Older than 99% of compared French towns: half of Taconnay is over 64.5
14% of households are couples with children (typical compared French town: 25%). There were 38 households in Taconnay at the 2023 Census, home to 73 residents. On the census count, 1.2% of homes are flats. Compared with other places, households without a car are scarce here: 5.1%, fewer than in 87% of compared French towns.
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 Taconnay
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 25 second homes and occasional dwellings in Taconnay, 32% of its 79 homes: higher than in 95% 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 Taconnay’s residents are under 64.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 49% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 12% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 15 homes empty (20%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Taconnay had 77 residents at the 2012 census and 73 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
32% of homes are second homes, more than in 95% of compared French towns
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. On the census count, 20% of homes stand empty. To put it in context, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Slower growth than 89% of compared French towns: Taconnay changed by −5% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved ±0%, then −5% to 2023.
Taconnay sits above 99% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (49%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Taconnay 64.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 come to 11% in Taconnay, about one in ten. To put it in context, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 85 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.
43% of households are one person living alone, a share 79% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Households here average 1.9 people each. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Against that, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
In Taconnay, 71% 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
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Taconnay sits below 88% of compared French towns for foreign nationals (1.4%)
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 lower than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of foreign nationals in the typical compared French town is 4.3%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 96% of compared French towns: 32% of residents 15 and over are married
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
25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, against 21% in Taconnay. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 79% of compared French towns: 22%
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, 17% of adults out of school have no qualification in Taconnay. The usual figure: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The oldest of 41 French towns of 73 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Taconnay (64.5).
Taconnay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taconnay | 64.5 | 49% | 32% | 0% |
| Clamecy 3,544 · 10.1 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 Taconnay
What is the population of Taconnay?
73 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (77).
How old are Taconnay’s residents?
The median age is 64.5, older than 99% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 49% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Taconnay?
25, with occasional dwellings: 32% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Taconnay?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (1.4%). 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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