Baulny is younger than 99% of compared French towns: a median age of 28.5
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 29% of households have no car here. 19% more people than in 2012.
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 Baulny
A town of families
100% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 41% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
A young town
Half of Baulny’s residents are under 28.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 41% are under 15 and 24% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 4 homes empty (36%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Growing fast
Baulny had 16 residents at the 2012 census and 19 in 2023, up 19%: faster growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A +19% change since 2012: Baulny grew faster than 88% 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
Here the change came as ±0% to 2017, then +19% to 2023. Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −8% in Meuse.
More residents aged 65 and over than 59% of compared French towns: 24%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Baulny 28.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
41% women, 59% men
About 70 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
A higher share of couples with children than 99% of compared French towns, at 100%
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
The average household has 2.4 people. Across the comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
Empty homes make up 36% in Baulny, more than in 99% 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
Car-free households: one in four, where the median compared French town has 11%. Empty homes: 6.7% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
The largest group of households: intermediate occupations (100%)
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.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A larger share of foreign nationals than 63% of compared French towns: 5.9%
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.
Immigrants make up a share lower than in 55% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Meuse has 7.3%. As a yardstick, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 17: 5.9% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Baulny ranks below 98% of compared French towns on married residents: 30%
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
The share of single residents is 20%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Baulny ranks above 56% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 20%
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
The share of graduates of higher education stands at 30%. Adults with no qualification make up 19% in the typical compared French town.
The youngest of 41 French towns of 19 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 28.5 in Baulny to 62.3 in Prayssac.
No nearby town is as young as Baulny
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baulny | 28.5 | 24% | 0% | 5.9% |
| Sainte-Menehould 4,146 · 12.7 mi | 50.5 | 31% | 1.8% | 4.6% |
| Thierville-sur-Meuse 3,172 · 16.8 mi | 37.1 | 19% | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| Vouziers 3,825 · 17.3 mi | 55.5 | 35% | 2.3% | 1.8% |
| Belleville-sur-Meuse 3,013 · 17.8 mi | 45 | 24% | 1.8% | 3.5% |
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 Baulny
What is the population of Baulny?
19 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 19% more than in 2012 (16).
How old are Baulny’s residents?
The median age is 28.5, younger than 99% of compared French towns. 41% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Baulny?
0, with occasional dwellings: 0% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Baulny?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.9% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (5.9%). 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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