A lower share of households headed by a retired person than 96% of compared French towns, at 19%
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 177 residents in 83 households: that is Maisons-lès-Chaource at the 2023 Census. In Maisons-lès-Chaource, 38% of households are one person living alone. Compared with 22% in the typical compared French town, nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over here.
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 Maisons-lès-Chaource
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 14 second homes and occasional dwellings in Maisons-lès-Chaource, 12% of its 110 homes: higher than in 90% of compared French towns. 77% 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
Maisons-lès-Chaource had 190 residents at the 2012 census and 177 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 14 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
12% of homes are second homes, a share 90% 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
The figure for flats is 6.7% in Maisons-lès-Chaource and 30% in the typical compared French town. Higher than in 89% of compared French towns: 12% of homes stand empty. Measured more widely, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Households without a car come to 11% in the town, about one in ten.
Maisons-lès-Chaource changed by −7% from 2012 to 2023, behind 93% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +2% in Aube. Here the change came as −17% to 2017, then +12% to 2023.
Older than 63% of compared French towns: half of Maisons-lès-Chaource is over 46
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Maisons-lès-Chaource 46. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, against 11% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
In Maisons-lès-Chaource, 12% of households are single parents, more than in 83% 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
Average household size: 2.1 people. Lower than in just over half of compared French towns: 25% of households are couples with children. The comparison figure for single-parent households is 10% in the typical compared French town.
The median resident lives on €23,100 a year per consumption unit
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 €23,100 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 81% of compared French towns.
Fewer households headed by a manual worker than 60% of compared French towns: 12%
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 manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 94% of compared French towns: 1.8% 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.
The median compared commune in Aube has 9.2%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 94% of compared French towns. Typically, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. 0.6% of residents are foreign nationals.
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
Compared with other places, married residents are common here: 43%, more than in 53% of compared French towns. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
Graduates of higher education: 18%, a lower share than 91% 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
30% of adults out of school have no qualification (typical compared French town: 19%).
Ranked by age, 19th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Around Maisons-lès-Chaource, 2 of 3 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maisons-lès-Chaource | 46 | 24% | 12% | 1.8% |
| Bar-sur-Seine 2,858 · 12.4 mi | 48.1 | 28% | 1.8% | 6.4% |
| Tonnerre 4,261 · 13.4 mi | 47.3 | 29% | 3.8% | 14% |
| Bréviandes 3,219 · 17.5 mi | 41.4 | 22% | 0.7% | 9.6% |
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 Maisons-lès-Chaource
What is the population of Maisons-lès-Chaource?
177 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (190).
How old are Maisons-lès-Chaource’s residents?
The median age is 46, older than 63% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Maisons-lès-Chaource?
14, with occasional dwellings: 12% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Maisons-lès-Chaource?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.8% 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 Maisons-lès-Chaource?
€23,100 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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