Half of Paroy-en-Othe is over 55, older than 94% of compared French towns
13% of homes stand empty, against 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Here, 0.9% of homes are flats. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Paroy-en-Othe was home to 150 people in 81 households.
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 Paroy-en-Othe
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 17 second homes and occasional dwellings in Paroy-en-Othe, 15% of its 110 homes: higher than in 91% 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
Paroy-en-Othe had 206 residents at the 2012 census and 150 in 2023, down 27%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Paroy-en-Othe’s residents are under 55 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.1% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
50% of Paroy-en-Othe’s households are one person: higher than in 94% of compared French towns; 46% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Paroy-en-Othe ranks below 99% of compared French towns on households without a car: 1.2%
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
28% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 11% moved in within the last two years. Paroy-en-Othe has more second homes than 91% of compared French towns, at 15%.
Paroy-en-Othe’s population moved −27% on 2012, less than in 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 the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Yonne town −4%. From 2012 to 2017 the change was −10%; from 2017 to 2023, −19%.
Paroy-en-Othe sits below 99% of compared French towns for 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
■ Paroy-en-Othe 55. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 22% in the typical compared French town, 30% of residents are 65 or over in Paroy-en-Othe. Against that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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 50% in Paroy-en-Othe, more than in 94% 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
There are 1.9 people in the average household. For one-person households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 35%. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children in Paroy-en-Othe comes in at 19%.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €26,410 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 Paroy-en-Othe is €26,410 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 55% of compared French towns.
Paroy-en-Othe ranks above 97% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 50%
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 Paroy-en-Othe, nearly a fifth of households are headed by a manual worker, beside 14% in the typical compared French town. Locally, 6.2% of households are headed by a manager or professional. The comparison figure for households headed by a retired person is 32% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 99% of compared French towns, at 0.6%
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.
4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, against 0.6% in Paroy-en-Othe. To put it in context, 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.
Paroy-en-Othe sits below 97% of compared French towns for single residents (19%)
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
45% are married and 2.2% in a PACS, against 43% and 6.1% in the median compared French town; 6.7% are widowed. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 69% of compared French towns: 25%
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
The share of adults with no qualification is 16%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 6th oldest of 41 French towns of 150 to 2,582 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
No nearby town is as old as Paroy-en-Othe
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paroy-en-Othe | 55 | 30% | 15% | 0.6% |
| Brienon-sur-Armançon 3,032 · 3.5 mi | 47 | 25% | 7.3% | 6.1% |
| Migennes 6,688 · 5.3 mi | 45.1 | 25% | 1.8% | 17% |
| Saint-Florentin 4,164 · 7.5 mi | 47.7 | 28% | 3.5% | 18% |
| Joigny 9,016 · 8.5 mi | 43.4 | 25% | 4.8% | 21% |
| Appoigny 3,114 · 11.5 mi | 50.2 | 28% | 2.7% | 6.2% |
| Monéteau 4,114 · 12.9 mi | 52.1 | 32% | 2% | 6.2% |
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 Paroy-en-Othe
What is the population of Paroy-en-Othe?
150 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 27% fewer than in 2012 (206).
How old are Paroy-en-Othe’s residents?
The median age is 55, older than 94% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Paroy-en-Othe?
17, with occasional dwellings: 15% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Paroy-en-Othe?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.6% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Paroy-en-Othe?
€26,410 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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