More couples with children than 99% of compared French towns: 40%
Against a figure of 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Rochetaillée-sur-Saône comes in at 23%. There were 600 households in the town at the 2023 Census, home to 1,551 residents. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 15%. Fewer households without a car than in 74% of compared French towns: 6.8%.
Throughout this page, the Rhône 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 Rochetaillée-sur-Saône
A town of families
40% of households are couples with children and 7.6% single parents with children; 22% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Many graduates
49% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 21% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Rochetaillée-sur-Saône changed by +1% from 2012 to 2023, behind 67% 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
Rochetaillée-sur-Saône is younger than 71% of compared French towns: a median age of 41.3
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Rochetaillée-sur-Saône 41.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Put another way, about one in nine: 11% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
21% of households are one person living alone, below 99% 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 Rhône median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 2.6 people each. 7.6% of households are single parents, a lower share than in 84% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 35% of households are one person living alone.
Rochetaillée-sur-Saône ranks above 70% of compared French towns on households in social housing: 18%
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
Compared with 2.1% in the typical compared French town, 1.1% of homes are second homes here. On average, just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Flats account for 38%.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €33,400 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 €33,400 a year: higher than in 94% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 24% in Rochetaillée-sur-Saône, more than in 93% 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
In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker; in Rochetaillée-sur-Saône, 10%. The share of households headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
8.9% of residents are immigrants, more than in 65% 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.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 6.2% of residents are foreign nationals here. The median compared commune in Rhône has 8.2%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 65% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
More married residents than 95% of compared French towns: 51%
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
Single residents make up 24%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Above 92% of compared French towns: 49% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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
19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, against 13% in Rochetaillée-sur-Saône. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
6th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 1,551 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Older than Rochetaillée-sur-Saône: 4 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochetaillée-sur-Saône | 41.3 | 15% | 1.1% | 8.9% |
| Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or 2,619 · 0.5 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 1.8% | 9.7% |
| Fontaines-Saint-Martin 3,098 · 0.6 mi | 42.7 | 20% | 1.2% | 8.6% |
| Fontaines-sur-Saône 6,957 · 1.2 mi | 41.1 | 22% | 0.8% | 9.3% |
| Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or 4,669 · 1.5 mi | 41.3 | 19% | 1.4% | 6.9% |
| Cailloux-sur-Fontaines 2,989 · 1.5 mi | 42.3 | 17% | 1.4% | 3.9% |
| Albigny-sur-Saône 3,057 · 1.6 mi | 44.8 | 26% | 1.9% | 9.6% |
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 Rochetaillée-sur-Saône
What is the population of Rochetaillée-sur-Saône?
1,551 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (1,540).
How old are Rochetaillée-sur-Saône’s residents?
The median age is 41.3, younger than 71% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 15% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Rochetaillée-sur-Saône?
7, with occasional dwellings: 1.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Rochetaillée-sur-Saône?
INSEE counts 140 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.9% of residents, and 96 foreign nationals (6.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Rochetaillée-sur-Saône?
€33,400 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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