Half of Fâchin is over 62, older than 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, the share of flats is 30%; Fâchin has 5.8%. Households headed by a retired person account for 42%. On single-parent households, Fâchin sits higher than 98% of compared French towns: 17%.
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 Fâchin
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 72 second homes and occasional dwellings in Fâchin, 46% of its 150 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 93% 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 Fâchin’s residents are under 62 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 45% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 14% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Fâchin had 113 residents at the 2012 census and 106 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 21 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
46% of homes in Fâchin 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
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car in Fâchin comes in at 16%. For second homes, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. Locally, 13% of homes stand empty. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Fâchin changed by −6% from 2012 to 2023, behind 91% 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 −3% and the next six −4%.
Above 99% of compared French towns: 45% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Fâchin 62. The median compared French town: 44.
In Fâchin, 2.9% of residents are 15 to 24, beside 11% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children make up 17% in Fâchin, less than in 86% 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
Average household size: 1.7 people. Couples with children: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Compared with other places, one-person households are common here: 42%, more than in 75% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker: 8.3%, a lower share than 86% 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 9.4% in the typical compared French town, 17% of households are headed by a manager or professional here. In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fâchin: 9.6% of residents are foreign nationals, above 80% 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.
The median compared commune in Nièvre has 5.9%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 64% of compared French towns. The share of foreign nationals in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. Across Fâchin, nearly one in ten residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Fâchin, 39% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 76% 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
24% of residents 15 and over are single, or about one in four. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Fâchin sits below 65% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (16%)
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
On the census count, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. The usual figure: nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
2nd highest median age among 41 French towns of 106 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).
Fâchin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fâchin | 62 | 45% | 46% | 8.7% |
| Autun 13,172 · 16 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 Fâchin
What is the population of Fâchin?
106 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (113).
How old are Fâchin’s residents?
The median age is 62, older than 99% of compared French towns. 6.7% are under 18 and 45% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Fâchin?
72, with occasional dwellings: 46% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Fâchin?
INSEE counts 9 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.7% of residents, and 10 foreign nationals (9.6%). 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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