A smaller share of flats than 99% of compared French towns: 1.2%
Set against 14% in the typical compared French town, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manual worker in Montzéville. There were 62 households locally at the 2023 Census, home to 152 residents. Put another way, about one in 13: 7.6% of homes are second homes. Few places have so few households without a car: 3.2% here, fewer than in 98% 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 Montzéville
Empty homes
The census found 18 homes empty (20%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 17% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Montzéville had 162 residents at the 2012 census and 152 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A young town
Half of Montzéville’s residents are under 38.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 21% are under 15 and 19% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−6% since 2012: slower than 91% 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
In two steps, −4% to 2017 and −2% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −8% in Meuse.
Half of Montzéville is under 38.5, younger than 86% 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
■ Montzéville 38.5. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; Montzéville has 13%. Here, 19% of residents are 65 or over.
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%.
Below 94% of compared French towns: 25% of households are one person living alone
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
The average household has 2.4 people. One-person households: 35% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. 17% of households are single parents, more than in 98% of compared French towns. In Montzéville, 33% of households are couples with children, beside 25% in the typical compared French town.
20% of homes stand empty, a share 99% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Long tenure is the mark of 32% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 4.8% (under two years). In the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes is 6.7%.
A median of €27,840 a year per consumption unit
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 Montzéville’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €27,840 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 69% of compared French towns.
17% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 98% 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 manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. On average, 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 residents in Montzéville 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.
The median compared commune in Meuse has 7.3%; immigrants here make up a share lower 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.
A lower share of married residents than 84% of compared French towns, at 37%
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
Census figures put single residents at 24% in Montzéville. Across the comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
A larger share of adults with no qualification than 77% of compared French towns: 25%
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 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education in Montzéville comes in at 24%. In the typical compared French town, adults with no qualification come to 19%.
Among 41 French towns of 152 to 2,582 people, the 2nd youngest
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.
Of the 4 towns nearest Montzéville, 3 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montzéville | 38.5 | 19% | 7.6% | 0% |
| Thierville-sur-Meuse 3,172 · 6.3 mi | 37.1 | 19% | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| Belleville-sur-Meuse 3,013 · 7.5 mi | 45 | 24% | 1.8% | 3.5% |
| Verdun 16,890 · 7.9 mi | 45 | 26% | 2.1% | 7.3% |
| Sainte-Menehould 4,146 · 15.8 mi | 50.5 | 31% | 1.8% | 4.6% |
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 Montzéville
What is the population of Montzéville?
152 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (162).
How old are Montzéville’s residents?
The median age is 38.5, younger than 86% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Montzéville?
7, with occasional dwellings: 7.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Montzéville?
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%.
What is the median income in Montzéville?
€27,840 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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