Empty homes make up 19% in Matton-et-Clémency, more than in 99% of compared French towns
Here 7.1% of homes are second homes, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. The share of flats stands at 3.6%. Compared with other places, households headed by a retired person are scarce here: 22%, fewer than in 92% of compared French towns. Matton-et-Clémency had 424 residents in 190 households at the 2023 census.
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 Matton-et-Clémency
Empty homes
The census found 49 homes empty (19%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Matton-et-Clémency had 448 residents at the 2012 census and 424 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Matton-et-Clémency changed by −5% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 89% 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
In Matton-et-Clémency, 8.7% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 85% 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
■ Matton-et-Clémency 43.4. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Matton-et-Clémency is 43.4, lower than in 55% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Roughly two in ten: 21% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
2.7% of households are single parents, fewer than in 99% 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
Set against 35% in the typical compared French town, 30% of households are one person living alone in Matton-et-Clémency. Couples with children are more common here than in 74% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. On average, 2.3 people share a household.
Households without a car: 8.6%, a lower share than 62% 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of households without a car in the typical compared French town is 11%. 30% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 6.5% moved in within the last two years.
Standard of living at the median: €24,180 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.
At €24,180 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 69% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a manual worker than 89% 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
Set against 9.4% in the typical compared French town, 5.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in Matton-et-Clémency. As a reference point, 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).
A larger share of immigrants than 85% of compared French towns: 15%
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.
Here 13% of residents are foreign nationals, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of single residents than 78% of compared French towns: 22%
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
On the census count, 44% of residents 15 and over are married. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
In Matton-et-Clémency, 14% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 98% 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
29% of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. As a reference point, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 13th youngest of 41 French towns of 424 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Around Matton-et-Clémency, 3 of 4 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matton-et-Clémency | 43.4 | 21% | 7.1% | 15% |
| Carignan 2,680 · 2.7 mi | 48.7 | 26% | 1.8% | 7.2% |
| Sedan 16,667 · 12.1 mi | 45 | 24% | 1.3% | 8% |
| Vrigne aux Bois 3,518 · 16.3 mi | 44.9 | 22% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Vivier-au-Court 2,732 · 17.5 mi | 42.4 | 20% | 0.4% | 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 Matton-et-Clémency
What is the population of Matton-et-Clémency?
424 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (448).
How old are Matton-et-Clémency’s residents?
The median age is 43.4, younger than 55% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Matton-et-Clémency?
18, with occasional dwellings: 7.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Matton-et-Clémency?
INSEE counts 63 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 15% of residents, and 56 foreign nationals (13%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Matton-et-Clémency?
€24,180 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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