A median age of 58.5: Ougny is older than 97% of compared French towns
Couples with children are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Ougny had 28 residents in 17 households at the 2023 census. Households headed by a retired person: 67% of the total. 2.6% of homes are flats; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%.
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 Ougny
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 17 second homes and occasional dwellings in Ougny, 45% of its 39 homes: higher than in 97% 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 Ougny’s residents are under 58.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 37% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 19% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 0 immigrants in Ougny (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 19% of residents, against 5.9% for the median compared commune in Nièvre. 15% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Empty homes
The census found 5 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.
A town of second homes: 45% of its 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
By its share of households without a car (19%), Ougny is above 80% of compared French towns. Empty homes: 13% of the total. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. On average, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Growth of +8% since 2012 puts Ougny ahead of 62% 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 first five years brought −4%; the six to 2023, +12%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Nièvre town −8%.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns, at 3.7%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Ougny 58.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 22% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Ougny comes in at 37%. Elsewhere, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
One-person households make up 33% in Ougny, less than in 59% 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 1.7 people on average. The usual figure: 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
The largest group of households: retired (67%)
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 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 19%, a higher share than 91% 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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Ougny has 15%. The median compared commune in Nièvre has 5.9%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 91% of compared French towns. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Ougny, 35% of residents 15 and over are single, more than in 92% 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
The share of married residents is 46%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
A larger share of adults with no qualification than 70% of compared French towns: 23%
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 30% in the typical compared French town, 27% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Ougny. As a reference point, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (28 to 2,582 people), the 4th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Ougny 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ougny | 58.5 | 37% | 45% | 19% |
| La Machine 3,192 · 17.1 mi | 54.8 | 35% | 6.2% | 4% |
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 Ougny
What is the population of Ougny?
28 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% more than in 2012 (26).
How old are Ougny’s residents?
The median age is 58.5, older than 97% of compared French towns. 3.7% are under 18 and 37% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ougny?
17, with occasional dwellings: 45% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ougny?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 19% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (15%). 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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