Châlons-sur-Vesle ranks above 97% of compared French towns on couples with children: 38%
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Here, 6.7% of residents are 15 to 24. The 2023 Census counted 206 residents in 84 households. With empty homes at 9.8%, Châlons-sur-Vesle is ahead of 78% of compared French towns on that count.
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.
What stands out about the people of Châlons-sur-Vesle
A town of families
38% of households are couples with children and 6.2% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Many graduates
59% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 19% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, Châlons-sur-Vesle outgrew 79% of compared French towns: +14%
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.
Only 18% of residents are 65 or over in Châlons-sur-Vesle
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Châlons-sur-Vesle 41.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Châlons-sur-Vesle’s residents are under 41.7, younger than in just over two thirds of compared French towns. On average, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
19% of households are one person living alone, below 99% 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
In the typical compared French town, 10% of households are single parents; in Châlons-sur-Vesle, 6.2%. On average, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Second homes make up 0.9% in Châlons-sur-Vesle, less than in 84% 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 14% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 20%. Against that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Standard of living at the median: €35,180 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.
Living standards centre on €35,180 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 96% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a retired person than 96% of compared French towns: 19%
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
Where 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, Châlons-sur-Vesle has 13%. Meanwhile, households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, households headed by a retired person come to 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
1.4% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 97% of compared French towns
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. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
60% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 99% 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 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, Châlons-sur-Vesle has 15%. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
59% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, more than in 97% 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
In the typical compared French town, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification; in Châlons-sur-Vesle, 7.1%. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (206 to 2,582 people), the 7th youngest
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).
Châlons-sur-Vesle is younger than 4 of its 6 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châlons-sur-Vesle | 41.7 | 18% | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| Saint-Brice-Courcelles 3,566 · 3.6 mi | 47.2 | 25% | 0.6% | 3.9% |
| Tinqueux 10,771 · 4.4 mi | 44.4 | 24% | 0.8% | 6.1% |
| Reims 177,674 · 5.7 mi | 35.1 | 17% | 3.8% | 14% |
| Bezannes 5,039 · 5.7 mi | 31.7 | 15% | 2.6% | 7% |
| Bétheny 6,975 · 6 mi | 47.6 | 27% | 0.8% | 4.2% |
| Cormontreuil 6,534 · 7.5 mi | 50.9 | 31% | 0.8% | 4.9% |
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 Châlons-sur-Vesle
What is the population of Châlons-sur-Vesle?
206 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% more than in 2012 (181).
How old are Châlons-sur-Vesle’s residents?
The median age is 41.7, younger than 68% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Châlons-sur-Vesle?
1, with occasional dwellings: 0.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Châlons-sur-Vesle?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.4% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Châlons-sur-Vesle?
€35,180 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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