Érize-la-Petite ranks below 98% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 6.4%
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Érize-la-Petite counted 45 residents and 22 households at the 2023 Census. Single-parent households make up about one in four here (25%). The share of flats trails 86% of compared French towns: 11%.
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 Érize-la-Petite
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 4 second homes and occasional dwellings in Érize-la-Petite, 15% of its 27 homes: higher than in 91% 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 ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Érize-la-Petite had 68 residents at the 2012 census and 45 in 2023, down 34%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many people living alone
50% of Érize-la-Petite’s households are one person: higher than in 94% of compared French towns; 45% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
15% of homes are second homes, more than in 91% 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
8.7% of households moved in less than two years ago; 22% have been in their home 30 years or more. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Second homes: 2.1% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Empty homes: 4.9% here and 6.7% in the typical compared French town.
A change of −34% since 2012 leaves Érize-la-Petite behind 99% 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 median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Meuse town −8%. The change was −19% from 2012 to 2017 and −18% from 2017 to 2023.
Half of Érize-la-Petite is over 49.5, older than 81% 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
■ Érize-la-Petite 49.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Across Érize-la-Petite, 23% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 81 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of one-person households than 94% of compared French towns: 50%
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 usual figure: 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. The average household has 2 people.
Érize-la-Petite: 50% of households are headed by a retired person, above 97% of compared French towns
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 manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
0% of Érize-la-Petite’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.
Foreign nationals 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.
Érize-la-Petite sits below 70% of compared French towns for single residents (23%)
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 is 41%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Only 8.3% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Érize-la-Petite
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 adults with no qualification is 17%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 45 to 2,582 people, the 14th 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.
Older than Érize-la-Petite: 1 of the 4 towns nearby
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-Petite | 49.5 | 23% | 15% | 0% |
| Bar-le-Duc 14,607 · 10.6 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 2.5% | 9.4% |
| Saint-Mihiel 3,772 · 13.8 mi | 48.8 | 27% | 3.2% | 10% |
| Ligny-en-Barrois 3,677 · 16.4 mi | 53.6 | 34% | 1.8% | 6.2% |
| Verdun 16,890 · 17.8 mi | 45 | 26% | 2.1% | 7.3% |
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 Érize-la-Petite
What is the population of Érize-la-Petite?
45 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 34% fewer than in 2012 (68).
How old are Érize-la-Petite’s residents?
The median age is 49.5, older than 81% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Érize-la-Petite?
4, with occasional dwellings: 15% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Érize-la-Petite?
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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