Courcelles sits above 97% of compared French towns for couples with children (38%)
Residents aged 15 to 24: 14%, above 93% of compared French towns. Courcelles’s 36 households held 85 residents at the 2023 Census. About one in eight: that is how common households headed by a retired person are in Courcelles (13%). Few places have as many empty homes: 8.9% here, more than in 72% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Meurthe-et-Moselle 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 Courcelles
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 5 second homes and occasional dwellings in Courcelles, 11% of its 45 homes: higher than in 89% 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
Courcelles had 110 residents at the 2012 census and 85 in 2023, down 23%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
38% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
11% of homes are second homes, a share 89% 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of second homes is 2.1%. Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 7.7% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 26%. The figure for households without a car is 10% in Courcelles and 11% in the typical compared French town.
Slower than most: −23% since 2012, behind 99% 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 −5%, and from 2017 to 2023 −18%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Meurthe-et-Moselle town −1%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 13%, a lower share than 96% 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
■ Courcelles 40.7. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 40.7, Courcelles is younger than three quarters of compared French towns. The usual figure: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
One-person households make up 38% in Courcelles, more than in 60% 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 Meurthe-et-Moselle median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. There are 2.4 people in the average household.
More households headed by a manual worker than 96% of compared French towns: 25%
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. As a reference point, 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).
Only 1.1% of residents are immigrants in Courcelles
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.
The median compared commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle has 8.1%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns. Put another way, about one in 91: 1.1% of residents are foreign nationals. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A higher share of single residents than 69% of compared French towns, at 28%
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
Against a figure of 43% in the typical compared French town, the share of married residents in Courcelles comes in at 45%. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
24% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 73% 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
Roughly two in ten: 18% of adults out of school have no qualification. Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
The 4th youngest of 41 French towns of 85 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 older than Courcelles
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courcelles | 40.7 | 13% | 11% | 1.1% |
| Mirecourt 4,700 · 6.6 mi | 49.2 | 25% | 2.1% | 6.1% |
| Charmes 4,484 · 11.7 mi | 42.7 | 22% | 0.7% | 3.5% |
| Vittel 4,780 · 12.6 mi | 56.6 | 36% | 14% | 5.9% |
| Contrexéville 2,923 · 14.7 mi | 50.2 | 28% | 5.6% | 10% |
| Neufchâteau 6,732 · 15.7 mi | 49.9 | 29% | 2.2% | 8% |
| Neuves-Maisons 6,524 · 17.1 mi | 44.8 | 23% | 1.1% | 6.6% |
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 Courcelles
What is the population of Courcelles?
85 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 23% fewer than in 2012 (110).
How old are Courcelles’ residents?
The median age is 40.7, younger than 75% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 13% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Courcelles?
5, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Courcelles?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.1% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (1.1%). 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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