A higher share of second homes than 94% of compared French towns, at 25%
By its share of residents aged 65 and over (34%), Thenissey is above 92% of compared French towns. Census day 2023: 93 residents and 42 households locally. On the census count, 22% of households are headed by a retired person. 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 Thenissey
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 18 second homes and occasional dwellings in Thenissey, 25% of its 70 homes: higher than in 94% 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
Thenissey had 118 residents at the 2012 census and 93 in 2023, down 21%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 11% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 10 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.
A higher share of empty homes than 95% of compared French towns, at 15%
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
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Here, 19% of households have no car. In the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes is 6.7%. Without a car: one household in five, against 11% in the median compared French town.
Since 2012, Thenissey has changed by −21%, slower than 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −2% in Côte-d'Or. Here the change came as −11% to 2017, then −11% to 2023.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 96% of compared French towns, at 7.4%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Thenissey 46.5. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Thenissey is 46.5, higher than in 66% of compared French towns. For comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children make up 33% in Thenissey, more than in 88% 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
In the typical compared French town, 35% of households are one person living alone; in Thenissey, 33%. Couples with children: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. A household here holds 2.2 people on average. Single-parent households are more common here than in 66% of compared French towns.
33% of households are headed by a manager or professional, a share 98% 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 Thenissey comes in at 33%. The comparison figure for households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 0% of Thenissey’s residents
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.
Foreign nationals are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents make up 21% in Thenissey, less than in 87% 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
The figure for married residents is 39% in Thenissey and 43% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 25% of residents 15 and over are single.
Thenissey sits above 58% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (21%)
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, 29% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. Measured more widely, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
18th highest median age among 41 French towns of 93 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
No nearby town is as young as Thenissey
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thenissey | 46.5 | 34% | 25% | 0% |
| Venarey-les-Laumes 2,747 · 8.3 mi | 49.2 | 27% | 3.1% | 5.4% |
| Semur-en-Auxois 3,986 · 13.2 mi | 50.9 | 29% | 9.3% | 5.6% |
| Montbard 4,639 · 16 mi | 52.9 | 33% | 3.8% | 7.3% |
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 Thenissey
What is the population of Thenissey?
93 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 21% fewer than in 2012 (118).
How old are Thenissey’s residents?
The median age is 46.5, older than 66% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 34% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Thenissey?
18, with occasional dwellings: 25% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Thenissey?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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