In Montbavin, 21% of residents are 15 to 24, more than in 99% of compared French towns
There were 14 households in Montbavin at the 2023 Census, home to 39 residents. 17% fewer people than in 2012.
Throughout this page, the Aisne 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 Montbavin
Fewer residents than in 2012
Montbavin had 47 residents at the 2012 census and 39 in 2023, down 17%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 3 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower growth than 99% of compared French towns: Montbavin changed by −17% since 2012
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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −4% for the median Aisne town, the change came in two steps: −6% from 2012 to 2017, then −11% to 2023.
A median age of 39.5: Montbavin is younger than 82% 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
■ Montbavin 39.5. The median compared French town: 44.
In Montbavin, 21% of residents are 65 or over, beside 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children make up 33% in Montbavin, more than in 88% 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 Aisne median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2.8 people in the average household. Couples with children: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. What’s more, the share of one-person households trails 59% of compared French towns: 33%.
18% of homes stand empty, more than in 98% 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
Second homes are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
Montbavin sits above 55% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (33%)
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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, nearly a third 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).
Montbavin: 0% of residents are immigrants
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 are rarer here than in 99% 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.
38% of residents 15 and over are single, a share 95% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
The figure for married residents is 50% in Montbavin and 43% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
3.7% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 99% 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
Just over a quarter of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification (typical compared French town: 30%). Typically, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 2nd youngest of 41 French towns this size
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).
Montbavin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbavin | 39.5 | 21% | 0% | 0% |
| Laon 24,220 · 5.7 mi | 40.8 | 21% | 1.8% | 9.4% |
| Athies-sous-Laon 2,578 · 8.2 mi | 44.9 | 23% | 0.7% | 2% |
| La Fère 2,796 · 11.2 mi | 39.7 | 21% | 2.3% | 5.6% |
| Crouy 3,049 · 11.3 mi | 44.9 | 24% | 1.3% | 5.7% |
| Beautor 2,579 · 11.7 mi | 44.9 | 23% | 0.4% | 5.4% |
| Villeneuve-Saint-Germain 2,616 · 12.7 mi | 42.3 | 21% | 1.3% | 12% |
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 Montbavin
What is the population of Montbavin?
39 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 17% fewer than in 2012 (47).
How old are Montbavin’s residents?
The median age is 39.5, younger than 82% of compared French towns. 31% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Montbavin?
0, with occasional dwellings: 0% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Montbavin?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). 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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