Chevières is older than 97% of compared French towns: a median age of 58.3
Households headed by a retired person: 75%, above 99% of compared French towns. Lower than in 94% of compared French towns: 25% of households are one person living alone. The 2023 Census put Chevières’s population at 46, in 23 households. The census found that 5.3% of homes stand empty 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 Chevières
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 13 second homes and occasional dwellings in Chevières, 34% of its 38 homes: higher than in 95% 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 Chevières’ residents are under 58.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.5% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Chevières had 49 residents at the 2012 census and 46 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Chevières sits above 95% of compared French towns for second homes (34%)
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. For second homes, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. Just over a quarter of households have been in place 30 years or more; 4.3% moved in within the last two years.
From 2012 to 2023, 91% of compared French towns grew faster than Chevières: −6%
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: −8% from 2012 to 2017, then +2% to 2023.
More residents aged 65 and over than 94% of compared French towns: 35%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chevières 58.3. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; Chevières has 8.7%. Set beside that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
43% women, 57% men
About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
23 households; 25% are one person
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 average household has 2 people.
The largest group of households: retired (75%)
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 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).
Chevières: 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.
Chevières 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
In the typical compared French town, 43% of residents 15 and over are married; in Chevières, 52%. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
10% of adults out of school hold a higher-education 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
By its share of adults with no qualification (38%), Chevières is above 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
Of 41 French towns its size (46 to 2,582 people), the 5th oldest
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).
Every neighbor is younger than Chevières
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevières | 58.3 | 35% | 34% | 0% |
| Vouziers 3,825 · 10.2 mi | 55.5 | 35% | 2.3% | 1.8% |
| Sainte-Menehould 4,146 · 16.8 mi | 50.5 | 31% | 1.8% | 4.6% |
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 Chevières
What is the population of Chevières?
46 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (49).
How old are Chevières’ residents?
The median age is 58.3, older than 97% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chevières?
13, with occasional dwellings: 34% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chevières?
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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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