Half of Prusy is over 54.5, older than 93% of compared French towns
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 84 residents in 43 households. Households headed by a retired person: 56% of the total. Here 44% of households are one person living alone, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 35%.
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 Prusy
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 11 second homes and occasional dwellings in Prusy, 17% of its 63 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 91% 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
Prusy had 102 residents at the 2012 census and 84 in 2023, down 18%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Prusy’s residents are under 54.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 36% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 18% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 9 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Prusy ranks above 92% of compared French towns on second homes: 17%
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
Turnover: 4.7% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 40% have lived in their home 30 years or more. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Here 14% of homes stand empty, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 6.7%.
Slower than most: −18% since 2012, behind 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +2% for the median Aube town, the change came in two steps: −8% from 2012 to 2017, then −11% to 2023.
Only 6% of residents are 15 to 24 in Prusy
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Prusy 54.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 22% in the typical compared French town, 36% of residents are 65 or over here. Measured more widely, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
About 121 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Below 64% of compared French towns: 22% of households are couples with children
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
Each household has 2 people on average. Couples with children: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
11% of households are headed by a manual worker, below 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 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Typically, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Prusy: 0% 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.
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 make up 15% in Prusy, less than in 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
By its share of married residents (41%), Prusy is below 65% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A higher share of adults with no qualification than 96% of compared French towns, at 33%
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
More graduates of higher education than in 51% of compared French towns: 30%. The share of adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town is 19%.
The 7th oldest of 41 French towns of 84 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 Prayssac (62.3).
No nearby town is as old as Prusy
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prusy | 54.5 | 36% | 17% | 0% |
| Tonnerre 4,261 · 8.5 mi | 47.3 | 29% | 3.8% | 14% |
| Saint-Florentin 4,164 · 15 mi | 47.7 | 28% | 3.5% | 18% |
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 Prusy
What is the population of Prusy?
84 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 18% fewer than in 2012 (102).
How old are Prusy’s residents?
The median age is 54.5, older than 93% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 36% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Prusy?
11, with occasional dwellings: 17% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Prusy?
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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