A higher share of couples with children than 96% of compared French towns, at 37%
Flats: 7.3% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. In 2023, the Census found 745 residents in Pavant, living in 310 households. Households headed by a manual worker make up about one in four here (27%). Lower than in 83% of compared French towns: 17% of residents are 65 or over.
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 Pavant
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 6.3% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Pavant had 803 residents at the 2012 census and 745 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 53 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−7% since 2012: slower than 93% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −4% for the median Aisne town, the change came in two steps: −3% from 2012 to 2017, then −5% to 2023.
Younger than 69% of compared French towns: half of Pavant is under 41.6
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Pavant 41.6. The median compared French town: 44.
9.3% of residents are 15 to 24 (typical compared French town: 11%).
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Only 6.3% of households are single parents in Pavant
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
Each household has 2.4 people on average. By way of comparison, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Pavant has fewer one-person households than 81% of compared French towns, at 29%.
0.3% of households rent social housing (HLM), below 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
Where 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, Pavant has 14%. Households without a car are rarer here than in 69% of compared French towns. For households in social housing, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 12%. The census found that 3.5% of homes are second homes locally.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €24,460 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 midpoint of living standards here is €24,460 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 67% of compared French towns.
A lower share of households headed by a retired person than 96% of compared French towns, at 19%
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: 7.9%, below three fifths of compared French towns. To put it in context, 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).
Pavant sits above 69% of compared French towns for immigrants (9.7%)
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.
The median compared commune in Aisne has 5.7%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 69% of compared French towns. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
41% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 61% 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
For Pavant, the census puts single residents at 24%. On average, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Pavant ranks below 90% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 19%
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
21% of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
The 7th youngest of 41 French towns of 745 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Around Pavant, 4 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavant | 41.6 | 17% | 3.5% | 9.7% |
| Charly-sur-Marne 2,594 · 1.6 mi | 42.1 | 22% | 3.3% | 10% |
| Essômes-sur-Marne 2,691 · 6.3 mi | 44.5 | 21% | 2.3% | 9.6% |
| La Ferté-sous-Jouarre 10,254 · 7.1 mi | 39 | 17% | 2.5% | 20% |
| Jouarre 4,221 · 7.2 mi | 42.2 | 20% | 2% | 15% |
| Château-Thierry 15,097 · 8.3 mi | 41.3 | 22% | 2.4% | 16% |
| Boissy-le-Châtel 3,346 · 11.3 mi | 43.8 | 19% | 3.8% | 7% |
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 Pavant
What is the population of Pavant?
745 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (803).
How old are Pavant’s residents?
The median age is 41.6, younger than 69% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Pavant?
13, with occasional dwellings: 3.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Pavant?
INSEE counts 72 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9.7% of residents, and 48 foreign nationals (6.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Pavant?
€24,460 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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