Lugny ranks above 90% of compared French towns on second homes: 13%
Households headed by a retired person make up 38%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 5.5% of households have no car. More empty homes than in 78% of compared French towns: 9.9%. Lugny is home to 845 residents in 400 households, by the 2023 Census.
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 Lugny
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 65 second homes and occasional dwellings in Lugny, 13% of its 520 homes: higher than in 90% of compared French towns. 89% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Lugny had 907 residents at the 2012 census and 845 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
16% of homes are flats, fewer than in 75% 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
Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 6.5% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 24%. Few places have so few households in social housing: 7.3% here, fewer than in 75% of compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, 93% of compared French towns grew faster than Lugny: −7%
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
Over those years, the median Saône-et-Loire town changed −3% and the median compared French town +5%.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 86% of compared French towns, at 8.7%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Lugny 47.3. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Lugny is 47.3, higher than in 71% of compared French towns. Against that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Residents aged 65 and over make up about one in four here (25%).
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
Only 21% of households are couples with children in Lugny
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 average household has 2.1 people. 11% of households are single parents, more than in 68% of compared French towns. Against that, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. In Lugny, 36% of households are one person living alone, beside 35% in the typical compared French town.
A median of €26,230 a year per consumption unit
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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €26,230 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 53% of compared French towns.
12% of households are headed by a manual worker, below 60% 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
The share of households headed by a manager or professional stands at 8.7%. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
3.9% of residents are immigrants, below 74% 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 share of foreign nationals trails 80% of compared French towns: 1.9%. The median compared commune in Saône-et-Loire has 6.9%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 74% of compared French towns. On average, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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.
Married residents: 45%, a higher share than 63% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%; Lugny has 24%. To put it in context, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification: 15%, a lower share than 74% 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
On the census count, 29% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. The benchmark for adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town: 19%.
Among 41 French towns of 845 to 2,582 people, the 15th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 4 are older than Lugny
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugny | 47.3 | 25% | 13% | 3.9% |
| Tournus 5,701 · 7.2 mi | 51.2 | 31% | 3.2% | 6.9% |
| Cluny 4,942 · 8.1 mi | 49.2 | 30% | 7.9% | 9.5% |
| Feillens 3,411 · 10.5 mi | 43.9 | 24% | 1.3% | 4.9% |
| Mâcon 35,177 · 11.4 mi | 40.2 | 22% | 3.3% | 21% |
| Sennecey-le-Grand 2,895 · 11.6 mi | 48.7 | 27% | 3.1% | 6.2% |
| Charnay-lès-Mâcon 8,227 · 11.7 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 Lugny
What is the population of Lugny?
845 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (907).
How old are Lugny’s residents?
The median age is 47.3, older than 71% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lugny?
65, with occasional dwellings: 13% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lugny?
INSEE counts 33 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.9% of residents, and 16 foreign nationals (1.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lugny?
€26,230 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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