Flats make up 4.1% in Chavanges, less than in 97% of compared French towns
Where 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town, Chavanges has 7.2%. 567 residents in 270 households: that is Chavanges at the 2023 Census. Across Chavanges, 16% of households are couples with children. With a median age of 49.8, Chavanges is older than just over four fifths of compared French towns.
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 Chavanges
Fewer residents than in 2012
Chavanges had 623 residents at the 2012 census and 567 in 2023, down 9%: slower growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 52 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.
−9% since 2012: slower than 96% 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
In two steps, −5% to 2017 and −4% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +2% in Aube.
Chavanges ranks above 82% of compared French towns on residents aged 65 and over: 29%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chavanges 49.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, or about one in nine. Against that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Above 89% of compared French towns: 14% of households are single parents
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
A household here holds 2.1 people on average. The share of single-parent households in the typical compared French town is 10%. Few places have so few one-person households: 35% here, fewer than in 52% of compared French towns.
15% of homes stand empty, a share 95% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
6% of households moved in less than two years ago; 36% have been in their home 30 years or more. Households without a car are more common here than in nearly two thirds of compared French towns. The comparison figure for empty homes is 6.7% in the typical compared French town. The share of households in social housing trails 54% of compared French towns: 11%.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €21,430 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 median standard of living in Chavanges is €21,430 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 92% of compared French towns.
Fewer households headed by a manager or professional than 64% of compared French towns: 7.4%
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 make up 16%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. 33% of households are headed by a retired person, or about one in three. By way of comparison, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Chavanges, 1.9% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 92% 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.
The share of foreign nationals trails 96% of compared French towns: 0.9%. By way of comparison, 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 lower share of single residents than 70% of compared French towns, at 23%
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
In Chavanges, 43% of residents 15 and over are married. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
16% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 96% 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
The share of adults with no qualification is 34%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 567 to 2,582 people, the 14th 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.
Nearby, 1 of 3 towns have older populations than Chavanges
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chavanges | 49.8 | 29% | 7.2% | 1.9% |
| Brienne-le-Château 2,672 · 8.6 mi | 53.3 | 32% | 2.3% | 2.5% |
| Vitry-le-François 10,996 · 14.6 mi | 45.2 | 25% | 1.9% | 9.8% |
| Wassy 2,771 · 17.1 mi | 48.7 | 27% | 1.9% | 2.8% |
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 Chavanges
What is the population of Chavanges?
567 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% fewer than in 2012 (623).
How old are Chavanges’ residents?
The median age is 49.8, older than 82% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chavanges?
25, with occasional dwellings: 7.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chavanges?
INSEE counts 11 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.9% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (0.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chavanges?
€21,430 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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