A median age of 57.6: Épineuil is older than 97% of compared French towns
Flats make up 3.9%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. In Épineuil, just over one in ten households are couples with children. Lower than in 91% of compared French towns: 4% of households rent social housing (HLM). There were 270 households in the town at the 2023 Census, home to 508 residents.
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 Épineuil
An older town
Half of Épineuil’s residents are under 57.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Épineuil had 618 residents at the 2012 census and 508 in 2023, down 18%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 48 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower than most: −18% since 2012, behind 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 Yonne town changed −4% and the median compared French town +5%. Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −3%, then −15% to 2023.
Épineuil ranks below 99% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 5.8%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Épineuil 57.6. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over; in Épineuil, 35%. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 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.
Above 71% of compared French towns: 40% of households are one person living alone
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
The average household has 1.9 people. The wider picture: just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 75% of compared French towns.
Above 93% of compared French towns: 14% of homes stand empty
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
Newcomers of less than two years account for 6.7% of households, residents of 30 years or more for 31%. 7% of homes are second homes, more than in 83% of compared French towns. Households without a car are about as common here as in the typical compared French town, at 11%.
€25,710 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 residents live in households above €25,710 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 53% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person: 52%, a higher share than 98% of compared French towns
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
Set against 9.4% in the typical compared French town, 3.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in Épineuil. The share of households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town is 32%. Households headed by a manual worker make up about one in eight here (12%).
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 1.3% of residents are foreign nationals in Épineuil
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 figure for immigrants is 4.5% in Épineuil and 6.5% in the typical compared French town. Immigrants make up a share lower than in 68% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Yonne has 9.2%. To put it in context, 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.
Épineuil sits below 98% of compared French towns for single residents (18%)
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 51% in Épineuil. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Only 16% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Épineuil
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%; Épineuil has 27%. By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 5th 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.
Every neighbor is younger than Épineuil
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épineuil | 57.6 | 35% | 7% | 4.5% |
| Tonnerre 4,261 · 0.9 mi | 47.3 | 29% | 3.8% | 14% |
| Saint-Florentin 4,164 · 14.9 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 Épineuil
What is the population of Épineuil?
508 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 18% fewer than in 2012 (618).
How old are Épineuil’s residents?
The median age is 57.6, older than 97% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Épineuil?
24, with occasional dwellings: 7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Épineuil?
INSEE counts 23 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.5% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Épineuil?
€25,710 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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