In Érize-la-Brûlée, 1.2% of households have no car, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
The median age in Érize-la-Brûlée is 49.7, higher than in just over four fifths of compared French towns. The census found that 3.3% of homes are flats in the town. Against a figure of 12% in the typical compared French town, the share of households in social housing in Érize-la-Brûlée comes in at 2.4%.
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.
+5% since 2012: slower than 50% 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
The first five years brought +13%; the six to 2023, −7%.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 92% of compared French towns, at 8%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Érize-la-Brûlée 49.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 24%, above nearly three fifths of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Érize-la-Brûlée: 18% of households are single parents, above 99% 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
Nearly a quarter of households are couples with children; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. Érize-la-Brûlée has more one-person households than just over half of compared French towns, at 35%. The wider picture: 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
Érize-la-Brûlée ranks above 72% of compared French towns on empty homes: 8.9%
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 figure for second homes is 1.1% in Érize-la-Brûlée and 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Empty homes make up 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Turnover: 6.1% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 37% have lived in their home 30 years or more.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €27,100 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.
Half of residents live in households above €27,100 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 62% of compared French towns.
Fewer households headed by a retired person than 67% of compared French towns: 29%
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. The usual figure: 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. Here, just over one in ten households are headed by a manual worker.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Érize-la-Brûlée sits below 89% of compared French towns for immigrants (2.3%)
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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Érize-la-Brûlée comes in at 1.1%. 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.
Married residents: 54%, a higher 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
About one in four: that is how common single residents are in Érize-la-Brûlée (25%). In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
Only 17% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Érize-la-Brûlée
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 19% in the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification in Érize-la-Brûlée comes in at 17%. As a reference point, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
14th highest median age among 41 French towns of 175 to 2,582
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.
Nearby, 1 of 4 towns have older populations than Érize-la-Brûlée
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Érize-la-Brûlée | 49.7 | 24% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
| Bar-le-Duc 14,607 · 7.6 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 2.5% | 9.4% |
| Ligny-en-Barrois 3,677 · 11.4 mi | 53.6 | 34% | 1.8% | 6.2% |
| Saint-Mihiel 3,772 · 12.1 mi | 48.8 | 27% | 3.2% | 10% |
| Commercy 5,350 · 15.2 mi | 46.9 | 25% | 1.9% | 9.4% |
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 Érize-la-Brûlée
What is the population of Érize-la-Brûlée?
175 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% more than in 2012 (167).
How old are Érize-la-Brûlée’s residents?
The median age is 49.7, older than 82% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Érize-la-Brûlée?
1, with occasional dwellings: 1.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Érize-la-Brûlée?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.3% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Érize-la-Brûlée?
€27,100 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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