Cizely is older than 97% of compared French towns: a median age of 58
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. About one in five: that is how common empty homes are in Cizely (20%). This Nièvre town is home to 51 residents in 29 households, by the 2023 Census. In the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car is 11%; Cizely has 7.4%.
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 Cizely
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 6 second homes and occasional dwellings in Cizely, 14% of its 43 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Cizely’s residents are under 58 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 40% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 10% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
60% of Cizely’s households are one person: higher than in 99% of compared French towns; 58% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Cizely had 61 residents at the 2012 census and 51 in 2023, down 16%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Cizely sits above 90% of compared French towns for second homes (14%)
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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. One household in 13 has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town.
Slower growth than 99% of compared French towns: Cizely changed by −16% since 2012
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 first five years brought ±0%; the six to 2023, −16%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Nièvre town −8%.
40% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 98% 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
■ Cizely 58. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 come to 10% in Cizely, about one in ten. Measured more widely, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
Cizely sits above 99% of compared French towns for one-person households (60%)
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
There are 1.8 people in the average household. At 20%, the share of couples with children is lower than in nearly three quarters of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
In Cizely, 60% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 99% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%; Cizely has 20%. The wider picture: 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).
4.2% of residents are immigrants, below 72% 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.
On foreign nationals, Cizely sits lower than 51% of compared French towns: 4.2%. For comparison, 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.
Married residents: 30%, a lower share than 97% 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
Few places have as many single residents: 26% here, more than in 56% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Cizely ranks below 99% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 6.7%
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
Set against 19% in the typical compared French town, 27% of adults out of school have no qualification in Cizely. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 5th oldest of 41 French towns this size
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).
No nearby town is as old as Cizely
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cizely | 58 | 40% | 14% | 4.2% |
| La Machine 3,192 · 6.6 mi | 54.8 | 35% | 6.2% | 4% |
| Imphy 3,182 · 11 mi | 51.3 | 31% | 2.6% | 6.5% |
| Decize 4,932 · 11.4 mi | 56.7 | 37% | 5.3% | 4.3% |
| Coulanges-lès-Nevers 3,688 · 14.6 mi | 51.8 | 32% | 1.6% | 4.6% |
| Guérigny 2,505 · 15.1 mi | 48.2 | 26% | 2.8% | 1.5% |
| Nevers 33,085 · 15.4 mi | 45.5 | 26% | 3.5% | 14% |
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 Cizely
What is the population of Cizely?
51 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 16% fewer than in 2012 (61).
How old are Cizely’s residents?
The median age is 58, older than 97% of compared French towns. 6.3% are under 18 and 40% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Cizely?
6, with occasional dwellings: 14% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Cizely?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.2% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (4.2%). 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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