Couples with children: 38%, a higher share than 97% of compared French towns
Residents aged 65 and over: 15% here and 22% in the typical compared French town. At the 2023 Census Méligny-le-Grand was home to 88 people in 40 households. The share of households without a car stands at 7.5%. Half are older than 40.2, younger than 78% 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 Méligny-le-Grand
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 6 second homes and occasional dwellings in Méligny-le-Grand, 11% of its 53 homes: higher than in 89% 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 ↓
A town of families
38% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 17% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Méligny-le-Grand had 102 residents at the 2012 census and 88 in 2023, down 14%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 7 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.
11% of homes in Méligny-le-Grand are second homes
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. For Méligny-le-Grand, the census puts empty homes at 13%. Elsewhere, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Méligny-le-Grand changed by −14% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −7%, and from 2017 to 2023 −7%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Meuse town −8%.
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
■ Méligny-le-Grand 40.2. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Méligny-le-Grand is 40.2, lower than in 78% of compared French towns. On average, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
41% women, 59% men
About 71 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
In Méligny-le-Grand, 38% of households are one person living alone, more than in 60% 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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For one-person households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 35%. Households here average 2.2 people each.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 25% in Méligny-le-Grand, more than in 96% 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
Compared with 32% in the typical compared French town, a quarter of households are headed by a retired person here. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%. Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Méligny-le-Grand, 2.3% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 89% of compared French towns
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 89% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 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.
Fewer married residents than 75% of compared French towns: 39%
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
29% of residents 15 and over are single, against 25% in the typical compared French town. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 75% of compared French towns: 23%
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
Compared with 19% in the typical compared French town, 16% of adults out of school have no qualification here. Elsewhere, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 3rd youngest of 41 French towns of 88 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Méligny-le-Grand sits below 5 of its 6 closest neighbors on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méligny-le-Grand | 40.2 | 15% | 11% | 2.3% |
| Commercy 5,350 · 7.2 mi | 46.9 | 25% | 1.9% | 9.4% |
| Ligny-en-Barrois 3,677 · 7.7 mi | 53.6 | 34% | 1.8% | 6.2% |
| Foug 2,628 · 13.6 mi | 45.7 | 25% | 0.8% | 5.3% |
| Saint-Mihiel 3,772 · 15.1 mi | 48.8 | 27% | 3.2% | 10% |
| Bar-le-Duc 14,607 · 16.3 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 2.5% | 9.4% |
| Écrouves 4,474 · 16.7 mi | 36.7 | 15% | 0.9% | 4.2% |
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 Méligny-le-Grand
What is the population of Méligny-le-Grand?
88 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% fewer than in 2012 (102).
How old are Méligny-le-Grand’s residents?
The median age is 40.2, younger than 78% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 15% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Méligny-le-Grand?
6, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Méligny-le-Grand?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.3% 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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