36% of households are couples with children, more than in 94% of compared French towns
Nearly one in ten households are headed by a manual worker; in the typical compared French town the figure is 14%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Nogent-l'Abbesse had 542 residents in 230 households at the 2023 census. On the census count, 3.8% of homes are flats.
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 Nogent-l'Abbesse
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 6.7% single parents with children; 15% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Nogent-l'Abbesse had 598 residents at the 2012 census and 542 in 2023, down 9%: slower growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 33 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower than most: −9% since 2012, behind 96% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −10%, then +1% to 2023. Over those years, the median Marne town changed −2% and the median compared French town +5%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 18%, a lower share than 79% 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
■ Nogent-l'Abbesse 45.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Where just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, Nogent-l'Abbesse has 12%. Half of the town’s residents are over 45.2, older than in 58% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of one-person households than 95% of compared French towns: 24%
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
Where 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town, Nogent-l'Abbesse has 6.7%. To put it in context, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Households without a car: 3.5%, a lower share than 97% 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
The share of second homes trails 75% of compared French towns: 1.1%. In the typical compared French town, households without a car come to 11%. For Nogent-l'Abbesse, the census puts empty homes at 13%.
A typical living standard of €30,840 a year
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 Nogent-l'Abbesse is €30,840 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 88% of compared French towns.
Nogent-l'Abbesse ranks below 97% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 18%
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
Compared with 9.4% in the typical compared French town, 20% of households are headed by a manager or professional here. Typically, 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).
A smaller share of immigrants than 91% of compared French towns: 2%
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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Nogent-l'Abbesse has 0.7%. By way of 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 make up 48% in Nogent-l'Abbesse, more than in 85% 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
Here nearly a quarter of residents 15 and over are single, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 25%. In the typical compared French town, married residents come to 43%.
Below 74% of compared French towns: 15% of adults out of school have no qualification
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 graduates of higher education (37%), Nogent-l'Abbesse is above 71% of compared French towns. For adults with no qualification, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 19%.
21st highest median age among 41 French towns of 542 to 2,582
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.
Nogent-l'Abbesse and its 6 nearest towns: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nogent-l'Abbesse | 45.2 | 18% | 1.1% | 2% |
| Witry-lès-Reims 4,950 · 3.2 mi | 44 | 20% | 0.6% | 3.6% |
| Bétheny 6,975 · 5.3 mi | 47.6 | 27% | 0.8% | 4.2% |
| Cormontreuil 6,534 · 5.6 mi | 50.9 | 31% | 0.8% | 4.9% |
| Reims 177,674 · 5.8 mi | 35.1 | 17% | 3.8% | 14% |
| Warmeriville 2,749 · 7.2 mi | 39 | 17% | 1% | 1.9% |
| Tinqueux 10,771 · 7.6 mi | 44.4 | 24% | 0.8% | 6.1% |
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 Nogent-l'Abbesse
What is the population of Nogent-l'Abbesse?
542 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% fewer than in 2012 (598).
How old are Nogent-l'Abbesse’s residents?
The median age is 45.2, older than 58% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Nogent-l'Abbesse?
3, with occasional dwellings: 1.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Nogent-l'Abbesse?
INSEE counts 11 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (0.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Nogent-l'Abbesse?
€30,840 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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