A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns: 4.2%
32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, against 12% in Maâtz. At 3%, the share of households without a car is lower than in 98% of compared French towns. This Haute-Marne town is home to 72 residents in 33 households, by the 2023 Census. The share of couples with children stands at 25%.
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 Maâtz
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 13 second homes and occasional dwellings in Maâtz, 22% of its 59 homes: higher than in 94% 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 ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Maâtz had 84 residents at the 2012 census and 72 in 2023, down 14%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 13 homes empty (22%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Many people living alone
50% of Maâtz’s households are one person: higher than in 94% of compared French towns; 19% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Empty homes: 22%, a higher share than 99% 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
Set against 2.1% in the typical compared French town, just over a fifth of homes are second homes in Maâtz. The comparison figure for empty homes is 6.7% in the typical compared French town.
Maâtz’s population moved −14% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −11%, and from 2017 to 2023 −4%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Haute-Marne town −9%.
30% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 84% 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
■ Maâtz 47.2. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Maâtz is 47.2, higher than in 71% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 87 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.
Maâtz: 50% of households are one person living alone, above 94% 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 Haute-Marne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Against a figure of 10% in the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households in Maâtz comes in at 12%. One-person households: 35% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Households average 2.2 people.
Above 99% of compared French towns: 37% of households are headed by a manual worker
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
Set against 9.4% in the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in Maâtz. Elsewhere, 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).
A larger share of foreign nationals than 61% of compared French towns: 5.6%
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 share of immigrants stands at 7%. That is higher than in 54% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Haute-Marne has 7.8%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
More married residents than 91% of compared French towns: 50%
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
Single residents: 21% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
Adults with no qualification: 23%, a higher share than 71% 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
Set against 30% in the typical compared French town, 36% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Maâtz. Adults with no qualification make up 19% in the typical compared French town.
15th highest median age among 41 French towns of 72 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.
Maâtz and the towns 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maâtz | 47.2 | 30% | 22% | 7% |
| Langres 7,421 · 12 mi | 46.5 | 27% | 3.4% | 13% |
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 Maâtz
What is the population of Maâtz?
72 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% fewer than in 2012 (84).
How old are Maâtz’s residents?
The median age is 47.2, older than 71% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Maâtz?
13, with occasional dwellings: 22% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Maâtz?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (5.6%). 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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