Half of Tintury is over 58, older than 97% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 164 residents in Tintury, living in 83 households. Couples with children: 11% of the total. Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of flats in Tintury comes in at 0.6%.
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 Tintury
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 55 second homes and occasional dwellings in Tintury, 34% of its 160 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 Tintury’s residents are under 58 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 38% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Tintury had 192 residents at the 2012 census and 164 in 2023, down 15%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 23 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes make up 34% in Tintury, 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
In the typical compared French town, 11% of households have no car; in Tintury, 6.6%. Set beside that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. About one in seven: that is how common empty homes are in Tintury (14%).
A change of −15% since 2012 leaves Tintury behind 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
The change was −5% from 2012 to 2017 and −10% from 2017 to 2023.
Above 97% of compared French towns: 38% 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
■ Tintury 58. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 11% in the typical compared French town, 7.2% of residents are 15 to 24 in Tintury. Typically, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
Tintury: 39% of households are one person living alone, above 65% 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 2 people on average. On average, 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 middle resident’s standard of living: €24,000 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.
At €24,000 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 71% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 92% of compared French towns, at 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 17%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. The share of households headed by a manager or professional stands at 11%. By way of comparison, 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).
Above 86% of compared French towns: 12% of residents are foreign nationals
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 share of immigrants is 11%, against 6.5% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. That is higher than in 73% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Nièvre has 5.9%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Fewer single residents than 94% of compared French towns: 19%
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 50%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 91% of compared French towns: 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
Where nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, Tintury has 21%. Against that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 164 to 2,582 people: this is the 5th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Tintury is older than every town 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tintury | 58 | 38% | 34% | 11% |
| La Machine 3,192 · 9.2 mi | 54.8 | 35% | 6.2% | 4% |
| Decize 4,932 · 13.4 mi | 56.7 | 37% | 5.3% | 4.3% |
| Imphy 3,182 · 15.7 mi | 51.3 | 31% | 2.6% | 6.5% |
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 Tintury
What is the population of Tintury?
164 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% fewer than in 2012 (192).
How old are Tintury’s residents?
The median age is 58, older than 97% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 38% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Tintury?
55, with occasional dwellings: 34% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Tintury?
INSEE counts 17 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 11% of residents, and 19 foreign nationals (12%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Tintury?
€24,000 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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