3.8% of households have no car, below 95% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 3.1% of households are single parents, or about one in 32. In 2023, the Census found 324 residents in Passy, living in 160 households. The figure for households headed by a manager or professional is 19% in Passy and 9.4% in the typical compared French town.
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 Passy
Fewer residents than in 2012
Passy had 349 residents at the 2012 census and 324 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, 93% of compared French towns grew faster than Passy: −7%
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%.
Passy is older than 75% of compared French towns: a median age of 48.1
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Passy 48.1. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over; in Passy, 20%. At 10%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is lower than in 53% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Fewer one-person households than 54% of compared French towns: 34%
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
On average, 2.1 people share a household. For one-person households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 35%. Couples with children are rarer here than in just over half of compared French towns.
Passy ranks above 81% of compared French towns on second homes: 6.3%
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
By its share of flats (16%), Passy is below just over three quarters of compared French towns. Set beside that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Empty homes make up about one in 22 here (4.5%).
The median resident lives on €27,820 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 Passy’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €27,820 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 69% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person: 41%, a higher share than 85% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%; Passy has 19%. Against that, 32% 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).
Only 2.2% of residents are foreign nationals in Passy
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.
By its share of immigrants (4.3%), Passy is below 70% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Passy, 51% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 95% 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
Just over a fifth of residents 15 and over are single (typical compared French town: 25%). The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 65% of compared French towns, at 16%
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
Set against 30% in the typical compared French town, 28% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Passy. To put it in context, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
15th highest median age among 41 French towns of 324 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).
Passy and its 6 nearest towns: 3 of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passy | 48.1 | 20% | 6.3% | 4.3% |
| Villeneuve-sur-Yonne 5,135 · 2 mi | 49.9 | 29% | 7.5% | 6.3% |
| Paron 4,834 · 5.7 mi | 43.3 | 22% | 1.5% | 12% |
| Sens 27,106 · 6 mi | 42.1 | 23% | 2.6% | 20% |
| Saint-Clément 2,849 · 7.3 mi | 49.6 | 30% | 2.1% | 14% |
| Joigny 9,016 · 10.2 mi | 43.4 | 25% | 4.8% | 21% |
| Courtenay 3,772 · 12.7 mi | 53.7 | 35% | 6.8% | 5.1% |
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 Passy
What is the population of Passy?
324 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (349).
How old are Passy’s residents?
The median age is 48.1, older than 75% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Passy?
11, with occasional dwellings: 6.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Passy?
INSEE counts 14 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.3% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (2.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Passy?
€27,820 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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