Households headed by a retired person make up 71% in Méligny-le-Petit, more than in 99% of compared French towns
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, against 6.8% in Méligny-le-Petit. Across Méligny-le-Petit, 43% of households are one person living alone. Empty homes are rarer here than in 65% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 73 residents in 33 households.
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-Petit
Fewer residents than in 2012
Méligny-le-Petit had 86 residents at the 2012 census and 73 in 2023, down 15%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A −15% change since 2012: 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
Over those years, the median Meuse town changed −8% and the median compared French town +5%. Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −7%, then −9% to 2023.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 27% in Méligny-le-Petit, more than in 77% 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
■ Méligny-le-Petit 47. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Méligny-le-Petit is 47, higher than in 69% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Above 68% of compared French towns: 29% of households are couples with children
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
A household here holds 2.2 people on average. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, a quarter of households are couples with children.
A lower share of households without a car than 59% of compared French towns, at 9.1%
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
Méligny-le-Petit sits close to the norm on second homes: 2.8%, about the same as in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for households without a car is 11% in the typical compared French town. Newcomers of less than two years account for 3% of households, residents of 30 years or more for 33%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
The largest group of households: retired (71%)
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.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Méligny-le-Petit: 0% of 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.
Méligny-le-Petit sits above 99% of compared French towns for married residents (65%)
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
Compared with 25% in the typical compared French town, 18% of residents 15 and over are single here. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education make up 27% in Méligny-le-Petit, less than in 61% of compared French towns
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
Adults with no qualification account for 20%. The share of graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Ranked by age, 15th oldest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Around Méligny-le-Petit, 3 of 6 towns have a higher 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-Petit | 47 | 27% | 2.8% | 0% |
| Ligny-en-Barrois 3,677 · 6.7 mi | 53.6 | 34% | 1.8% | 6.2% |
| Commercy 5,350 · 8.8 mi | 46.9 | 25% | 1.9% | 9.4% |
| Foug 2,628 · 14.9 mi | 45.7 | 25% | 0.8% | 5.3% |
| Bar-le-Duc 14,607 · 15.8 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 2.5% | 9.4% |
| Saint-Mihiel 3,772 · 16.4 mi | 48.8 | 27% | 3.2% | 10% |
| Écrouves 4,474 · 18 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-Petit
What is the population of Méligny-le-Petit?
73 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% fewer than in 2012 (86).
How old are Méligny-le-Petit’s residents?
The median age is 47, older than 69% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Méligny-le-Petit?
1, with occasional dwellings: 2.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Méligny-le-Petit?
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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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