,770 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 96% of compared French towns.
22% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 91% 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
The share of households headed by a retired person stands at 33%. Households headed by a manual worker make up 14% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 59% of compared French towns: 5.5%
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.
For Saint-Romain, the census puts foreign nationals at 4.5%. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 16% of residents 15 and over are single
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 Saint-Romain comes in at 55%. On average, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
More graduates of higher education than 86% of compared French towns: 43%
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
By its share of adults with no qualification (14%), Saint-Romain is below 78% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 197 to 2,582 people, the 15th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Older than Saint-Romain: 2 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Romain | 47.7 | 30% | 36% | 5.5% |
| Beaune 20,352 · 6.5 mi | 47.6 | 26% | 5% | 8.1% |
| Chagny 5,350 · 6.7 mi | 48 | 25% | 1.6% | 5.8% |
| Champforgeuil 2,637 · 13.9 mi | 42.1 | 23% | 1.3% | 11% |
| Gergy 2,566 · 14 mi | 47.2 | 24% | 2.7% | 3.1% |
| Nuits-Saint-Georges 5,235 · 14.8 mi | 48.4 | 28% | 4.6% | 4.5% |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal 6,267 · 14.9 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 Saint-Romain
What is the population of Saint-Romain?
197 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% fewer than in 2012 (225).
How old are Saint-Romain’s residents?
The median age is 47.7, older than 73% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Romain?
67, with occasional dwellings: 36% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Romain?
INSEE counts 11 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.5% of residents, and 9 foreign nationals (4.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Romain?
€34,770 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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