Only 15% of households are one person living alone in Vatry
Households headed by a retired person are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Vatry had 143 residents in 60 households at the 2023 census. In Vatry, 1.4% of homes are flats. The share of residents aged 65 and over trails 71% of compared French towns: 19%.
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 Vatry
Empty homes
The census found 13 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Growing fast
Vatry had 119 residents at the 2012 census and 143 in 2023, up 20%: faster growth than in 90% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Growth of +20% since 2012 puts Vatry ahead of 90% 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 +33%, then −9% to 2023. Over those years, the median Marne town changed −2% and the median compared French town +5%.
Vatry is younger than 80% of compared French towns: a median age of 39.9
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Vatry 39.9. The median compared French town: 44.
11% of residents are 15 to 24, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
In Vatry, 31% of households are couples with children, more than in 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
Each household has 2.4 people on average. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
18% of homes stand empty, a share 98% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Second homes are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Newcomers of less than two years account for 8.3% of households, residents of 30 years or more for 27%. Where 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town, Vatry has 18%.
Median standard of living: €28,770 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.
At €28,770 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 77% of compared French towns.
15% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 59% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Typically, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 1.4%, a lower share than 97% 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.
0.7% of residents are foreign nationals (typical compared French town: 4.3%). 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.
Single residents make up 20% in Vatry, less than in 92% 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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 35% in Vatry. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 89% of compared French towns: 19%
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
Here 14% of adults out of school have no qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 19%. Graduates of higher education make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (143 to 2,582 people), the 2nd 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Every neighbor is older than Vatry
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vatry | 39.9 | 19% | 0% | 1.4% |
| Fagnières 4,858 · 9.9 mi | 45.7 | 25% | 0.8% | 9.3% |
| Châlons-en-Champagne 42,971 · 10.8 mi | 41.2 | 21% | 2.5% | 10% |
| Saint-Memmie 5,441 · 11.2 mi | 43.7 | 24% | 0.8% | 7.4% |
| Blancs-Coteaux 3,080 · 12.3 mi | 51.4 | 30% | 3.9% | 1.9% |
| Vitry-le-François 10,996 · 17 mi | 45.2 | 25% | 1.9% | 9.8% |
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 Vatry
What is the population of Vatry?
143 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 20% more than in 2012 (119).
How old are Vatry’s residents?
The median age is 39.9, younger than 80% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Vatry?
0, with occasional dwellings: 0% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Vatry?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.4% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Vatry?
€28,770 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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