Neufmanil sits below 94% of compared French towns for households in social housing (2.8%)
Half of Neufmanil’s residents are over 48.5, older than in 77% of compared French towns. This Ardennes town counted 985 residents and 460 households at the 2023 Census. In Neufmanil, 43% of households are headed by a retired person. Here 7.6% of homes are flats, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%.
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 Neufmanil
Fewer residents than in 2012
Neufmanil had 1,129 residents at the 2012 census and 985 in 2023, down 13%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 75 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A change of −13% since 2012 leaves Neufmanil behind 99% 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%. The change was −10% from 2012 to 2017 and −3% from 2017 to 2023.
12% of residents are 15 to 24, a share 69% of compared French towns don’t reach
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Neufmanil 48.5. The median compared French town: 44.
About one in four: that is how common residents aged 65 and over are in Neufmanil (23%). Elsewhere, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
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%.
19% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 78% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%; Neufmanil has 30%. Couples with children make up 25% in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in eight: 12% of households are single parents.
Empty homes: 14%, a higher share than 94% 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
The share of households without a car is 9.2%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Empty homes make up 6.7% in the typical compared French town. For Neufmanil, the census puts second homes at 0.9%.
Standard of living at the median: €25,210 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 Neufmanil is €25,210 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 58% of compared French towns.
In Neufmanil, 18% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 73% of compared French towns
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, 6.7% of households are headed by a manager or professional in Neufmanil. 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).
Only 2.8% of residents are immigrants in Neufmanil
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, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Neufmanil has 1.5%. The median compared commune in Ardennes has 6.7%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 83% of compared French towns. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
62% of residents 15 and over live as a couple
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
25% of residents 15 and over are single, or about one in four. Married residents make up 43%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education make up 22% in Neufmanil, less than in 80% 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
19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, against 24% in Neufmanil. Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Among 41 French towns of 985 to 2,582 people, the 15th 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).
Of the 6 towns nearest Neufmanil, 1 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neufmanil | 48.5 | 23% | 0.9% | 2.8% |
| Nouzonville 5,523 · 2.2 mi | 46 | 23% | 0.9% | 6.2% |
| Bogny-sur-Meuse 4,889 · 3.4 mi | 43.5 | 22% | 1.5% | 4.3% |
| Charleville-Mézières 45,560 · 4.7 mi | 43.4 | 23% | 2.3% | 11% |
| Villers-Semeuse 3,615 · 5.2 mi | 49.6 | 27% | 0.5% | 5.8% |
| Vivier-au-Court 2,732 · 5.3 mi | 42.4 | 20% | 0.4% | 11% |
| Vrigne aux Bois 3,518 · 5.6 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 Neufmanil
What is the population of Neufmanil?
985 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% fewer than in 2012 (1,129).
How old are Neufmanil’s residents?
The median age is 48.5, older than 77% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Neufmanil?
5, with occasional dwellings: 0.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Neufmanil?
INSEE counts 28 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.8% of residents, and 15 foreign nationals (1.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Neufmanil?
€25,210 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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