Older than 96% of compared French towns: half of Arleuf is over 56.6
Flats: 4.1% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. Arleuf counted 637 residents and 340 households at the 2023 Census. In Arleuf, 48% of households are one person living alone. Fewer households headed by a manager or professional than in 76% of compared French towns: 6.1%.
Throughout this page, the Nièvre 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 Arleuf
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 230 second homes and occasional dwellings in Arleuf, 33% of its 690 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 95% 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
Arleuf had 824 residents at the 2012 census and 637 in 2023, down 23%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Arleuf’s residents are under 56.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 38% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 15% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 120 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 95% of compared French towns: 33% of homes are second homes
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
The share of empty homes is 18%, against 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Across Arleuf, 16% of households have no car. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
−23% since 2012: 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
The median Nièvre town changed −8% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −9% and the next six −15%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 97% of compared French towns, at 38%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Arleuf 56.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Here 8% of residents are 15 to 24, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 11%. In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children: 19%, a lower share than 78% 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 Nièvre median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 1.9 people on average. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Couples with children make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
A typical living standard of €22,330 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 residents live in households above €22,330 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 87% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 76% of compared French towns, at 38%
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
9.8% of households are headed by a manual worker; in the typical compared French town the figure is 14%. Typically, 32% 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).
5.1% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 58% 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.
Locally, 6.1% of residents are immigrants. That is lower than in 54% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Nièvre has 5.9%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Fewer single residents than 88% of compared French towns: 21%
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
Married residents account for 42%. As a reference point, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
In Arleuf, 13% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 99% 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
Adults with no qualification make up 25%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 5th oldest of 41 French towns of 637 to 2,582 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Arleuf and the towns around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arleuf | 56.6 | 38% | 33% | 6.1% |
| Autun 13,172 · 14.8 mi | 51.7 | 31% | 3.4% | 13% |
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 Arleuf
What is the population of Arleuf?
637 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 23% fewer than in 2012 (824).
How old are Arleuf’s residents?
The median age is 56.6, older than 96% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 38% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Arleuf?
230, with occasional dwellings: 33% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Arleuf?
INSEE counts 39 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.1% of residents, and 33 foreign nationals (5.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Arleuf?
€22,330 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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