Half of Rumigny is over 53.5, older than 91% of compared French towns
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Rumigny’s 130 households held 263 residents at the 2023 Census. Flats: 2.7% of the total. The share of households in social housing is 1.7%, against 12% in the typical compared French town.
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 Rumigny
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 26 second homes and occasional dwellings in Rumigny, 15% of its 180 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 90% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Rumigny had 375 residents at the 2012 census and 263 in 2023, down 30%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Rumigny’s residents are under 53.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 31% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 26 homes empty (15%): 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 higher share of second homes than 91% of compared French towns, at 15%
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
Nearly one in ten households arrived within the last two years, while 33% have stayed 30 years or more. In the typical compared French town, the share of second homes is 2.1%. Higher than in 95% of compared French towns: 15% of homes stand empty. Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 14% of households have no car here.
−30% since 2012: slower than 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 first five years brought −13%; the six to 2023, −20%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Ardennes town −9%.
Rumigny: 31% of residents are 65 or over, above 87% 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
■ Rumigny 53.5. The median compared French town: 44.
In Rumigny, 9.7% of residents are 15 to 24, beside 11% in the typical compared French town. 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 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
A lower share of couples with children than 69% 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
In Rumigny, 33% of households are one person living alone, beside 35% in the typical compared French town. Couples with children make up 25% in the typical compared French town. Locally, nearly one in ten households are single parents.
A median of €19,420 a year per consumption unit
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.
Half of Rumigny’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €19,420 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 98% of compared French towns.
Above 97% of compared French towns: 50% of households are headed by a retired person
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
Compared with 14% in the typical compared French town, just over a fifth of households are headed by a manual worker here. Typically, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
3.6% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 77% 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.
4.4% of residents are foreign nationals. 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.
Above 74% of compared French towns: 29% of residents 15 and over are single
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
For Rumigny, the census puts married residents at 42%. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Graduates of higher education: 15%, a lower share than 97% 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 Rumigny comes in at 26%. In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (263 to 2,582 people), the 7th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Rumigny 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rumigny | 53.5 | 31% | 15% | 3.6% |
| Saint-Michel 3,199 · 9.6 mi | 46.5 | 24% | 2.5% | 3.4% |
| Hirson 8,469 · 11.2 mi | 43.6 | 24% | 0.9% | 4.4% |
| Anor 3,099 · 14.4 mi | 41.3 | 21% | 3% | 6.6% |
| Vervins 2,549 · 16 mi | 42.2 | 23% | 2.2% | 4.2% |
| Fourmies 11,449 · 17.3 mi | 42.5 | 23% | 0.9% | 2.6% |
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 Rumigny
What is the population of Rumigny?
263 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 30% fewer than in 2012 (375).
How old are Rumigny’s residents?
The median age is 53.5, older than 91% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 31% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Rumigny?
26, with occasional dwellings: 15% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Rumigny?
INSEE counts 9 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.6% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (4.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Rumigny?
€19,420 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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