Autry is older than 99% of compared French towns: a median age of 66.2
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children in Autry comes in at 10%. The town had 93 residents in 51 households at the 2023 census. Census figures put households headed by a retired person at 80% in the town. At 7.7%, the share of households without a car is lower than in just over two thirds of compared French towns.
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 Autry
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 15 second homes and occasional dwellings in Autry, 20% of its 75 homes: higher than in 93% 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 Autry’s residents are under 66.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 52% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 17% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Autry had 136 residents at the 2012 census and 93 in 2023, down 32%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 9 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.
20% of homes are second homes, more than in 93% 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
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Just over one in ten homes stand empty.
Since 2012, Autry has changed by −32%, slower than 99% 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 Ardennes town changed −9% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −14% and the next six −21%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 52% in Autry, more than in 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
■ Autry 66.2. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 5.3%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
In Autry, 40% of households are one person living alone, more than in 69% 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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The usual figure: just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 1.8 people.
Half above, half below €23,640 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.
Half of residents live in households above €23,640 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 75% of compared French towns.
The largest group of households: retired (80%)
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.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 90% of compared French towns: 2.1% 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. As a yardstick, 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.
Autry ranks below 99% of compared French towns on single residents: 17%
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
Set against 43% in the typical compared French town, 55% of residents 15 and over are married in Autry. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Graduates of higher education: 15%, a lower share than 97% 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
Compared with 19% in the typical compared French town, 31% of adults out of school have no qualification here. The wider picture: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The oldest of 41 French towns of 93 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Autry the oldest (66.2).
No nearby town is as old as Autry
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autry | 66.2 | 52% | 20% | 2.1% |
| Vouziers 3,825 · 11.2 mi | 55.5 | 35% | 2.3% | 1.8% |
| Sainte-Menehould 4,146 · 12.7 mi | 50.5 | 31% | 1.8% | 4.6% |
| Suippes 3,938 · 16.6 mi | 32.4 | 14% | 1.6% | 2.3% |
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 Autry
What is the population of Autry?
93 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 32% fewer than in 2012 (136).
How old are Autry’s residents?
The median age is 66.2, older than 99% of compared French towns. 11% are under 18 and 52% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Autry?
15, with occasional dwellings: 20% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Autry?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.1% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Autry?
€23,640 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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