20% of homes stand empty, more than in 99% of compared French towns
Couples with children make up 33%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. Massiges had 43 residents in 21 households at the 2023 Census. Put another way, about one in five: 19% of households have no car. Lower than in 76% of compared French towns: 9.3% of residents are 15 to 24.
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 Massiges
One home in 10 is a second home
The census counted 3 second homes and occasional dwellings in Massiges, 10% of its 30 homes: higher than in 88% of compared French towns. 100% 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
Massiges had 51 residents at the 2012 census and 43 in 2023, down 16%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 6 homes empty (20%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Many people living alone
50% of Massiges’ households are one person: higher than in 94% of compared French towns; 50% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes make up 10% in Massiges, more than in 88% 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
In the last two years, 9.5% of households moved in; at the other end, 29% have stayed 30 years or more. Elsewhere, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Slower growth than 99% of compared French towns: Massiges changed by −16% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −2% for the median Marne town, the change came in two steps: −4% from 2012 to 2017, then −12% to 2023.
Massiges is older than 60% of compared French towns: a median age of 45.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Massiges 45.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Locally, nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Massiges: 50% of households are one person living alone, above 94% 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 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. The typical household size is 2.1 people.
More households headed by a retired person than 97% of compared French towns: 50%
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. On average, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
9.3% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 79% 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.
By its share of immigrants (4.7%), Massiges is below two thirds of compared French towns. Against that, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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 98% of compared French towns: 29% of residents 15 and over are married
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
Compared with 25% in the typical compared French town, just over a third of residents 15 and over are single here. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Only 21% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Massiges
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
Adults with no qualification: 24%, above three quarters of compared French towns. Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Among 41 French towns of 43 to 2,582 people, the 21st 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.
Massiges is younger than 2 of its 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massiges | 45.5 | 23% | 10% | 4.7% |
| Sainte-Menehould 4,146 · 9.7 mi | 50.5 | 31% | 1.8% | 4.6% |
| Suippes 3,938 · 10.5 mi | 32.4 | 14% | 1.6% | 2.3% |
| Vouziers 3,825 · 15.2 mi | 55.5 | 35% | 2.3% | 1.8% |
| Mourmelon-le-Grand 4,895 · 17.9 mi | 30.8 | 11% | 1.2% | 2.5% |
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 Massiges
What is the population of Massiges?
43 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 16% fewer than in 2012 (51).
How old are Massiges’ residents?
The median age is 45.5, older than 60% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Massiges?
3, with occasional dwellings: 10% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Massiges?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.7% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (9.3%). 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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