Older than 88% of compared French towns: half of Omey is over 51.6
In the typical compared French town, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional; in Omey, 4.8%. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 203 residents in 100 households. 6% of homes are second homes, or about one in 17.
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 Omey
Fewer residents than in 2012
Omey had 231 residents at the 2012 census and 203 in 2023, down 12%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Omey’s residents are under 51.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 28% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 4.7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Omey changed by −12% from 2012 to 2023, behind 98% 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, −9% to 2017 and −4% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −2% in Marne.
Omey sits above 79% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (28%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Omey 51.6. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; Omey has 9.4%. The wider picture: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 40%, a higher share than 70% 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
Average household size: 2 people. One-person households make up 35% in the typical compared French town. 22% of households are couples with children, a lower share than in 68% of compared French towns.
15% of homes are flats, below 77% 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
By its share of empty homes (5.2%), Omey is below 71% of compared French towns. Households without a car: nearly a tenth of the total. Higher than in 63% of compared French towns: 15% of households rent social housing (HLM). In the typical compared French town, 30% of homes are flats.
€25,980 a year is the median standard of living here
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 Omey’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €25,980 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 50% of compared French towns.
27% of households are headed by a manual worker, a share 99% 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
With households headed by a retired person at 40%, Omey is ahead of 83% of compared French towns on that count. Households headed by a manual worker make up 14% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 99% of compared French towns: 0.5% of residents are immigrants
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.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 87% of compared French towns: 21% 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
In Omey, 42% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 43% in the typical compared French town. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Omey: 27% of adults out of school have no qualification, above 84% 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
21% of Omey’s residents 15 and over who have left education hold a higher-education diploma, against 30% in the median compared French town; 27% have no diploma (19%).
The 10th oldest of 41 French towns of 203 to 2,582 people
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.
Every neighbor is younger than Omey
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omey | 51.6 | 28% | 6% | 0.5% |
| Saint-Memmie 5,441 · 8.8 mi | 43.7 | 24% | 0.8% | 7.4% |
| Châlons-en-Champagne 42,971 · 9.4 mi | 41.2 | 21% | 2.5% | 10% |
| Vitry-le-François 10,996 · 9.6 mi | 45.2 | 25% | 1.9% | 9.8% |
| Fagnières 4,858 · 10.6 mi | 45.7 | 25% | 0.8% | 9.3% |
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 Omey
What is the population of Omey?
203 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% fewer than in 2012 (231).
How old are Omey’s residents?
The median age is 51.6, older than 88% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Omey?
7, with occasional dwellings: 6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Omey?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.5% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Omey?
€25,980 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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