Courgis: 21% of homes stand empty, above 99% of compared French towns
3.6% of homes are flats; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. In 2023, the Census found 231 residents in Courgis, living in 110 households. On the census count, nearly a quarter of households are headed by a manual worker. The median age locally is 47.6, higher than in 72% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Yonne 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 Courgis
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 19 second homes and occasional dwellings in Courgis, 11% of its 170 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 ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Courgis had 258 residents at the 2012 census and 231 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 35 homes empty (21%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
11% of homes are second homes, more than in 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. About one in 13: that is how common households without a car are in Courgis (8%). As a reference point, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Courgis’s population moved −10% on 2012, less than in 97% 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 change was ±0% from 2012 to 2017 and −10% from 2017 to 2023. The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Yonne town −4%.
26% of residents are 65 or over, a share 74% of compared French towns don’t reach
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Courgis 47.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 9.5%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
One-person households make up 41% in Courgis, more than in 73% 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 Yonne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Across Courgis, nearly a quarter of households are couples with children.
Median standard of living: €28,300 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.
The median standard of living in Courgis is €28,300 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 73% of compared French towns.
Courgis ranks below 89% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 4.5%
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 retired person make up 36%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
2.6% of residents are foreign nationals, fewer than in 70% 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 median compared commune in Yonne has 9.2%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 61% of compared French towns. The share of immigrants stands at 5.2%. Against that, 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.
Single residents: 19%, a lower share than 94% 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
Locally, 43% of residents 15 and over are married. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
Only 29% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Courgis
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 make up about one in five here (19%). To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 15th oldest of 41 French towns this size
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.
Of the 6 towns nearest Courgis, 4 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courgis | 47.6 | 26% | 11% | 5.2% |
| Auxerre 35,097 · 8.7 mi | 44.1 | 24% | 3.1% | 13% |
| Monéteau 4,114 · 9.6 mi | 52.1 | 32% | 2% | 6.2% |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche 3,151 · 10.5 mi | 56.9 | 38% | 1.5% | 6.3% |
| Tonnerre 4,261 · 11.9 mi | 47.3 | 29% | 3.8% | 14% |
| Appoigny 3,114 · 12.6 mi | 50.2 | 28% | 2.7% | 6.2% |
| Saint-Florentin 4,164 · 15.8 mi | 47.7 | 28% | 3.5% | 18% |
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 Courgis
What is the population of Courgis?
231 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (258).
How old are Courgis’ residents?
The median age is 47.6, older than 72% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Courgis?
19, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Courgis?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.2% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (2.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Courgis?
€28,300 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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