A median age of 54.8: Roncey is older than 94% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of flats in Roncey comes in at 2.9%. Few places have so few households headed by a manager or professional: 1.3% here, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns. The town had 770 residents in 370 households at the 2023 Census. Roughly two in ten: 20% of households are couples with children.
Throughout this page, the Manche 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 Roncey
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 52 second homes and occasional dwellings in Roncey, 11% of its 460 homes: higher than in 89% 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Roncey’s residents are under 54.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 31% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Roncey had 838 residents at the 2012 census and 770 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 95% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
11% of homes are second homes, more than in 89% 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
With households in social housing at 18%, Roncey is ahead of 73% of compared French towns on that count. The share of second homes in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. 6.4% of households have no car, or about one in 16. Few places have as many empty homes: 8.8% here, more than in 71% of compared French towns.
A change of −8% since 2012 leaves Roncey behind 95% 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 ±0% for the median Manche town, the change came in two steps: −4% from 2012 to 2017, then −4% to 2023.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 97% of compared French towns, at 7.1%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Roncey 54.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 31% here and 22% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Only 6.7% of households are single parents in Roncey
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 Manche median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 2.1 people on average. Across the comparison, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Few places have so few one-person households: 35% here, fewer than in 53% of compared French towns.
€23,480 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.
Half of residents live in households above €23,480 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 77% of compared French towns.
In Roncey, 49% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 97% 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
Compared with 14% in the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households are headed by a manual worker here. Across the comparison, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
3% of residents are immigrants, below 82% 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.
2.2% of residents are foreign nationals, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 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.
Below 93% of compared French towns: 20% 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
The figure for married residents is 47% in Roncey and 43% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Roncey: 29% of adults out of school have no qualification, above 89% of compared French towns
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
Graduates of higher education: 20%, below 86% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (770 to 2,582 people), the 7th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Every neighbor is younger than Roncey
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roncey | 54.8 | 31% | 11% | 3% |
| Quettreville-sur-Sienne 3,167 · 5.6 mi | 47.1 | 24% | 9.5% | 2% |
| Coutances 8,321 · 6.6 mi | 49 | 28% | 3.9% | 5.6% |
| Percy-en-Normandie 2,641 · 8.1 mi | 50.5 | 31% | 6.3% | 4.1% |
| Marigny-Le-Lozon 2,761 · 9 mi | 43.7 | 24% | 2.1% | 1.1% |
| Bourgvallées 3,326 · 10.5 mi | 43.1 | 21% | 3.3% | 2.1% |
| Saint-Sauveur-Villages 3,208 · 10.6 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 8.1% | 1.8% |
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 Roncey
What is the population of Roncey?
770 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (838).
How old are Roncey’s residents?
The median age is 54.8, older than 94% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 31% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Roncey?
52, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Roncey?
INSEE counts 23 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3% of residents, and 17 foreign nationals (2.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Roncey?
€23,480 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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