Germisay is older than 97% of compared French towns: a median age of 57.5
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Census day 2023: 17 residents and 8 households in Germisay. Second homes make up about one in 11 here (9.1%).
Throughout this page, the Haute-Marne 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 Germisay
An older town
Half of Germisay’s residents are under 57.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 41% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 18% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Germisay had 20 residents at the 2012 census and 17 in 2023, down 15%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 2 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Germisay’s population moved −15% on 2012, less than in 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
In two steps, −10% to 2017 and −6% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −9% in Haute-Marne.
In Germisay, 41% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 98% 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
■ Germisay 57.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Germisay comes in at 5.9%. In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
65% women, 35% men
About 55 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Marne 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
8 households; 0% are one person
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 Haute-Marne median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2.1 people share a household. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
In Germisay, 18% of homes stand empty, more than in 98% 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
Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 13% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 50%. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Against that, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
The largest group of households: intermediate occupations (100%)
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 manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
5.9% of residents in Germisay 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. Put another way, about one in 17: 5.9% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Germisay, 6.7% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer 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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 40% in Germisay. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Adults with no qualification make up 21% in Germisay, more than in 63% 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
On the census count, 29% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. As a yardstick, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
5th highest median age among 41 French towns of 17 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
No nearby town is as old as Germisay
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germisay | 57.5 | 41% | 9.1% | 5.9% |
| Joinville 2,915 · 10.2 mi | 52.2 | 32% | 3.2% | 8.1% |
| Neufchâteau 6,732 · 15.8 mi | 49.9 | 29% | 2.2% | 8% |
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 Germisay
What is the population of Germisay?
17 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% fewer than in 2012 (20).
How old are Germisay’s residents?
The median age is 57.5, older than 97% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 41% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Germisay?
1, with occasional dwellings: 9.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Germisay?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.9% 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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