Residents aged 15 to 24: 7.5%, a lower share than 95% of compared French towns
4% of homes are second homes (typical compared French town: 2.1%). The 2023 Census counted 45 residents in 19 households.
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 Chapelaine
Fewer residents than in 2012
Chapelaine had 53 residents at the 2012 census and 45 in 2023, down 15%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 3 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Chapelaine’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
The median Marne town changed −2% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −8% and the next six −8%.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 65% of compared French towns: 20%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chapelaine 44. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Chapelaine is 44, lower than in 50% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
About 122 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children: 33%, a higher share than 88% 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, the share of one-person households is 35%; Chapelaine has 33%. To put it in context, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. A household here holds 2.4 people on average. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
A higher share of empty homes than 88% of compared French towns, at 12%
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
Some 5.9% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 35% who have been there 30 years or more. Empty homes: 6.7% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Households without a car are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 55% of compared French towns, at 33%
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. For households headed by a retired person, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
0% of Chapelaine’s 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.
55% 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
27% of residents 15 and over are single; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 96% of compared French towns, at 16%
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
A quarter of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. Elsewhere, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 45 to 2,582 people: this is the 16th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Chapelaine is younger than every town 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapelaine | 44 | 20% | 4% | 0% |
| Vitry-le-François 10,996 · 10.8 mi | 45.2 | 25% | 1.9% | 9.8% |
| Brienne-le-Château 2,672 · 13.1 mi | 53.3 | 32% | 2.3% | 2.5% |
| Arcis-sur-Aube 2,785 · 16.6 mi | 46 | 28% | 2.2% | 5.5% |
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 Chapelaine
What is the population of Chapelaine?
45 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% fewer than in 2012 (53).
How old are Chapelaine’s residents?
The median age is 44, younger than 50% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chapelaine?
1, with occasional dwellings: 4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chapelaine?
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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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