Older than 93% of compared French towns: half of Suzanne is over 54.5
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Suzanne had 54 residents in 25 households at the 2023 census. 20% of households are one person living alone, or about one in five. Flats make up 2.6%, against 30% 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 Suzanne
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 7 second homes and occasional dwellings in Suzanne, 18% of its 37 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 86% 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
Suzanne had 69 residents at the 2012 census and 54 in 2023, down 22%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Suzanne’s residents are under 54.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 25% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 2% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 5 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.
Suzanne sits above 92% of compared French towns for second homes (18%)
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 without a car are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of second homes in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. In Suzanne, 13% of homes stand empty.
From 2012 to 2023, 99% of compared French towns grew faster than Suzanne: −22%
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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −9% for the median Ardennes town, the change came in two steps: −7% from 2012 to 2017, then −16% to 2023.
In Suzanne, 16% of residents are 15 to 24, more than in 97% 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
■ Suzanne 54.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 25%, above 70% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 82 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.
Fewer couples with children than 74% of compared French towns: 20%
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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Households average 2.1 people.
Suzanne: 60% of households are headed by a retired person, above 99% 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
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Suzanne: 0% of residents are immigrants
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.
Immigrants are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
51% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 95% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 21% in Suzanne and 25% in the typical compared French town. On average, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Suzanne sits above 81% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (40%)
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
The census found that 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in Suzanne. In the typical compared French town, graduates of higher education come to 30%.
7th highest median age among 41 French towns of 54 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Suzanne and its 5 nearest towns: 1 of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzanne | 54.5 | 25% | 18% | 0% |
| Vouziers 3,825 · 8.3 mi | 55.5 | 35% | 2.3% | 1.8% |
| Rethel 7,444 · 11.9 mi | 47 | 26% | 1.8% | 2.6% |
| Villers-Semeuse 3,615 · 16.4 mi | 49.6 | 27% | 0.5% | 5.8% |
| Vivier-au-Court 2,732 · 17.5 mi | 42.4 | 20% | 0.4% | 11% |
| Charleville-Mézières 45,560 · 17.6 mi | 43.4 | 23% | 2.3% | 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 Suzanne
What is the population of Suzanne?
54 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 22% fewer than in 2012 (69).
How old are Suzanne’s residents?
The median age is 54.5, older than 93% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Suzanne?
7, with occasional dwellings: 18% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Suzanne?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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