Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 5.3% in Montgon, less than in 99% of compared French towns
In Montgon, just over one in ten homes are flats, beside 30% in the typical compared French town. The 2023 Census counted 72 residents in 32 households. The census found that 6.1% of households have no car here. 17% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 67% of compared French towns.
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 Montgon
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 7 second homes and occasional dwellings in Montgon, 16% of its 42 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 87% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 23% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 92% of compared French towns: 16% of homes 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. About one in 12: that is how common empty homes are in Montgon (8.1%).
Since 2012, Montgon has grown +9%, faster than 67% 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%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 25%, a higher share than 69% 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
■ Montgon 42.5. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Montgon is 42.5, lower than in 62% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 22% of residents are 65 or over 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%.
33% of households are couples with children, more than in 88% 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
35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town, against 33% in Montgon. Across the comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Households here average 2.3 people each. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a retired person than 55% of compared French towns: 33%
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 manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 73% of compared French towns, at 4%
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 Montgon, 2.7%. Set beside that, 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 lower share of single residents than 76% of compared French towns, at 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
With married residents at 45%, Montgon is ahead of 64% of compared French towns on that count. Measured more widely, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Above 57% of compared French towns: 20% of adults out of school have no qualification
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
Here, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. 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 72 to 2,582 people, the 10th 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 5 of the 6 around it: Montgon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgon | 42.5 | 25% | 16% | 4% |
| Vouziers 3,825 · 7 mi | 55.5 | 35% | 2.3% | 1.8% |
| Rethel 7,444 · 15.4 mi | 47 | 26% | 1.8% | 2.6% |
| Villers-Semeuse 3,615 · 16.5 mi | 49.6 | 27% | 0.5% | 5.8% |
| Vivier-au-Court 2,732 · 16.7 mi | 42.4 | 20% | 0.4% | 11% |
| Sedan 16,667 · 16.8 mi | 45 | 24% | 1.3% | 8% |
| Vrigne aux Bois 3,518 · 17.4 mi | 44.9 | 22% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
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 Montgon
What is the population of Montgon?
72 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% more than in 2012 (66).
How old are Montgon’s residents?
The median age is 42.5, younger than 62% of compared French towns. 28% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Montgon?
7, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Montgon?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (2.7%). 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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