Older than 94% of compared French towns: half of Pisy is over 55.3
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Here, 1.4% of homes are flats. Pisy counted 80 residents and 42 households at the 2023 Census. 4.8% of households have no car; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%.
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 Pisy
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 28 second homes and occasional dwellings in Pisy, 38% of its 74 homes: higher than in 96% 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Pisy’s residents are under 55.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 13% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Growing fast
Pisy had 63 residents at the 2012 census and 80 in 2023, up 27%: faster growth than in 95% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes make up 38% in Pisy, more than in 96% 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. On average, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. In Pisy, 5.4% of homes stand empty.
Pisy grew +27% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 95% 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 +21% and the next six +5%.
3.8% of residents are 15 to 24, below 99% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Pisy 55.3. The median compared French town: 44.
30% of Pisy’s residents are 65 or older, against 28% in the median Yonne town and 22% in the median compared French town; 18% are under 18. As a reference point, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Pisy sits above 60% of compared French towns for one-person households (38%)
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
A household here holds 1.9 people on average. 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. Pisy sits close to the norm on couples with children: 25%, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 99% of compared French towns, at 75%
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
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
1.3% of residents are immigrants, below 98% of compared French towns
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 1.3% in Pisy. For comparison, 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.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 16% of residents 15 and over are single
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. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Adults with no qualification: 13%, a lower share than 85% of compared French towns
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
Nearly a third of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. By way of comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (80 to 2,582 people), the 5th oldest
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 Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Every neighbor is younger than Pisy
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pisy | 55.3 | 30% | 38% | 1.3% |
| Semur-en-Auxois 3,986 · 10.3 mi | 50.9 | 29% | 9.3% | 5.6% |
| Montbard 4,639 · 10.4 mi | 52.9 | 33% | 3.8% | 7.3% |
| Avallon 6,305 · 11.8 mi | 50.5 | 30% | 5.6% | 12% |
| Venarey-les-Laumes 2,747 · 14.8 mi | 49.2 | 27% | 3.1% | 5.4% |
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 Pisy
What is the population of Pisy?
80 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 27% more than in 2012 (63).
How old are Pisy’s residents?
The median age is 55.3, older than 94% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Pisy?
28, with occasional dwellings: 38% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Pisy?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.3% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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