A median age of 54.8: Rosey is older than 94% of compared French towns
The share of households without a car is 2.7%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. At the 2023 Census, 156 people lived in Rosey, in 73 households. Here, 27% of households are one person living alone. More households headed by a manager or professional than in 88% of compared French towns: 20%.
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 Rosey
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 29 second homes and occasional dwellings in Rosey, 25% of its 120 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 93% 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 Rosey’s residents are under 54.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 26% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Rosey had 165 residents at the 2012 census and 156 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 15 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
25% of homes in Rosey 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
The figure for flats is 3.4% in Rosey and 30% in the typical compared French town. About one in eight: that is how common empty homes are in Rosey (13%). Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
From 2012 to 2023, 89% of compared French towns grew faster than Rosey: −5%
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 +1% and the next six −6%.
Rosey sits below 99% of compared French towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (4.4%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Rosey 54.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 26%, against 22% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
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%.
13% of households are couples with children, below 95% 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: 2.1 people. The usual figure: 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Higher than in 89% of compared French towns: 13% of households are single parents.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €31,120 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.
Half of residents live in households above €31,120 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 89% of compared French towns.
Above 83% of compared French towns: 40% of households are headed by a retired person
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
By its share of households headed by a manual worker (20%), Rosey is above 83% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 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).
A smaller share of immigrants than 98% of compared French towns: 1.3%
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 lower than in 98% of compared French towns. For Rosey, the census puts foreign nationals at 0.6%. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Rosey ranks below 99% of compared French towns on single residents: 12%
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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 53% in Rosey. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A larger share of graduates of higher education than 83% of compared French towns: 42%
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 14% of adults out of school have no qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 19%. Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
The 7th oldest of 41 French towns of 156 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).
No nearby town is as old as Rosey
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosey | 54.8 | 26% | 25% | 1.3% |
| Givry 3,598 · 3.1 mi | 51.2 | 28% | 4.1% | 2.4% |
| Saint-Rémy 6,410 · 6.1 mi | 49.6 | 29% | 1.1% | 6.5% |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal 6,267 · 6.2 mi | 45.8 | 27% | 0.9% | 9% |
| Chalon-sur-Saône 45,102 · 7.7 mi | 41.5 | 23% | 4% | 14% |
| Champforgeuil 2,637 · 8 mi | 42.1 | 23% | 1.3% | 11% |
| Saint-Marcel 6,211 · 9.3 mi | 47.3 | 24% | 1.1% | 5.2% |
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 Rosey
What is the population of Rosey?
156 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (165).
How old are Rosey’s residents?
The median age is 54.8, older than 94% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Rosey?
29, with occasional dwellings: 25% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Rosey?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.3% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Rosey?
€31,120 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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