Fépin ranks above 92% of compared French towns on couples with children: 35%
Half of Fépin’s residents are over 49.6, older than in just over four fifths of compared French towns. The town is home to 233 residents in 97 households, by the 2023 Census. Households headed by a manager or professional account for 10%.
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 Fépin
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 24 second homes and occasional dwellings in Fépin, 17% of its 140 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 79% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Fépin had 283 residents at the 2012 census and 233 in 2023, down 18%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 14% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 22 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Fépin ranks above 92% of compared French towns on second homes: 17%
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 34% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 5.1% (under two years). To put it in context, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Where 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, Fépin has 15%.
−18% since 2012, a pace below 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Ardennes town −9%. The first five years brought −6%; the six to 2023, −12%.
Fépin: 14% of residents are 15 to 24, above 94% 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
■ Fépin 49.6. The median compared French town: 44.
In Fépin, 23% of residents are 65 or over. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Only 30% of households are one person living alone in Fépin
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. Households here average 2.4 people each. The comparison figure for one-person households is 35% in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €22,790 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.
Half of residents live in households above €22,790 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 83% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker: 35%, a higher share than 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 retired person is 32%; Fépin has 35%. The usual figure: 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
14% of residents are immigrants, a share 82% of compared French towns don’t reach
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, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Fépin, 8.5%. As a reference point, 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.
A larger share of married residents than 92% of compared French towns: 50%
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
The share of single residents trails 74% of compared French towns: 23%. The usual figure: 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education make up 18% in Fépin, less than in 92% 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
25% of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 233 to 2,582 people, the 14th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Older than Fépin: 1 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fépin | 49.6 | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Fumay 3,086 · 2.6 mi | 52.3 | 29% | 4.2% | 15% |
| Revin 5,716 · 7 mi | 49.3 | 27% | 3% | 12% |
| Givet 6,364 · 9.3 mi | 43 | 21% | 5% | 18% |
| Bogny-sur-Meuse 4,889 · 11.6 mi | 43.5 | 22% | 1.5% | 4.3% |
| Nouzonville 5,523 · 14 mi | 46 | 23% | 0.9% | 6.2% |
| Charleville-Mézières 45,560 · 17.6 mi | 43.4 | 23% | 2.3% | 11% |
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 Fépin
What is the population of Fépin?
233 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 18% fewer than in 2012 (283).
How old are Fépin’s residents?
The median age is 49.6, older than 81% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Fépin?
24, with occasional dwellings: 17% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Fépin?
INSEE counts 32 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 14% of residents, and 20 foreign nationals (8.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Fépin?
€22,790 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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