In Osnes, 4.9% of homes are flats, fewer than in 96% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 228 residents in Osnes, living in 100 households. Locally, 29% of households are headed by a manual worker. By its share of second homes (4.1%), Osnes is above 72% 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 Osnes
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 4.7% single parents with children; 17% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 14 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Osnes changed by −1% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 75% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the change was ±0%; from 2017 to 2023, −1%. Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Ardennes town −9%.
Osnes is older than 59% of compared French towns: a median age of 45.3
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Osnes 45.3. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 10%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Residents aged 65 and over are more common here than in 58% of compared French towns.
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%.
34% of households are couples with children, a share 90% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
A household here holds 2.2 people on average. On average, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Lower than in 99% of compared French towns: 4.7% of households are single parents. By contrast, the share of one-person households tops three fifths of compared French towns: 38%.
12% of homes stand empty, more than in 86% 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
3.9% of households moved in less than two years ago; 31% have been in their home 30 years or more. In the typical compared French town, empty homes come to 6.7%. Households without a car are rarer here than in 75% of compared French towns.
€23,330 a year is the median standard of living here
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 midpoint of living standards here is €23,330 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 79% of compared French towns.
38% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 76% 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
About one in 11: that is how common households headed by a manager or professional are in Osnes (9.4%). The benchmark for households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town: 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Osnes, 5.7% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 62% 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.
With immigrants at 5.3%, Osnes is behind 60% of compared French towns on that count. As a reference point, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
Only 34% of residents 15 and over are married in Osnes
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 single residents is 27% in Osnes and 25% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education: 22%, a lower share than 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
Against a figure of 19% in the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification in Osnes comes in at 22%. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 228 to 2,582 people, the 21st 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Osnes is younger than 1 of its 4 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osnes | 45.3 | 23% | 4.1% | 5.3% |
| Carignan 2,680 · 1.5 mi | 48.7 | 26% | 1.8% | 7.2% |
| Sedan 16,667 · 10.6 mi | 45 | 24% | 1.3% | 8% |
| Vrigne aux Bois 3,518 · 15 mi | 44.9 | 22% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Vivier-au-Court 2,732 · 16.1 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 Osnes
What is the population of Osnes?
228 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% fewer than in 2012 (231).
How old are Osnes’ residents?
The median age is 45.3, older than 59% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Osnes?
5, with occasional dwellings: 4.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Osnes?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.3% of residents, and 13 foreign nationals (5.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Osnes?
€23,330 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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