One-person households: 67%, a higher share than 99% of compared French towns
The share of empty homes tops just over four fifths of compared French towns: 11%. Few places have as many second homes: 5.3% here, more than in 78% of compared French towns. Verrières counted 33 residents and 16 households at the 2023 Census. Census figures put households without a car at 6.3% in the 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 Verrières
Many people living alone
67% of Verrières’ households are one person: higher than in 99% of compared French towns; 75% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
A young town
Half of Verrières’ residents are under 37.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 18% are under 15 and 12% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Verrières had 28 residents at the 2012 census and 33 in 2023, up 18%: faster growth than in 87% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Verrières grew +18% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 87% 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 −4%; from 2017 to 2023, +22%. Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Ardennes town −9%.
Below 97% of compared French towns: 12% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Verrières 37.3. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Verrières is 37.3, lower than in 91% of compared French towns. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 18%. Against that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
61% women, 39% men
About 65 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Verrières: 33% of households are couples with children, above 88% 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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The wider picture: a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Households here average 2.1 people each.
100% of homes are houses
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
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
33% of households are headed by a retired person, a share 55% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 32% 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).
Verrières: 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.
Foreign nationals 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.
A smaller share of married residents than 99% of compared French towns: 22%
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
A third of residents 15 and over are single (typical compared French town: 25%). The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 93% of compared French towns: 17%
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 share of adults with no qualification tops just over four fifths of compared French towns: 26%. Set beside that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 2nd youngest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
No nearby town is as young as Verrières
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verrières | 37.3 | 12% | 5.3% | 0% |
| Vouziers 3,825 · 10 mi | 55.5 | 35% | 2.3% | 1.8% |
| Sedan 16,667 · 14.6 mi | 45 | 24% | 1.3% | 8% |
| Carignan 2,680 · 16.4 mi | 48.7 | 26% | 1.8% | 7.2% |
| Vivier-au-Court 2,732 · 16.9 mi | 42.4 | 20% | 0.4% | 11% |
| Vrigne aux Bois 3,518 · 17 mi | 44.9 | 22% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
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 Verrières
What is the population of Verrières?
33 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 18% more than in 2012 (28).
How old are Verrières’ residents?
The median age is 37.3, younger than 91% of compared French towns. 27% are under 18 and 12% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Verrières?
1, with occasional dwellings: 5.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Verrières?
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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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