A higher share of couples with children than 99% of compared French towns, at 40%
Here 33% of households are headed by a manual worker, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 14%. Households without a car are rarer here than in 95% of compared French towns. Aussonce had 236 residents in 84 households at the 2023 census. 1.1% of homes are flats, or about one in 91.
Throughout this page, the Ardennes 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 Aussonce
A town of families
40% of households are couples with children and 13% single parents with children; 30% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
A young town
Half of Aussonce’s residents are under 36.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are under 15 and 11% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Growing fast
Aussonce had 195 residents at the 2012 census and 236 in 2023, up 21%: faster growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 11 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A +21% change since 2012: Aussonce grew faster than 91% 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 years 2012 to 2017 brought +10%; 2017 to 2023, +10%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Ardennes town −9%.
Younger than 93% of compared French towns: half of Aussonce is under 36.3
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Aussonce 36.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over a tenth of Aussonce’s residents are 65 or older, against 25% in the median Ardennes town and 22% in the median compared French town; 34% are under 18. Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 7.3%.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
One-person households make up 13% in Aussonce, less than in 99% 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 Ardennes median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2.8 people in the average household. The comparison figure for one-person households is 35% in the typical compared French town. More single-parent households than in 89% of compared French towns: 13%.
12% of homes stand empty, more than in 87% 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
Long tenure is the mark of 23% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 5.1% (under two years). Second homes are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, empty homes come to 6.7%.
Half above, half below €31,670 a year in standard of living
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.
At €31,670 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 90% of compared French towns.
13% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 99% 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 manager or professional is 9.4%; Aussonce has 13%. 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).
Aussonce ranks below 99% of compared French towns on foreign nationals: 0.5%
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.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of single residents than 99% of compared French towns: 12%
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
Against a figure of 43% in the typical compared French town, the share of married residents in Aussonce comes in at 53%. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification: 11%, a lower share than 91% 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
Graduates of higher education: 33% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, adults with no qualification come to 19%.
The youngest of 41 French towns of 236 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 36.3 in Aussonce to 62.3 in Prayssac.
4 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Aussonce
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aussonce | 36.3 | 11% | 0% | 0% |
| Warmeriville 2,749 · 4.7 mi | 39 | 17% | 1% | 1.9% |
| Witry-lès-Reims 4,950 · 10.2 mi | 44 | 20% | 0.6% | 3.6% |
| Rethel 7,444 · 11.3 mi | 47 | 26% | 1.8% | 2.6% |
| Bétheny 6,975 · 13 mi | 47.6 | 27% | 0.8% | 4.2% |
| Reims 177,674 · 14.8 mi | 35.1 | 17% | 3.8% | 14% |
| Mourmelon-le-Grand 4,895 · 14.8 mi | 30.8 | 11% | 1.2% | 2.5% |
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 Aussonce
What is the population of Aussonce?
236 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 21% more than in 2012 (195).
How old are Aussonce’s residents?
The median age is 36.3, younger than 93% of compared French towns. 34% are under 18 and 11% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Aussonce?
0, with occasional dwellings: 0% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Aussonce?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Aussonce?
€31,670 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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