In Germaine, 0.9% of households have no car, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, 35% of households are one person living alone; in Germaine, 16%. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 528, in 220 households. Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 7.8% here. Nearly a fifth of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 96% 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 Germaine
Many graduates
50% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 18% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A change of +4% since 2012 leaves Germaine behind 54% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved +1%, and from 2017 to 2023 +3%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Marne town −2%.
A lower share of residents aged 65 and over than 88% of compared French towns, at 16%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Germaine 43.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Germaine’s residents are under 43.6, younger than in 53% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
In Germaine, 33% of households are couples with children, more than in 86% 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
With single-parent households at 7%, Germaine is behind 90% of compared French towns on that count. As a reference point, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. A household here holds 2.4 people on average.
6.8% 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 30% of homes are flats. For Germaine, the census puts second homes at 8%. The share of empty homes trails 72% of compared French towns: 5.2%.
A median of €34,110 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.
The median standard of living in Germaine is €34,110 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 95% of compared French towns.
21% of households are headed by a manager or professional, a share 89% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
On households headed by a manual worker, Germaine sits higher than just over half of compared French towns: 14%. As a reference point, nearly one in ten 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).
Immigrants: 2.3%, a lower share than 89% 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.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 1.1% of residents are foreign nationals here. Immigrants make up 6.5% 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.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 14% of residents 15 and over are single
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
Here 55% of residents 15 and over are married, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 43%. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
In Germaine, 7.4% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 99% 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
Set against 30% in the typical compared French town, 50% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Germaine. In the typical compared French town, adults with no qualification come to 19%.
Of 41 French towns its size (528 to 2,582 people), the 15th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Germaine and its 6 nearest towns: 4 of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germaine | 43.6 | 16% | 8% | 2.3% |
| Aÿ-Champagne 5,103 · 4.7 mi | 51.9 | 30% | 3.2% | 2.5% |
| Épernay 22,174 · 6.3 mi | 44 | 23% | 5.2% | 11% |
| Cormontreuil 6,534 · 7.1 mi | 50.9 | 31% | 0.8% | 4.9% |
| Bezannes 5,039 · 7.4 mi | 31.7 | 15% | 2.6% | 7% |
| Tinqueux 10,771 · 9.1 mi | 44.4 | 24% | 0.8% | 6.1% |
| Reims 177,674 · 9.2 mi | 35.1 | 17% | 3.8% | 14% |
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 Germaine
What is the population of Germaine?
528 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (509).
How old are Germaine’s residents?
The median age is 43.6, younger than 53% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Germaine?
20, with occasional dwellings: 8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Germaine?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.3% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Germaine?
€34,110 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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