Photo: elisabeth · CC BY-SA 4.0Migennes: 16% of homes stand empty, above 96% of compared French towns
Here 23% of households are headed by a manual worker, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 14%. At the 2023 Census Migennes was home to 6,688 people in 3,040 households. Locally, just over a fifth of households have no car. This Yonne town has more single-parent households than 88% of compared French towns, at 13%.
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 Migennes
Immigrants
INSEE counts 1,100 immigrants in Migennes (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 17% of residents, against 9.2% for the median compared commune in Yonne. 12% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Empty homes
The census found 580 homes empty (16%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Migennes had 7,008 residents at the 2012 census and 6,688 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 87% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Migennes changed by −5% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 87% 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 median Yonne town changed −4% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +3% and the next six −8%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 65% of compared French towns, at 25%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Migennes 45.1. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Migennes is 45.1, higher than in 57% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. About one in nine: that is how common residents aged 15 to 24 are in Migennes (11%).
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of couples with children than 77% of compared French towns: 19%
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
In Migennes, 42% of households are one person living alone, beside 35% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for couples with children is 25% in the typical compared French town. Households average 2.2 people.
Above 84% of compared French towns: 24% of households rent social housing (HLM)
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
Turnover: 10% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 19% have lived in their home 30 years or more. Households in social housing make up 12% in the typical compared French town. Higher than in 63% of compared French towns: 39% of homes are flats. Car-free households: one in five, where the median compared French town has 11%.
Half above, half below €19,720 a year in standard of living
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 Migennes is €19,720 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 97% of compared French towns. Residents below the poverty line make up 30.0%.
Fewer households headed by a manager or professional than 95% of compared French towns: 3.6%
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
In the typical compared French town, 32% of households are headed by a retired person; in Migennes, 34%. Measured more widely, 9.4% of 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).
17% of residents are immigrants, a share 88% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 share of foreign nationals is 12%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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.
A larger share of single residents than 77% of compared French towns: 30%
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
Across Migennes, just over two in five residents 15 and over are married. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
Only 14% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Migennes
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 35%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 16th oldest of 41 French towns of 6,614 to 6,764 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 Grenay (36.5), the oldest Châtelaillon-Plage (59.8).
5 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Migennes
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Migennes | 45.1 | 25% | 1.8% | 17% |
| Brienon-sur-Armançon 3,032 · 4.9 mi | 47 | 25% | 7.3% | 6.1% |
| Joigny 9,016 · 5.3 mi | 43.4 | 25% | 4.8% | 21% |
| Appoigny 3,114 · 6.6 mi | 50.2 | 28% | 2.7% | 6.2% |
| Monéteau 4,114 · 8.7 mi | 52.1 | 32% | 2% | 6.2% |
| Montholon 2,709 · 9.7 mi | 51.9 | 31% | 7.9% | 3.7% |
| Saint-Florentin 4,164 · 9.9 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 Migennes
What is the population of Migennes?
6,688 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (7,008).
How old are Migennes’ residents?
The median age is 45.1, older than 57% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Migennes?
68, with occasional dwellings: 1.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Migennes?
INSEE counts 1,120 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 17% of residents, and 830 foreign nationals (12%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Migennes?
€19,720 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 30.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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