Only 3% of homes are flats in Francheval
26% of households are headed by a retired person (typical compared French town: 32%). Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Francheval had 590 residents in 260 households at the 2023 Census. Put another way, about one in 13: 8% of households have no car.
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 Francheval
Fewer residents than in 2012
Francheval had 627 residents at the 2012 census and 590 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.
Francheval changed by −6% from 2012 to 2023, behind 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 median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Ardennes town −9%. The change was −3% from 2012 to 2017 and −3% from 2017 to 2023.
Francheval is older than 74% of compared French towns: a median age of 47.8
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Francheval 47.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Residents aged 65 and over: just over a fifth of the total.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Francheval sits below 66% of compared French towns for one-person households (32%)
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 2.3 people on average. In the typical compared French town, just over a third of households are one person living alone. Higher than in 69% of compared French towns: 11% of households are single parents. What’s more, by its share of couples with children (26%), Francheval is above 56% of compared French towns.
A larger share of empty homes than 68% of compared French towns: 8.4%
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
Second homes: 3.4% here and 2.1% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Newcomers of less than two years account for 6.9% of households, residents of 30 years or more for 33%.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €23,040 a year
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 midpoint of living standards here is €23,040 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 81% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a manual worker than 99% of compared French towns, at 34%
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
With households headed by a manager or professional at 5.7%, Francheval is behind 80% of compared French towns on that count. For households headed by a manual worker, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 77% of compared French towns: 3.6%
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.
Put another way, about one in 28: 3.6% of residents are foreign nationals. 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.
45% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 63% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
For Francheval, the census puts single residents at 26%. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
18% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 90% 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
Adults with no qualification make up 27%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. The share of graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Ranked by age, 15th oldest 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).
2 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Francheval
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francheval | 47.8 | 22% | 3.4% | 3.6% |
| Sedan 16,667 · 5 mi | 45 | 24% | 1.3% | 8% |
| Carignan 2,680 · 7.1 mi | 48.7 | 26% | 1.8% | 7.2% |
| Vrigne aux Bois 3,518 · 9 mi | 44.9 | 22% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Vivier-au-Court 2,732 · 10.2 mi | 42.4 | 20% | 0.4% | 11% |
| Villers-Semeuse 3,615 · 13.9 mi | 49.6 | 27% | 0.5% | 5.8% |
| Charleville-Mézières 45,560 · 15.4 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 Francheval
What is the population of Francheval?
590 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (627).
How old are Francheval’s residents?
The median age is 47.8, older than 74% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Francheval?
10, with occasional dwellings: 3.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Francheval?
INSEE counts 21 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.6% of residents, and 21 foreign nationals (3.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Francheval?
€23,040 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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