Saint-André-en-Barrois sits below 98% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (17%)
Households without a car make up 3.7%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Locally, 15% of residents are 15 to 24. 9.6% of homes stand empty, a higher share than in 77% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 59 residents in Saint-André-en-Barrois, living in 26 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 Saint-André-en-Barrois
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 16% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower than most: ±0% since 2012, behind 70% 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, +12% to 2017 and −11% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −8% in Meuse.
18% of residents are 65 or over, fewer 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
■ Saint-André-en-Barrois 41.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Saint-André-en-Barrois’s residents are under 41.8, younger than in 67% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
57% women, 43% men
About 74 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Saint-André-en-Barrois sits above 88% of compared French towns for 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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The average household has 2.3 people. Couples with children: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. In the typical compared French town, 35% of households are one person living alone; in Saint-André-en-Barrois, 33%.
Second homes make up 6.4% in Saint-André-en-Barrois, more than in 81% 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
22% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 7.4% moved in within the last two years. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of second homes in the typical compared French town is 2.1%.
Above 67% of compared French towns: 17% of households are headed by a manual worker
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 usual figure: 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).
0% of Saint-André-en-Barrois’ 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.
Saint-André-en-Barrois sits above 99% of compared French towns for married residents (61%)
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%; Saint-André-en-Barrois has 22%. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
In Saint-André-en-Barrois, 25% of adults out of school have no qualification, more than in 78% 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
Set against 30% in the typical compared French town, 27% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Saint-André-en-Barrois. In the typical compared French town, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification.
8th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 59 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Older than Saint-André-en-Barrois: 5 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André-en-Barrois | 41.8 | 18% | 6.4% | 0% |
| Thierville-sur-Meuse 3,172 · 12.2 mi | 37.1 | 19% | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| Verdun 16,890 · 12.3 mi | 45 | 26% | 2.1% | 7.3% |
| Belleville-sur-Meuse 3,013 · 13.2 mi | 45 | 24% | 1.8% | 3.5% |
| Sainte-Menehould 4,146 · 15.6 mi | 50.5 | 31% | 1.8% | 4.6% |
| Saint-Mihiel 3,772 · 16.3 mi | 48.8 | 27% | 3.2% | 10% |
| Bar-le-Duc 14,607 · 16.9 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 2.5% | 9.4% |
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 Saint-André-en-Barrois
What is the population of Saint-André-en-Barrois?
59 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (59).
How old are Saint-André-en-Barrois’ residents?
The median age is 41.8, younger than 67% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-André-en-Barrois?
2, with occasional dwellings: 6.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-André-en-Barrois?
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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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