Only 7.4% of residents are 15 to 24 in Mouzon
Nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, against 38% in Mouzon. The 2023 Census counted 2,229 residents in 1,060 households. Put another way, about one in 14: 7.1% of households are single parents. Higher than in 80% of compared French towns: 21% of households rent social housing (HLM).
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 Mouzon
Fewer residents than in 2012
Mouzon had 2,423 residents at the 2012 census and 2,229 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 95% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 160 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, 95% of compared French towns grew faster than Mouzon: −8%
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
Over those years, the median Ardennes town changed −9% and the median compared French town +5%.
Older than 83% of compared French towns: half of Mouzon is over 49.8
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Mouzon 49.8. The median compared French town: 44.
28% of Mouzon’s residents are 65 or older, against 25% in the median Ardennes town and 22% in the median compared French town; 19% are under 18.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of couples with children than 71% of compared French towns, at 21%
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
Households average 2 people. Set beside that, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. 40% of households are one person living alone, more than in 71% of compared French towns.
In Mouzon, 13% of homes stand empty, more than in 91% 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
Flats: 26% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. By contrast, households without a car are more common here than in 60% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. 2.7% of homes are second homes, or about one in 37.
Half above, half below €23,330 a year in standard of living
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 Mouzon is €23,330 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 79% of compared French towns. 19.0% of residents live below the poverty line INSEE uses.
A higher share of households headed by a manual worker than 89% of compared French towns, at 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
Where 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, Mouzon has 7%. By way of comparison, 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).
4.4% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 69% of compared French towns
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.
The share of foreign nationals is 3%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. 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.
Married residents make up 39% in Mouzon, less than in 76% of compared French towns
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
Across Mouzon, nearly a quarter of residents 15 and over are single. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
Only 17% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Mouzon
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
Set against 19% in the typical compared French town, 29% of adults out of school have no qualification in Mouzon. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 2,229 to 2,582 people: this is 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Mouzon is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouzon | 49.8 | 28% | 2.7% | 4.4% |
| Carignan 2,680 · 4.4 mi | 48.7 | 26% | 1.8% | 7.2% |
| Sedan 16,667 · 8.9 mi | 45 | 24% | 1.3% | 8% |
| Vrigne aux Bois 3,518 · 13.4 mi | 44.9 | 22% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Vivier-au-Court 2,732 · 14.3 mi | 42.4 | 20% | 0.4% | 11% |
| Villers-Semeuse 3,615 · 17.6 mi | 49.6 | 27% | 0.5% | 5.8% |
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 Mouzon
What is the population of Mouzon?
2,229 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (2,423).
How old are Mouzon’s residents?
The median age is 49.8, older than 83% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mouzon?
33, with occasional dwellings: 2.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mouzon?
INSEE counts 98 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.4% of residents, and 66 foreign nationals (3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mouzon?
€23,330 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 19.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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