9.1% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
3.3% of homes are flats; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. Empty homes are rarer here than in 94% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 148 residents in Ménil-Lépinois, living in 59 households. The share of households headed by a retired person stands at 18%.
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.
+4% since 2012: slower than 53% 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%.
Only 6.3% of residents are 15 to 24 in Ménil-Lépinois
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Ménil-Lépinois 41.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Where just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, Ménil-Lépinois has 16%. On top of that, half of the town’s residents are under 41.2, younger than in 72% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
27% of households are couples with children, more than in 61% 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
The typical household size is 2.5 people. In Ménil-Lépinois, nearly one in ten households are single parents. As a yardstick, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
3.3% of homes in Ménil-Lépinois are second homes
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
Newcomers of less than two years account for 14% of households, residents of 30 years or more for 23%. In the typical compared French town, second homes come to 2.1%. Households without a car are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €29,680 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 median standard of living in Ménil-Lépinois is €29,680 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 83% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a manual worker than 99% of compared French towns: 27%
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
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 91% of compared French towns, at 2.1%
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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Ménil-Lépinois has 2.8%. The median compared commune in Ardennes has 6.7%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 91% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 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.
Ménil-Lépinois ranks below 99% of compared French towns on single residents: 9.1%
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 figure for married residents is 58% in Ménil-Lépinois and 43% in the typical compared French town. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Adults with no qualification: 14%, a lower share than 81% 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
In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in Ménil-Lépinois, 35%. By way of comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 148 to 2,582 people, the 6th youngest
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.
A younger town than 4 of the 6 around it: Ménil-Lépinois
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ménil-Lépinois | 41.2 | 16% | 3.3% | 2.1% |
| Warmeriville 2,749 · 3.5 mi | 39 | 17% | 1% | 1.9% |
| Witry-lès-Reims 4,950 · 9.7 mi | 44 | 20% | 0.6% | 3.6% |
| Rethel 7,444 · 9.9 mi | 47 | 26% | 1.8% | 2.6% |
| Bétheny 6,975 · 12.3 mi | 47.6 | 27% | 0.8% | 4.2% |
| Reims 177,674 · 14.4 mi | 35.1 | 17% | 3.8% | 14% |
| Villeneuve-sur-Aisne 2,792 · 14.4 mi | 41.9 | 21% | 1.3% | 2.4% |
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 Ménil-Lépinois
What is the population of Ménil-Lépinois?
148 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (142).
How old are Ménil-Lépinois’ residents?
The median age is 41.2, younger than 72% of compared French towns. 27% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ménil-Lépinois?
2, with occasional dwellings: 3.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ménil-Lépinois?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.1% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (2.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Ménil-Lépinois?
€29,680 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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