33% of households are single parents, more than in 99% of compared French towns
In Gremilly, 19% of residents are 65 or over, beside 22% in the typical compared French town. Higher than in 81% of compared French towns: 6.3% of homes are second homes. Census figures put flats at 12% locally.
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 Gremilly
Growing fast
Gremilly had 29 residents at the 2012 census and 40 in 2023, up 38%: faster growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 33% single parents with children; 22% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 3 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Gremilly grew +38% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 98% 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
A median age of 40: Gremilly is younger than 79% 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
■ Gremilly 40. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (9.4%), Gremilly is below three quarters of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Gremilly ranks above 88% of compared French towns on couples with children: 33%
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
35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town, against 33% in Gremilly. For couples with children, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%. The average household has 2.1 people.
More empty homes than 90% of compared French towns: 13%
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
One household in eight has no car (median compared French town: 11%). For comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Gremilly ranks above 55% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for households headed by a retired person is 32% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Gremilly sits below 63% of compared French towns for foreign nationals (3.1%)
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.
The median compared commune in Meuse has 7.3%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 52% of compared French towns. Foreign nationals make up 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Across Gremilly, 6.3% 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.
Married residents: 36%, a lower share than 87% 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
Nearly a quarter of residents 15 and over are single, against 25% in the typical compared French town. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 97% of compared French towns, at 9.1%
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
23% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, against 30% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 3rd youngest of 41 French towns of 40 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 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Gremilly is younger than 5 of its 6 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gremilly | 40 | 19% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| Belleville-sur-Meuse 3,013 · 8.2 mi | 45 | 24% | 1.8% | 3.5% |
| Étain 3,375 · 8.3 mi | 45.7 | 25% | 1.2% | 3.5% |
| Verdun 16,890 · 9.2 mi | 45 | 26% | 2.1% | 7.3% |
| Thierville-sur-Meuse 3,172 · 9.3 mi | 37.1 | 19% | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| Bouligny 2,507 · 12 mi | 44.6 | 24% | 1.4% | 11% |
| Longuyon 5,134 · 12.7 mi | 46.4 | 27% | 1.4% | 12% |
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 Gremilly
What is the population of Gremilly?
40 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 38% more than in 2012 (29).
How old are Gremilly’s residents?
The median age is 40, younger than 79% of compared French towns. 28% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Gremilly?
1, with occasional dwellings: 6.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Gremilly?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.3% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (3.1%). 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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