A lower share of flats than 99% of compared French towns, at 2.1%
Where 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, Magnant has 50%. At the 2023 Census, 164 people lived locally, in 76 households. Couples with children account for 14%. The median age in the town is 47.7, higher than in 73% 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 Magnant
One home in 10 is a second home
The census counted 10 second homes and occasional dwellings in Magnant, 10% of its 100 homes: higher than in 88% of compared French towns. 80% 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
Magnant had 177 residents at the 2012 census and 164 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 14 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.
A higher share of empty homes than 92% of compared French towns, at 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Across Magnant, 5.4% of households have no car. The comparison figure for empty homes is 6.7% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of second homes is 2.1%; Magnant has 10%.
−7% since 2012, a pace below 94% 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 population moved −8%, and from 2017 to 2023 +1%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Aube town +2%.
25% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 68% 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
■ Magnant 47.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 9.4%, below nearly three quarters of compared French towns. Set beside 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%.
Single-parent households: 7.1%, a lower share than 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 Aube median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 2.2 people. Here, 36% of households are one person living alone. For comparison, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
A typical living standard of €26,880 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 €26,880 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 60% of compared French towns.
A lower share of households headed by a manager or professional than 66% of compared French towns, at 7.1%
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
For Magnant, the census puts households headed by a manual worker at 14%. Elsewhere, 9.4% of 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 Magnant, 1.3% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 98% 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 Magnant, 0.6% of residents are foreign nationals, beside 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Aube has 9.2%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 98% 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.
Only 23% of residents 15 and over are single in Magnant
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 45%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
In Magnant, 25% of adults out of school have no qualification, more than in 79% 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
Here 26% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%. Adults with no qualification: 19% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Ranked by age, 15th oldest 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.
3 of 6 neighbors are older than Magnant
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnant | 47.7 | 25% | 10% | 1.3% |
| Bar-sur-Seine 2,858 · 4.1 mi | 48.1 | 28% | 1.8% | 6.4% |
| Bar-sur-Aube 4,665 · 13.9 mi | 50.8 | 31% | 4.7% | 15% |
| Bréviandes 3,219 · 16.1 mi | 41.4 | 22% | 0.7% | 9.6% |
| Brienne-le-Château 2,672 · 16.1 mi | 53.3 | 32% | 2.3% | 2.5% |
| Saint-Julien-les-Villas 6,760 · 16.6 mi | 47.5 | 25% | 1.3% | 8.6% |
| Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres 3,223 · 16.6 mi | 47.7 | 28% | 1.7% | 9.1% |
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 Magnant
What is the population of Magnant?
164 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (177).
How old are Magnant’s residents?
The median age is 47.7, older than 73% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Magnant?
10, with occasional dwellings: 10% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Magnant?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.3% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Magnant?
€26,880 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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