More couples with children than 96% of compared French towns: 37%
In Époye, 3.4% of households have no car, beside 11% in the typical compared French town. The town had 416 residents in 170 households at the 2023 Census. Across Époye, 1.1% of homes stand empty. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% 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.
What stands out about the people of Époye
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 5.6% single parents with children; 14% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Époye had 446 residents at the 2012 census and 416 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Époye changed by −7% from 2012 to 2023, behind 93% 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, −4% to 2017 and −3% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −2% in Marne.
A lower share of residents aged 65 and over than 77% of compared French towns, at 18%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Époye 44.5. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 44.5, Époye is older than 53% of compared French towns. For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. Locally, just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
One-person households make up 18% in Époye, less than in 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
Single-parent households: 5.6% here and 10% in the typical compared French town. Against that, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
6.6% of homes are flats, fewer than in 93% 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
Newcomers of less than two years account for 8.4% of households, residents of 30 years or more for 24%. On second homes, Époye sits lower than 53% of compared French towns: 1.9%.
At the median, €29,520 a year to live on
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.
Half of residents live in households above €29,520 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 82% of compared French towns.
23% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 93% of compared French towns
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 retired person: 28% here and 32% in the typical compared French town. At 8.8%, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is lower than in 54% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 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 smaller share of immigrants than 90% of compared French towns: 2.1%
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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Époye comes in at 0.9%. Across the comparison, 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.
Married residents: 47%, a higher share than 77% 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
23% of residents 15 and over are single, against 25% in the typical compared French town. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 71% of compared French towns: 15%
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
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education in Époye comes in at 34%. As a yardstick, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 416 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.
Of the 6 towns nearest Époye, 3 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Époye | 44.5 | 18% | 1.9% | 2.1% |
| Warmeriville 2,749 · 4.4 mi | 39 | 17% | 1% | 1.9% |
| Witry-lès-Reims 4,950 · 5.6 mi | 44 | 20% | 0.6% | 3.6% |
| Bétheny 6,975 · 8.4 mi | 47.6 | 27% | 0.8% | 4.2% |
| Reims 177,674 · 9.7 mi | 35.1 | 17% | 3.8% | 14% |
| Cormontreuil 6,534 · 9.8 mi | 50.9 | 31% | 0.8% | 4.9% |
| Saint-Brice-Courcelles 3,566 · 11.4 mi | 47.2 | 25% | 0.6% | 3.9% |
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 Époye
What is the population of Époye?
416 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (446).
How old are Époye’s residents?
The median age is 44.5, older than 53% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Époye?
3, with occasional dwellings: 1.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Époye?
INSEE counts 9 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.1% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (0.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Époye?
€29,520 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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