A median age of 68: Grevilly is older than 99% of compared French towns
Set against 6.7% in the typical compared French town, 9.3% of homes stand empty in Grevilly. The town’s 16 households held 27 residents at the 2023 Census. 21% fewer people than in 2012.
Throughout this page, the Saône-et-Loire 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 Grevilly
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 21 second homes and occasional dwellings in Grevilly, 51% of its 41 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 Grevilly’s residents are under 68 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 61% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 14% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
67% of Grevilly’s households are one person: higher than in 99% of compared French towns; 18% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Grevilly had 34 residents at the 2012 census and 27 in 2023, down 21%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 97% of compared French towns, at 51%
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 without a car are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
−21% since 2012: slower than 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Saône-et-Loire town −3%. The first five years brought ±0%; the six to 2023, −21%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 99% of compared French towns: 61%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Grevilly 68. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Grevilly comes in at 7.1%. For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
43% women, 57% men
About 75 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
In Grevilly, 67% of households are one person living alone, more than in 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 Saône-et-Loire median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 1.7 people each. The comparison figure for one-person households is 35% in the typical compared French town.
Households headed by a retired person: 33%, a higher share than 55% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 32% 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).
Grevilly: 7.1% of residents are foreign nationals, above 70% 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.
The median compared commune in Saône-et-Loire has 6.9%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 54% of compared French towns. Put another way, about one in 14: 7.1% of residents are immigrants. Foreign nationals: 4.3% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Grevilly, 54% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 98% 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
Across Grevilly, 25% of residents 15 and over are single. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
Grevilly ranks below 99% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 7.7%
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
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education in Grevilly comes in at 50%. By way of comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The oldest of 41 French towns of 27 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Grevilly the oldest (68).
No nearby town is as old as Grevilly
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grevilly | 68 | 61% | 51% | 7.1% |
| Tournus 5,701 · 5.2 mi | 51.2 | 31% | 3.2% | 6.9% |
| Sennecey-le-Grand 2,895 · 9.1 mi | 48.7 | 27% | 3.1% | 6.2% |
| Cluny 4,942 · 9.5 mi | 49.2 | 30% | 7.9% | 9.5% |
| Feillens 3,411 · 12.8 mi | 43.9 | 24% | 1.3% | 4.9% |
| Mâcon 35,177 · 13.9 mi | 40.2 | 22% | 3.3% | 21% |
| Charnay-lès-Mâcon 8,227 · 14.2 mi | 48.3 | 27% | 2.9% | 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 Grevilly
What is the population of Grevilly?
27 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 21% fewer than in 2012 (34).
How old are Grevilly’s residents?
The median age is 68, older than 99% of compared French towns. 0% are under 18 and 61% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Grevilly?
21, with occasional dwellings: 51% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Grevilly?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.1% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (7.1%). 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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