Murvaux is older than 91% of compared French towns: a median age of 53.5
Two thirds of households are headed by a retired person; in the typical compared French town the figure is 32%. Murvaux had 139 residents in 63 households at the 2023 Census. The share of one-person households stands at 25%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% 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 Murvaux
Empty homes
The census found 21 homes empty (23%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Murvaux’s residents are under 53.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.2% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Murvaux had 148 residents at the 2012 census and 139 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A −6% change 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
The change was −5% from 2012 to 2017 and −1% from 2017 to 2023.
Murvaux ranks above 85% of compared French towns on residents aged 65 and over: 30%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Murvaux 53.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24 (typical compared French town: 11%). For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
17% of households are single parents, a share 98% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
There are 2.2 people in the average household. As a yardstick, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. 25% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 51% of compared French towns.
Empty homes make up 23% in Murvaux, more than in 99% 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
In the last two years, 4.8% of households moved in; at the other end, 44% have stayed 30 years or more. On flats, Murvaux sits lower than 95% of compared French towns: 5.4%. To put it in context, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Set against 2.1% in the typical compared French town, 8.7% of homes are second homes locally.
Standard of living at the median: €24,240 a year
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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €24,240 a year: lower than in 68% of compared French towns.
Murvaux ranks above 67% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 17%
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. By way of comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 63% of compared French towns, at 5.1%
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 63% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. For Murvaux, the census puts foreign nationals at 4.3%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of single residents than 97% of compared French towns: 18%
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 figure for married residents is 47% in Murvaux and 43% in the typical compared French town. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 99% of compared French towns, at 12%
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
In Murvaux, just over a third of adults out of school have no qualification, beside 19% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
7th highest median age among 41 French towns of 139 to 2,582
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).
Murvaux is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murvaux | 53.5 | 30% | 8.7% | 5.1% |
| Thierville-sur-Meuse 3,172 · 16.2 mi | 37.1 | 19% | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| Belleville-sur-Meuse 3,013 · 16.2 mi | 45 | 24% | 1.8% | 3.5% |
| Longuyon 5,134 · 16.4 mi | 46.4 | 27% | 1.4% | 12% |
| Carignan 2,680 · 17.2 mi | 48.7 | 26% | 1.8% | 7.2% |
| Verdun 16,890 · 17.4 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 Murvaux
What is the population of Murvaux?
139 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (148).
How old are Murvaux’s residents?
The median age is 53.5, older than 91% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Murvaux?
8, with occasional dwellings: 8.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Murvaux?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.1% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (4.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Murvaux?
€24,240 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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