Older than 98% of compared French towns: half of Massilly is over 58.9
3.2% of homes are flats, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 97% of compared French towns. Massilly had 301 residents in 160 households at the 2023 census. The share of single-parent households stands at 6.4%.
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 Massilly
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 22 second homes and occasional dwellings in Massilly, 11% of its 200 homes: higher than in 89% 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 Massilly’s residents are under 58.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 38% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Massilly had 366 residents at the 2012 census and 301 in 2023, down 18%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Massilly: 11% of homes are second homes, above 89% 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
By its share of empty homes (8.2%), Massilly is above nearly two thirds of compared French towns. Few places have so few households without a car: 6% here, fewer than in four fifths of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, second homes come to 2.1%. Households in social housing account for 6.6%.
A −18% change 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
Over those years, the median Saône-et-Loire town changed −3% and the median compared French town +5%.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 4.9%, a lower share than 99% 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
■ Massilly 58.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 38%, above 97% of compared French towns. Against that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
17% of households are couples with children, below 85% 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
Against a figure of 35% in the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households in Massilly comes in at 38%. The benchmark for couples with children in the typical compared French town: 25%. There are 1.9 people in the average household.
€25,480 a year is the median standard of living here
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.
Half of Massilly’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €25,480 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 55% of compared French towns.
49% of households are headed by a retired person, a share 97% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
A fifth of households are headed by a manual worker; in the typical compared French town the figure is 14%. For households headed by a retired person, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Massilly: 9.1% of residents are immigrants, above 66% 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.
Set against 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 6.2% of residents are foreign nationals in Massilly. The wider picture: 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Saône-et-Loire has 6.9%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in nearly two thirds of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Massilly: 59% of residents 15 and over are married, above 99% 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
By its share of single residents (18%), Massilly is below 98% of compared French towns. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Only 18% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Massilly
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
Here nearly a quarter of adults out of school have no qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 19%. Against that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 4th oldest of 41 French towns of 301 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Massilly 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massilly | 58.9 | 38% | 11% | 9.1% |
| Cluny 4,942 · 4 mi | 49.2 | 30% | 7.9% | 9.5% |
| Tournus 5,701 · 12.1 mi | 51.2 | 31% | 3.2% | 6.9% |
| Charnay-lès-Mâcon 8,227 · 14 mi | 48.3 | 27% | 2.9% | 6% |
| Sennecey-le-Grand 2,895 · 14 mi | 48.7 | 27% | 3.1% | 6.2% |
| Mâcon 35,177 · 14.3 mi | 40.2 | 22% | 3.3% | 21% |
| Feillens 3,411 · 15 mi | 43.9 | 24% | 1.3% | 4.9% |
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 Massilly
What is the population of Massilly?
301 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 18% fewer than in 2012 (366).
How old are Massilly’s residents?
The median age is 58.9, older than 98% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 38% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Massilly?
22, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Massilly?
INSEE counts 27 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9.1% of residents, and 19 foreign nationals (6.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Massilly?
€25,480 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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