One-person households: 22%, a lower share than 98% of compared French towns
Compared with 30% in the typical compared French town, 6% of homes are flats here. Higher than in 92% of compared French towns: 23% of households are headed by a manual worker. Abainville had 280 residents in 120 households at the 2023 census. For Abainville, the census puts second homes at 9%.
Throughout this page, the Meuse 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 Abainville
An older town
Half of Abainville’s residents are under 51.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 25% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 3.8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Abainville had 293 residents at the 2012 census and 280 in 2023, down 4%: slower growth than in 86% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 19 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−4% since 2012, a pace below 86% 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 change was +3%; from 2017 to 2023, −7%. Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Meuse town −8%.
Older than 88% of compared French towns: half of Abainville is over 51.6
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Abainville 51.6. The median compared French town: 44.
A quarter of Abainville’s residents are 65 or older, against 25% in the median Meuse town and 22% in the median compared French town; 17% are under 18. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 8.5%.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Only 3.8% of households are single parents in Abainville
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 Meuse median and the France median
Living alone · share
Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, 30% of households are couples with children in Abainville. In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%. Households here average 2.3 people each.
Only 1.6% of households rent social housing (HLM) in Abainville
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 households without a car trails nearly three quarters of compared French towns: 6.9%. Still, just over one in ten homes stand empty, more than in 89% of compared French towns. Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 7.7% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 29%.
A median standard of living of €27,440 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 €27,440 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 65% of compared French towns.
37% of households are headed by a retired person, a share 75% 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
12% of households are headed by a manager or professional, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town: 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
4.2% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 71% 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.
Abainville has fewer foreign nationals than 51% of compared French towns, at 4.2%. Elsewhere, 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.
Abainville: 59% of residents 15 and over are married, above 99% 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
A quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, against 18% in Abainville. In the typical compared French town, married residents come to 43%.
Abainville ranks below 90% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 18%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%; Abainville has 27%. The usual figure: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 280 to 2,582 people, the 10th 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.
Around Abainville, 2 of 5 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abainville | 51.6 | 25% | 9% | 4.2% |
| Ligny-en-Barrois 3,677 · 13.4 mi | 53.6 | 34% | 1.8% | 6.2% |
| Neufchâteau 6,732 · 15.2 mi | 49.9 | 29% | 2.2% | 8% |
| Commercy 5,350 · 16.5 mi | 46.9 | 25% | 1.9% | 9.4% |
| Joinville 2,915 · 17.1 mi | 52.2 | 32% | 3.2% | 8.1% |
| Foug 2,628 · 17.1 mi | 45.7 | 25% | 0.8% | 5.3% |
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 Abainville
What is the population of Abainville?
280 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (293).
How old are Abainville’s residents?
The median age is 51.6, older than 88% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Abainville?
14, with occasional dwellings: 9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Abainville?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.2% of residents, and 12 foreign nationals (4.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Abainville?
€27,440 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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