Older than 99% of compared French towns: half of Ortillon is over 70
At the 2023 Census, 21 people lived in Ortillon, in 13 households. 28% 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 Ortillon
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 2 second homes and occasional dwellings in Ortillon, 16% of its 15 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Ortillon’s residents are under 70 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 65% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 30% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Ortillon had 29 residents at the 2012 census and 21 in 2023, down 28%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many people living alone
50% of Ortillon’s households are one person: higher than in 94% of compared French towns; 38% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In Ortillon, 16% of homes are second homes, more than in 91% 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. Second homes make up 2.1% in the typical compared French town.
Since 2012, Ortillon has changed by −28%, slower than 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 years 2012 to 2017 brought −17%; 2017 to 2023, −13%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Aube town +2%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 65%, a higher share than 99% 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
■ Ortillon 70. The median compared French town: 44.
10% of residents are 15 to 24, against 11% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
40% women, 60% men
About 67 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
50% of households are one person living alone, a share 94% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 1.7 people on average. Couples with children are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Households headed by a retired person: 100%, a higher share than 99% 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
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
0% of residents in Ortillon 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.
Foreign nationals are rarer here than in 99% 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.
Single residents: 15%, a lower share than 99% 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
Married residents: 50%, above 91% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification: 40%, a higher share than 99% 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 oldest of 41 French towns of 21 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 Ortillon (70).
Ortillon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ortillon | 70 | 65% | 16% | 0% |
| Arcis-sur-Aube 2,785 · 5.1 mi | 46 | 28% | 2.2% | 5.5% |
| Pont-Sainte-Marie 5,249 · 14.9 mi | 43.8 | 26% | 0.8% | 13% |
| Brienne-le-Château 2,672 · 15.3 mi | 53.3 | 32% | 2.3% | 2.5% |
| Saint-Lyé 2,956 · 15.6 mi | 47.7 | 25% | 1.1% | 5% |
| Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres 3,223 · 16 mi | 47.7 | 28% | 1.7% | 9.1% |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Luc 12,648 · 16.7 mi | 36.3 | 19% | 1.1% | 24% |
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 Ortillon
What is the population of Ortillon?
21 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 28% fewer than in 2012 (29).
How old are Ortillon’s residents?
The median age is 70, older than 99% of compared French towns. 0% are under 18 and 65% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ortillon?
2, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ortillon?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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