36% of households are couples with children, more than in 95% of compared French towns
Here 4.2% of households are headed by a manager or professional, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 9.4%. 0.4% of households rent social housing (HLM), a lower share than in 99% of compared French towns. Noé counted 559 residents and 230 households at the 2023 Census. Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 7.7% locally.
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 Noé
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 2.3% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Noé had 472 residents at the 2012 census and 559 in 2023, up 18%: faster growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A +18% change since 2012: Noé grew faster than 88% 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 the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Yonne town −4%.
Below 84% of compared French towns: 17% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Noé 41.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Noé’s residents are under 41.6, younger than in 68% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Noé ranks below 97% of compared French towns on one-person households: 23%
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 the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%; Noé has 2.3%. To put it in context, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. A household here holds 2.4 people on average.
2.3% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% 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
On empty homes, 7.6% here is much the same as in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. About one in 14: that is how common second homes are in Noé (7.2%). Few places have so few households without a car: 3.7% here, fewer than in 96% of compared French towns.
€25,820 a year: the median 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 Noé is €25,820 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 51% of compared French towns.
35% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 99% 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
28% of households are headed by a retired person; in the typical compared French town the figure is 32%. The benchmark for households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town: 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 74% of compared French towns: 3.9%
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.
Foreign nationals: 3.1% here and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% 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: 14%, a lower share than 99% 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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 48% in Noé. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 84% of compared French towns: 21%
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 Noé comes in at 21%. The benchmark for graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town: 30%.
7th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 559 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Noé is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noé | 41.6 | 17% | 7.2% | 3.9% |
| Sens 27,106 · 5.4 mi | 42.1 | 23% | 2.6% | 20% |
| Saint-Clément 2,849 · 6 mi | 49.6 | 30% | 2.1% | 14% |
| Paron 4,834 · 6.8 mi | 43.3 | 22% | 1.5% | 12% |
| Villeneuve-sur-Yonne 5,135 · 7.1 mi | 49.9 | 29% | 7.5% | 6.3% |
| Pont-sur-Yonne 3,391 · 12.3 mi | 45.2 | 27% | 5.9% | 9.2% |
| Joigny 9,016 · 12.6 mi | 43.4 | 25% | 4.8% | 21% |
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 Noé
What is the population of Noé?
559 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 18% more than in 2012 (472).
How old are Noé’s residents?
The median age is 41.6, younger than 68% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Noé?
20, with occasional dwellings: 7.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Noé?
INSEE counts 22 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.9% of residents, and 18 foreign nationals (3.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Noé?
€25,820 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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