Second homes: 35%, a higher share than 96% of compared French towns
Empty homes: 2.5%, below 97% of compared French towns. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. La Comelle’s 100 households held 248 residents at the 2023 Census. Here, two in five households are headed by a retired person.
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 La Comelle
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 57 second homes and occasional dwellings in La Comelle, 35% of its 160 homes: higher than in 96% 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 ↓
Growing fast
La Comelle had 183 residents at the 2012 census and 248 in 2023, up 36%: faster growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 10% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
4% of households rent social housing (HLM), below 91% 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
With households without a car at 4.9%, La Comelle is behind 89% of compared French towns on that count. Against that, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Recent arrivals (under two years) make up just over one in ten households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 24%.
A +36% change since 2012: faster than 98% 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 median Saône-et-Loire town changed −3% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +23% and the next six +10%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 25% in La Comelle, more than in 67% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ La Comelle 44.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 9.4%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Still, with a median age of 44.7, La Comelle is older than 55% of compared French towns. Typically, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
35% of households are couples with children, more than in 93% 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
The share of one-person households trails 95% of compared French towns: 25%. Average household size: 2.5 people.
Median living standard: €24,480 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 €24,480 a year: lower than in 66% of compared French towns.
La Comelle sits above 58% of compared French towns for households headed by a manual worker (15%)
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. Against that, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Foreign nationals make up 9.3% in La Comelle, more than in 79% 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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%; La Comelle has 10%. That is higher than in 71% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Saône-et-Loire has 6.9%. The usual figure: 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
45% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 68% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Compared with 25% in the typical compared French town, 24% of residents 15 and over are single here. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
La Comelle: 40% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, above 79% of compared French towns
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
The share of adults with no qualification trails 73% of compared French towns: 15%. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
18th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 248 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
No nearby town is as young as La Comelle
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Comelle | 44.7 | 25% | 35% | 10% |
| Autun 13,172 · 10.2 mi | 51.7 | 31% | 3.4% | 13% |
| Le Creusot 20,509 · 16 mi | 48.4 | 30% | 1.9% | 14% |
| Torcy 2,678 · 16.7 mi | 46.1 | 28% | 1% | 17% |
| Sanvignes-les-Mines 4,235 · 17.4 mi | 47.2 | 24% | 1.1% | 2.9% |
| Le Breuil 3,538 · 17.7 mi | 53.4 | 32% | 1.7% | 7.5% |
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 La Comelle
What is the population of La Comelle?
248 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 36% more than in 2012 (183).
How old are La Comelle’s residents?
The median age is 44.7, older than 55% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Comelle?
57, with occasional dwellings: 35% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Comelle?
INSEE counts 25 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 10% of residents, and 23 foreign nationals (9.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Comelle?
€24,480 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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