Flats: 1.7%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
The share of households headed by a manual worker is 20%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. 98 residents in 49 households: that is Brabant-en-Argonne at the 2023 Census. Census figures put second homes at 8.5% here. The median age in the town is 46.3, higher than in nearly two thirds of compared French towns.
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 Brabant-en-Argonne
Fewer residents than in 2012
Brabant-en-Argonne had 104 residents at the 2012 census and 98 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 90% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower than most: −6% since 2012, behind 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
From 2012 to 2017 the change was +2%; from 2017 to 2023, −8%.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 6%, a lower share than 99% 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
■ Brabant-en-Argonne 46.3. The median compared French town: 44.
21% of residents are 65 or over, or about one in five. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children: 30%, a higher share than 75% 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 Meuse median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2 people in the average household. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The usual figure: a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. By its share of one-person households (40%), Brabant-en-Argonne is above 69% of compared French towns.
More empty homes than 68% of compared French towns: 8.5%
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
18% of households moved in less than two years ago; 30% have been in their home 30 years or more. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households have no car here.
More households headed by a retired person than 99% of compared French towns: 60%
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
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Brabant-en-Argonne ranks below 82% of compared French towns on immigrants: 3%
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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Brabant-en-Argonne has 2%. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% 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.
Married residents: 30%, a lower share than 98% 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
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in Brabant-en-Argonne comes in at 29%. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education: 24%, a lower share than 71% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%; Brabant-en-Argonne has 21%. The usual figure: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (98 to 2,582 people), the 18th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Around Brabant-en-Argonne, 1 of 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brabant-en-Argonne | 46.3 | 21% | 8.5% | 3% |
| Thierville-sur-Meuse 3,172 · 10.5 mi | 37.1 | 19% | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| Sainte-Menehould 4,146 · 10.6 mi | 50.5 | 31% | 1.8% | 4.6% |
| Verdun 16,890 · 11.6 mi | 45 | 26% | 2.1% | 7.3% |
| Belleville-sur-Meuse 3,013 · 11.8 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 Brabant-en-Argonne
What is the population of Brabant-en-Argonne?
98 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (104).
How old are Brabant-en-Argonne’s residents?
The median age is 46.3, older than 65% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Brabant-en-Argonne?
5, with occasional dwellings: 8.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Brabant-en-Argonne?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (2%). 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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