Marcy is older than 98% of compared French towns: a median age of 60.5
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Marcy was home to 139 people in 82 households. The share of couples with children stands at 13%. 6.1% of households have no car; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%.
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 Marcy
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 38 second homes and occasional dwellings in Marcy, 28% of its 130 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 97% 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 Marcy’s residents are under 60.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 42% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.5% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Marcy had 167 residents at the 2012 census and 139 in 2023, down 17%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many people living alone
50% of Marcy’s households are one person: higher than in 94% of compared French towns; 46% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 95% of compared French towns: 28% 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
24% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 4.9% moved in within the last two years. The benchmark for second homes in the typical compared French town: 2.1%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Empty homes: 10%, above nearly four fifths of compared French towns.
−17% since 2012, a pace below 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −8%, then −9% to 2023.
Residents aged 65 and over: 42%, a higher share than 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
■ Marcy 60.5. The median compared French town: 44.
6.5% of residents are 15 to 24; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%. Elsewhere, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
A higher share of one-person households than 94% of compared French towns, at 50%
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
The average household has 1.7 people. In the typical compared French town, one-person households come to 35%. Fewer single-parent households than in 95% of compared French towns: 6.3%.
Median standard of living: €21,300 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €21,300 a year: lower than in 92% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a retired person than 91% of compared French towns: 44%
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
Households headed by a manual worker make up 19%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. Against that, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. The share of households headed by a manager or professional stands at 6.3%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 83% of compared French towns: 2.9%
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. On average, 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.
41% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 64% 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
In the typical compared French town, 25% of residents 15 and over are single; in Marcy, 24%. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 90% of compared French towns, at 18%
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
For Marcy, the census puts adults with no qualification at 19%. Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
4th highest median age among 41 French towns of 139 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Marcy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcy | 60.5 | 42% | 28% | 2.9% |
| Clamecy 3,544 · 10.9 mi | 49.8 | 31% | 6.8% | 11% |
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 Marcy
What is the population of Marcy?
139 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 17% fewer than in 2012 (167).
How old are Marcy’s residents?
The median age is 60.5, older than 98% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 42% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Marcy?
38, with occasional dwellings: 28% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Marcy?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.9% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Marcy?
€21,300 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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