Older than 91% of compared French towns: half of Florent-en-Argonne is over 53.3
48% of households are headed by a retired person; in the typical compared French town the figure is 32%. Florent-en-Argonne is home to 214 residents in 110 households, by the 2023 Census. Across Florent-en-Argonne, 2.5% of homes are flats. 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 Florent-en-Argonne
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 25 second homes and occasional dwellings in Florent-en-Argonne, 16% of its 160 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 96% 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
Florent-en-Argonne had 259 residents at the 2012 census and 214 in 2023, down 17%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Florent-en-Argonne’s residents are under 53.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 29% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 29 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In Florent-en-Argonne, 18% of homes stand empty, more than in 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
5.7% of households moved in less than two years ago; 28% have been in their home 30 years or more. Empty homes make up 6.7% in the typical compared French town. On second homes, Florent-en-Argonne sits higher than 91% of compared French towns: 16%. At 11%, the share of households without a car is in line with the figure in the typical compared French town.
Slower growth than 99% of compared French towns: Florent-en-Argonne changed by −17% since 2012
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, −9% to 2017 and −9% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −2% in Marne.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 7.5%, a lower share than 95% 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
■ Florent-en-Argonne 53.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 22% in the typical compared French town, 29% of residents are 65 or over here. Typically, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Florent-en-Argonne: 43% of households are one person living alone, above 79% 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
24% of households are couples with children; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. Typically, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 2 people. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
The median resident lives on €23,350 a year per consumption unit
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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €23,350 a year: lower than in 78% of compared French towns.
4.8% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 87% 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
In Florent-en-Argonne, 19% of households are headed by a manual worker, beside 14% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional 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 67% of compared French towns: 4.7%
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 median compared commune in Marne has 4.9%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in two thirds of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Locally, 3.7% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of single residents than 94% of compared French towns: 19%
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
In Florent-en-Argonne, half of residents 15 and over are married, beside 43% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education: 14%, a lower share than 98% 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
By its share of adults with no qualification (24%), Florent-en-Argonne is above 75% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 214 to 2,582 people, the 7th oldest
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.
Florent-en-Argonne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florent-en-Argonne | 53.3 | 29% | 16% | 4.7% |
| Sainte-Menehould 4,146 · 3.7 mi | 50.5 | 31% | 1.8% | 4.6% |
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 Florent-en-Argonne
What is the population of Florent-en-Argonne?
214 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 17% fewer than in 2012 (259).
How old are Florent-en-Argonne’s residents?
The median age is 53.3, older than 91% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Florent-en-Argonne?
25, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Florent-en-Argonne?
INSEE counts 10 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.7% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (3.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Florent-en-Argonne?
€23,350 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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