Older than 95% of compared French towns: half of Champ-sur-Barse is over 55.5
Couples with children are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Champ-sur-Barse was home to 26 people in 11 households. 13% fewer people than in 2012.
Throughout this page, the Aube 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 Champ-sur-Barse
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 4 second homes and occasional dwellings in Champ-sur-Barse, 22% of its 18 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 25% 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
Champ-sur-Barse had 30 residents at the 2012 census and 26 in 2023, down 13%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Champ-sur-Barse’s residents are under 55.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 23% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 3.8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 3 homes empty (17%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Champ-sur-Barse: 22% of homes are second homes, above 94% 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. As a yardstick, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. About one in six: that is how common empty homes are in Champ-sur-Barse (17%).
Champ-sur-Barse’s population moved −13% on 2012, less than in 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 change was −10% from 2012 to 2017 and −4% from 2017 to 2023. The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Aube town +2%.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 3.8% of residents are 15 to 24
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Champ-sur-Barse 55.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Across Champ-sur-Barse, nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. Measured more widely, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
58% women, 42% men
About 73 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
11 households; 0% are one person
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 Aube median and the France median
Living alone · share
Average household size: 2.4 people. One-person households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
The largest group of households: clerical and service workers (50%)
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 retired person are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 3.8% in Champ-sur-Barse, less than in 75% 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.
About one in 26: that is how common foreign nationals are in Champ-sur-Barse (3.8%). As a reference point, 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.
A smaller share of single residents than 99% of compared French towns: 9.1%
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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 59% in Champ-sur-Barse. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 98% of compared French towns: 14%
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
About one in five: that is how common adults with no qualification are in Champ-sur-Barse (19%). The share of graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town is 30%.
The 5th oldest of 41 French towns of 26 to 2,582 people
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).
Champ-sur-Barse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champ-sur-Barse | 55.5 | 23% | 22% | 3.8% |
| Bar-sur-Seine 2,858 · 8.5 mi | 48.1 | 28% | 1.8% | 6.4% |
| Brienne-le-Château 2,672 · 11.9 mi | 53.3 | 32% | 2.3% | 2.5% |
| Bar-sur-Aube 4,665 · 13.6 mi | 50.8 | 31% | 4.7% | 15% |
| Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres 3,223 · 14.2 mi | 47.7 | 28% | 1.7% | 9.1% |
| Bréviandes 3,219 · 14.6 mi | 41.4 | 22% | 0.7% | 9.6% |
| Saint-Julien-les-Villas 6,760 · 14.7 mi | 47.5 | 25% | 1.3% | 8.6% |
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 Champ-sur-Barse
What is the population of Champ-sur-Barse?
26 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% fewer than in 2012 (30).
How old are Champ-sur-Barse’s residents?
The median age is 55.5, older than 95% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Champ-sur-Barse?
4, with occasional dwellings: 22% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Champ-sur-Barse?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.8% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (3.8%). 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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