40% of households are couples with children, more than in 99% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of flats in Neufmaison comes in at 7.9%. Half of the town’s residents are under 39.8, younger than in 80% of compared French towns. There were 26 households in the town at the 2023 Census, home to 65 residents. The share of households headed by a retired person stands at 20%.
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 Neufmaison
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 4 second homes and occasional dwellings in Neufmaison, 11% of its 38 homes: higher than in 88% of compared French towns. 100% 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
40% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 8 homes empty (21%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Neufmaison sits above 99% of compared French towns for empty homes (21%)
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
3.8% of households have no car, against 11% in the median compared French town. Across the comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Households without a car are rarer here than in 95% of compared French towns.
Faster growth than 64% of compared French towns: Neufmaison changed by +8% since 2012
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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved +15%, and from 2017 to 2023 −6%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Ardennes town −9%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 18%, a lower share than 74% 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
■ Neufmaison 39.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, more than in 53% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 20%, a lower share than 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
Each household has 2.5 people on average. The usual figure: just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Neufmaison ranks above 83% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 20%
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. Measured more widely, 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 lower share of immigrants than 96% of compared French towns, at 1.5%
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.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 1.5% of residents are foreign nationals here. The median compared commune in Ardennes has 6.7%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 96% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%.
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 99% of compared French towns, at 15%
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
In Neufmaison, 45% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 43% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education make up 26% in Neufmaison, less than in 65% 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 come to 18% in Neufmaison, about two in ten. Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Ranked by age, 2nd youngest 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Neufmaison is younger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neufmaison | 39.8 | 18% | 11% | 1.5% |
| Charleville-Mézières 45,560 · 9.3 mi | 43.4 | 23% | 2.3% | 11% |
| Villers-Semeuse 3,615 · 10.6 mi | 49.6 | 27% | 0.5% | 5.8% |
| Nouzonville 5,523 · 11.3 mi | 46 | 23% | 0.9% | 6.2% |
| Bogny-sur-Meuse 4,889 · 12.8 mi | 43.5 | 22% | 1.5% | 4.3% |
| Revin 5,716 · 13.5 mi | 49.3 | 27% | 3% | 12% |
| Vivier-au-Court 2,732 · 14.3 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 Neufmaison
What is the population of Neufmaison?
65 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% more than in 2012 (60).
How old are Neufmaison’s residents?
The median age is 39.8, younger than 80% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Neufmaison?
4, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Neufmaison?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.5% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (1.5%). 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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