Younger than 91% of compared French towns: half of Courouvre is under 37
Empty homes are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. There were 16 households in Courouvre at the 2023 Census, home to 44 residents. Across Courouvre, a third of households are single parents. 5.9% of households have no car, against 11% in the typical compared French town.
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 Courouvre
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 2 second homes and occasional dwellings in Courouvre, 11% of its 18 homes: higher than in 88% 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 ↓
Growing fast
Courouvre had 34 residents at the 2012 census and 44 in 2023, up 29%: faster growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A young town
Half of Courouvre’s residents are under 37 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 22% are under 15 and 15% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
11% of homes are second homes, more than in 88% 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for second homes is 2.1% in the typical compared French town.
A +29% change since 2012: Courouvre grew faster than 96% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Meuse town −8%. The first five years brought +3%; the six to 2023, +26%.
15% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 90% 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
■ Courouvre 37. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24 here. The wider picture: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Below 59% of compared French towns: 33% of households are one person living alone
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
Couples with children are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The average household has 2.7 people. The comparison figure for one-person households is 35% in the typical compared French town.
More households headed by a manual worker than 99% of compared French towns: 33%
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).
0% of Courouvre’s residents are immigrants
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 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
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 94% of compared French towns, at 36%
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 married residents stands at 42%. Typically, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A larger share of adults with no qualification than 88% of compared French towns: 29%
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
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education in Courouvre comes in at 20%. Elsewhere, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The youngest of 41 French towns of 44 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 in Courouvre to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Courouvre is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courouvre | 37 | 15% | 11% | 0% |
| Saint-Mihiel 3,772 · 8.9 mi | 48.8 | 27% | 3.2% | 10% |
| Bar-le-Duc 14,607 · 14.3 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 2.5% | 9.4% |
| Verdun 16,890 · 15.2 mi | 45 | 26% | 2.1% | 7.3% |
| Thierville-sur-Meuse 3,172 · 15.9 mi | 37.1 | 19% | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| Commercy 5,350 · 16.2 mi | 46.9 | 25% | 1.9% | 9.4% |
| Belleville-sur-Meuse 3,013 · 16.4 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 Courouvre
What is the population of Courouvre?
44 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 29% more than in 2012 (34).
How old are Courouvre’s residents?
The median age is 37, younger than 91% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 15% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Courouvre?
2, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Courouvre?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). 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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