Fewer one-person households than 98% of compared French towns: 22%
The median age in Cheveuges is 39.1, lower than in 84% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 468 people lived here, in 190 households. The census found that 4% of households have no car locally. Set against 30% in the typical compared French town, 4.6% of homes are flats in the town.
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 Cheveuges
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 10% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Cheveuges changed by +4% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 51% 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 −9% for the median Ardennes town, the change came in two steps: −4% from 2012 to 2017, then +9% to 2023.
Only 15% of residents are 65 or over in Cheveuges
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Cheveuges 39.1. The median compared French town: 44.
At 11%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is in line with the figure in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 22% of residents are 65 or over 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: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
34% of households are couples with children, more than in 91% 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
A household here holds 2.5 people on average. To put it in context, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. At 10%, the share of single-parent households is higher than in 56% of compared French towns.
Second homes: 1.1%, a lower share than 76% 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
Some 8.1% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 27% who have been there 30 years or more. The usual figure: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. In Cheveuges, 6.1% of homes stand empty. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
At the median, €26,930 a year to live on
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 median standard of living in Cheveuges is €26,930 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 61% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a retired person than 91% of compared French towns: 22%
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 manual worker: 24% here and 14% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. For Cheveuges, the census puts households headed by a manager or professional at 5.5%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 99% of compared French towns, at 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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Cheveuges has 0.5%. Typically, 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.
Cheveuges sits below 94% of compared French towns for single residents (19%)
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
Married residents: 48%, above 84% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Fewer adults with no qualification than 82% of compared French towns: 13%
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: 26% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 19% 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).
No nearby town is as young as Cheveuges
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheveuges | 39.1 | 15% | 1.1% | 0.5% |
| Sedan 16,667 · 3.5 mi | 45 | 24% | 1.3% | 8% |
| Vrigne aux Bois 3,518 · 5.3 mi | 44.9 | 22% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Vivier-au-Court 2,732 · 5.5 mi | 42.4 | 20% | 0.4% | 11% |
| Villers-Semeuse 3,615 · 8.2 mi | 49.6 | 27% | 0.5% | 5.8% |
| Charleville-Mézières 45,560 · 10.1 mi | 43.4 | 23% | 2.3% | 11% |
| Nouzonville 5,523 · 12.1 mi | 46 | 23% | 0.9% | 6.2% |
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 Cheveuges
What is the population of Cheveuges?
468 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (448).
How old are Cheveuges’ residents?
The median age is 39.1, younger than 84% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 15% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Cheveuges?
2, with occasional dwellings: 1.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Cheveuges?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.5% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Cheveuges?
€26,930 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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