Samogneux sits above 99% of compared French towns for couples with children (50%)
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car in Samogneux comes in at 5.1%. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 97, in 39 households. The share of flats stands at 4.5%. The median age in the town is 41.5, lower than in 69% 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 Samogneux
A town of families
50% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 6 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.
Samogneux grew +13% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 77% 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 the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Meuse town −8%. The years 2012 to 2017 brought +10%; 2017 to 2023, +2%.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 8.3% in Samogneux, less than in 90% 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
■ Samogneux 41.5. The median compared French town: 44.
In Samogneux, 19% of residents are 65 or over, beside 22% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of one-person households than 94% of compared French towns, at 25%
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
Households here average 2.5 people each. The comparison figure for one-person households is 35% in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Above 92% of compared French towns: 13% of homes stand empty
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
One in ten households arrived within the last two years, while 2.6% have stayed 30 years or more. To put it in context, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Second homes are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Without a car: one household in 20, against 11% in the median compared French town.
Households headed by a retired person make up 25% in Samogneux, less than in 83% 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. To put it in context, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. The census found that 12% of households are headed by a manual worker in Samogneux.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 91% of compared French towns: 2.1%
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 share of foreign nationals is 1%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 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.
More married residents than 86% of compared French towns: 49%
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
Single residents: 21%, below 86% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 43% of residents 15 and over are married.
In Samogneux, 12% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 90% 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
Graduates of higher education come to 29% in Samogneux, about three in ten. For adults with no qualification, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 19%.
Among 41 French towns of 97 to 2,582 people, the 7th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Nearby, 4 of 5 towns have older populations than Samogneux
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samogneux | 41.5 | 19% | 0% | 2.1% |
| Belleville-sur-Meuse 3,013 · 6 mi | 45 | 24% | 1.8% | 3.5% |
| Thierville-sur-Meuse 3,172 · 6.1 mi | 37.1 | 19% | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| Verdun 16,890 · 7.2 mi | 45 | 26% | 2.1% | 7.3% |
| Étain 3,375 · 13.7 mi | 45.7 | 25% | 1.2% | 3.5% |
| Longuyon 5,134 · 17.6 mi | 46.4 | 27% | 1.4% | 12% |
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 Samogneux
What is the population of Samogneux?
97 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% more than in 2012 (86).
How old are Samogneux’s residents?
The median age is 41.5, younger than 69% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Samogneux?
0, with occasional dwellings: 0% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Samogneux?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.1% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (1%). 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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