Flats make up 2.1% in Pure, less than in 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car is 11%; Pure has 4.1%. There were 250 households here at the 2023 Census, home to 570 residents. Residents aged 15 to 24: 15% of the total. 14% of households are single parents, a higher share than in 91% 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 Pure
Fewer residents than in 2012
Pure had 636 residents at the 2012 census and 570 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−10% since 2012: slower than 97% 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 years 2012 to 2017 brought −5%; 2017 to 2023, −6%.
Older than 65% of compared French towns: half of Pure is over 46.3
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Pure 46.3. The median compared French town: 44.
25% of residents are 65 or over; in the typical compared French town the figure is 22%.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
In Pure, 31% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 71% 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
Households here average 2.3 people each. On couples with children, Pure sits lower than 52% of compared French towns: 25%. As a reference point, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
In Pure, 4.3% of homes are second homes, more than in 73% 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. The census found that 8.5% of homes stand empty in Pure.
€23,710 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.
At €23,710 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 75% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional: 3.8%, a lower share than 94% 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
The share of households headed by a manual worker tops 99% of compared French towns: 28%. Compared with other places, households headed by a retired person are common here: 35%, more than in 62% of compared French towns. For comparison, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Pure: 13% of residents are immigrants, above 80% 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.
By its share of foreign nationals (11%), Pure is above 84% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 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.
More married residents than 75% of compared French towns: 46%
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
28% of residents 15 and over are single, against 25% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
In Pure, 13% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 99% 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: 22%, above two thirds of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
18th highest median age among 41 French towns of 570 to 2,582
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).
Older than Pure: 1 of the 4 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pure | 46.3 | 25% | 4.3% | 13% |
| Carignan 2,680 · 2.7 mi | 48.7 | 26% | 1.8% | 7.2% |
| Sedan 16,667 · 10.7 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 · 16.2 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 Pure
What is the population of Pure?
570 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (636).
How old are Pure’s residents?
The median age is 46.3, older than 65% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Pure?
12, with occasional dwellings: 4.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Pure?
INSEE counts 72 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 13% of residents, and 63 foreign nationals (11%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Pure?
€23,710 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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