Flats: 1.9%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 14% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker in Rancy comes in at 22%. Put another way, about one in 91: 1.1% of households rent social housing (HLM). At 31%, the share of one-person households is lower than in 73% of compared French towns. The town is home to 616 residents in 270 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 Rancy
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 37 second homes and occasional dwellings in Rancy, 11% of its 330 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 ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
11% of homes in Rancy are second homes
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
In Rancy, 5.9% of households have no car, beside 11% in the typical compared French town. Second homes: 2.1% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Turnover: 7.8% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 23% have lived in their home 30 years or more.
A growing town: +14% since 2012, faster than 79% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −3% for the median Saône-et-Loire town, the change came in two steps: +4% from 2012 to 2017, then +10% to 2023.
Younger than 57% of compared French towns: half of Rancy is under 43.1
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Rancy 43.1. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 9.8%, Rancy is behind 68% of compared French towns on that count. At the same time, residents aged 65 and over are more common here than in 60% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households: 11%, a higher share than 62% 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
Average household size: 2.3 people. To put it in context, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Nothing unusual on couples with children: 25%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
A median of €23,340 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.
Half of residents live in households above €23,340 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 78% of compared French towns.
A lower share of households headed by a manager or professional than 94% of compared French towns, at 3.7%
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 retired person tops 91% of compared French towns: 43%. To put it in context, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of foreign nationals than 83% of compared French towns, at 1.7%
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.
Immigrants make up a share lower than in 74% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Saône-et-Loire has 6.9%. About one in 25: that is how common immigrants are in Rancy (4%). The comparison figure for foreign nationals is 4.3% 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.
Single residents: 20%, a lower share than 93% 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
The share of married residents stands at 44%. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 93% of compared French towns, at 17%
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
Adults with no qualification: 27%, above 84% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
The 12th youngest of 41 French towns of 616 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Every neighbor is older than Rancy
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rancy | 43.1 | 24% | 11% | 4% |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud 6,446 · 7.1 mi | 55.4 | 37% | 2.9% | 6.1% |
| Tournus 5,701 · 9.2 mi | 51.2 | 31% | 3.2% | 6.9% |
| Sennecey-le-Grand 2,895 · 10.9 mi | 48.7 | 27% | 3.1% | 6.2% |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône 3,214 · 11 mi | 45.2 | 22% | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| Saint-Marcel 6,211 · 15.4 mi | 47.3 | 24% | 1.1% | 5.2% |
| Saint-Rémy 6,410 · 17.1 mi | 49.6 | 29% | 1.1% | 6.5% |
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 Rancy
What is the population of Rancy?
616 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% more than in 2012 (541).
How old are Rancy’s residents?
The median age is 43.1, younger than 57% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Rancy?
37, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Rancy?
INSEE counts 24 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (1.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Rancy?
€23,340 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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