A lower share of flats than 99% of compared French towns, at 1.7%
In the typical compared French town, just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24; in Domats, 7.4%. The share of households headed by a manager or professional stands at 4.1%. Lower than in 87% of compared French towns: 4.8% of households rent social housing (HLM). 779 residents in 380 households: that is Domats at the 2023 Census.
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 Domats
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 61 second homes and occasional dwellings in Domats, 13% of its 470 homes: higher than in 90% of compared French towns. 98% 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
Domats had 885 residents at the 2012 census and 779 in 2023, down 12%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Domats ranks above 90% of compared French towns on second homes: 13%
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 Domats, 6.5% of households have no car, beside 11% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Of all households, 6.4% moved in during the last two years and 16% have stayed three decades or more. 7.2% of homes stand empty, a higher share than in 56% of compared French towns.
A change of −12% since 2012 leaves Domats behind 98% 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 years 2012 to 2017 brought −7%; 2017 to 2023, −5%.
A median age of 48.9: Domats is older than 79% 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
■ Domats 48.9. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 22%; Domats has 25%.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
A higher share of one-person households than 70% of compared French towns, at 40%
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
Domats sits close to the norm on single-parent households: 9.3%, about the same as in the typical compared French town. Census figures put couples with children at 23% in the town. Against that, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
A median of €24,880 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 €24,880 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 62% of compared French towns.
38% of households are headed by a retired person, a share 79% 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
The figure for households headed by a manual worker is 12% in Domats and 14% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, nearly a third 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).
Domats sits below 61% of compared French towns for immigrants (5.2%)
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.
On foreign nationals, Domats sits lower than 56% of compared French towns: 3.7%. In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 96% of compared French towns: 19% of residents 15 and over are single
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
46% of residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
Only 23% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Domats
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
Against a figure of 19% in the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification in Domats comes in at 23%. In the typical compared French town, graduates of higher education come to 30%.
15th highest median age among 41 French towns of 779 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Of the 6 towns nearest Domats, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domats | 48.9 | 25% | 13% | 5.2% |
| Courtenay 3,772 · 6.6 mi | 53.7 | 35% | 6.8% | 5.1% |
| Paron 4,834 · 9.7 mi | 43.3 | 22% | 1.5% | 12% |
| Villeneuve-sur-Yonne 5,135 · 11 mi | 49.9 | 29% | 7.5% | 6.3% |
| Sens 27,106 · 11.7 mi | 42.1 | 23% | 2.6% | 20% |
| Saint-Clément 2,849 · 12.5 mi | 49.6 | 30% | 2.1% | 14% |
| Ferrières-en-Gâtinais 3,839 · 12.6 mi | 46.1 | 24% | 6.7% | 6.6% |
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 Domats
What is the population of Domats?
779 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% fewer than in 2012 (885).
How old are Domats’ residents?
The median age is 48.9, older than 79% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Domats?
61, with occasional dwellings: 13% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Domats?
INSEE counts 40 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.2% of residents, and 29 foreign nationals (3.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Domats?
€24,880 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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