Residents aged 15 to 24: 4.3%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of flats in Singly comes in at 1.3%. Here, 3.2% of households have no car. Few places have as many households headed by a retired person: 50% here, more than in 97% of compared French towns. The town had 139 residents in 61 households at the 2023 Census.
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 Singly
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 10 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Faster growth than 59% of compared French towns: Singly changed by +7% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −9% in Ardennes. Here the change came as +4% to 2017, then +3% to 2023.
30% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 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
■ Singly 47.3. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Singly is 47.3, higher than in 71% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Only 25% of households are one person living alone in Singly
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
Here 33% of households are couples with children, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 25%. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, one-person households come to 35%. A household here holds 2.3 people on average.
A larger share of empty homes than 92% of compared French towns: 13%
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 second homes tops 71% of compared French towns: 4%. Households that moved in under two years ago: 21%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 29%. Against that, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €28,150 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 midpoint of living standards here is €28,150 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 72% of compared French towns.
Singly ranks above 99% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 33%
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
Here, 8.3% of households are headed by a manager or professional. Against that, 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).
In Singly, 1.4% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 97% 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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Singly has 1.4%. 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.
A lower share of single residents than 99% of compared French towns, at 9.6%
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 share of married residents is 54%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
In Singly, 15% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 71% 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 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education in Singly comes in at 28%. Across the comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 139 to 2,582 people: this is 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Singly sits below 1 of its 6 closest neighbors on median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singly | 47.3 | 30% | 4% | 1.4% |
| Villers-Semeuse 3,615 · 7.3 mi | 49.6 | 27% | 0.5% | 5.8% |
| Charleville-Mézières 45,560 · 8.6 mi | 43.4 | 23% | 2.3% | 11% |
| Vivier-au-Court 2,732 · 8.6 mi | 42.4 | 20% | 0.4% | 11% |
| Vrigne aux Bois 3,518 · 9.7 mi | 44.9 | 22% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Sedan 16,667 · 11.4 mi | 45 | 24% | 1.3% | 8% |
| Nouzonville 5,523 · 12.3 mi | 46 | 23% | 0.9% | 6.2% |
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 Singly
What is the population of Singly?
139 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% more than in 2012 (130).
How old are Singly’s residents?
The median age is 47.3, older than 71% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Singly?
3, with occasional dwellings: 4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Singly?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.4% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (1.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Singly?
€28,150 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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