Messon ranks below 96% of compared French towns on one-person households: 24%
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 465 residents in 200 households. Census figures put flats at 4.9% in Messon. Set against 14% in the typical compared French town, 7.7% of households are headed by a manual worker in the town.
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.
Messon changed by +1% from 2012 to 2023, behind 65% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Aube town +2%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 19%, a lower share than 71% 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
■ Messon 44. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 12%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. With a median age of 44, Messon is younger than 50% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
A higher share of single-parent households than 85% of compared French towns, at 13%
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
30% of households are couples with children; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. For comparison, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 2.4 people.
In Messon, 5.7% of households have no car, fewer than in 82% 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
One household in 18 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). The census found that 4.3% of homes stand empty in Messon. Fewer second homes than in 53% of compared French towns: 1.9%.
At the median, €30,470 a year to live on
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 €30,470 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 87% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person: 36%, a higher share than 70% of compared French towns
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 make up about one in ten here (10%). As a yardstick, nearly a third 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).
2.6% of residents are immigrants, below 86% 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.
With foreign nationals at 1.3%, Messon is behind 89% of compared French towns on that count. 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.
23% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 72% of compared French towns
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
For Messon, the census puts married residents at 44%. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
In Messon, 13% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 86% 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
Graduates of higher education: 37%, above 71% of compared French towns. Adults with no qualification: 19% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
16th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 465 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Median age: 2 of the 6 towns around Messon are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messon | 44 | 19% | 1.9% | 2.6% |
| La Rivière-de-Corps 3,692 · 5.5 mi | 44.6 | 25% | 0.9% | 6% |
| Les Noës-près-Troyes 3,261 · 6.7 mi | 43.8 | 25% | 0.8% | 15% |
| Sainte-Savine 10,289 · 6.8 mi | 46 | 24% | 2.2% | 8.1% |
| Saint-André-les-Vergers 12,806 · 6.8 mi | 41.9 | 23% | 1.2% | 12% |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Luc 12,648 · 7.1 mi | 36.3 | 19% | 1.1% | 24% |
| Rosières-près-Troyes 4,840 · 7.3 mi | 32.7 | 15% | 3% | 8.5% |
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 Messon
What is the population of Messon?
465 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% more than in 2012 (460).
How old are Messon’s residents?
The median age is 44, younger than 50% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Messon?
4, with occasional dwellings: 1.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Messon?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.6% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Messon?
€30,470 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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