In Ambrières, 2.1% of households have no car, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
4.5% of households are headed by a manual worker (typical compared French town: 14%). There were 100 households in Ambrières at the 2023 Census, home to 210 residents. Census figures put second homes at 5.2% here. With a median age of 49.4, Ambrières is older than 81% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the 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.
Ambrières changed by −2% from 2012 to 2023, behind 78% 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 Marne town, the change came in two steps: +6% from 2012 to 2017, then −7% to 2023.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 73% of compared French towns: 9.5%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Ambrières 49.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. Elsewhere, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
About 79 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
31% of households are one person living alone, below 74% 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 Marne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households are about as common here as in the typical compared French town, at 9.3%. Against that, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 27% of households are couples with children.
Ambrières ranks below 99% of compared French towns on flats: 2.6%
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
Of all households, 11% moved in during the last two years and 33% have stayed three decades or more. On empty homes, Ambrières sits higher than 61% of compared French towns: 7.8%. The wider picture: 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town.
A typical living standard of €28,060 a year
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.
At €28,060 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 71% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a retired person than 93% of compared French towns: 45%
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
Across Ambrières, 9.6% of households are headed by a manager or professional. For comparison, 32% 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).
Ambrières ranks below 99% of compared French towns on immigrants: 0.9%
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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Ambrières has 0.9%. As a yardstick, 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.
49% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 89% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Where a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, Ambrières has 21%. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 82% of compared French towns, at 13%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%; Ambrières has 22%. Across the comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 14th oldest of 41 French towns of 210 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).
1 of 5 neighbors are older than Ambrières
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrières | 49.4 | 23% | 5.2% | 0.9% |
| Saint-Dizier 22,858 · 5.6 mi | 43.6 | 23% | 1.9% | 10% |
| Ancerville 2,569 · 8.3 mi | 49.4 | 25% | 1.6% | 2.2% |
| Wassy 2,771 · 10.5 mi | 48.7 | 27% | 1.9% | 2.8% |
| Vitry-le-François 10,996 · 13 mi | 45.2 | 25% | 1.9% | 9.8% |
| Bar-le-Duc 14,607 · 17.7 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 2.5% | 9.4% |
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 Ambrières
What is the population of Ambrières?
210 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (214).
How old are Ambrières’ residents?
The median age is 49.4, older than 81% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ambrières?
6, with occasional dwellings: 5.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ambrières?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.9% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Ambrières?
€28,060 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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