Above 99% of compared French towns: 60% of households are headed by a retired person
2.2% of homes are flats (typical compared French town: 30%). There were 74 households in Seigneulles at the 2023 Census, home to 153 residents. Put another way, about one in five: a fifth of households are couples with children. At 5.8%, the share of second homes is higher than in four fifths 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 Seigneulles
Fewer residents than in 2012
Seigneulles had 189 residents at the 2012 census and 153 in 2023, down 19%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Seigneulles’ residents are under 51.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 4.6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 13 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−19% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −8%, and from 2017 to 2023 −12%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Meuse town −8%.
Older than 88% of compared French towns: half of Seigneulles is over 51.8
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Seigneulles 51.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Seigneulles sits close to the norm on residents aged 15 to 24: 11%, about the same as in the typical compared French town. Residents aged 65 and over are more common here than in 89% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of single-parent households than 92% of compared French towns, at 6.7%
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 2.1 people on average. The comparison figure for single-parent households is 10% in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, one-person households are scarce here: 33%, fewer than in nearly three fifths of compared French towns.
14% of homes stand empty, a share 94% 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
The figure for households without a car is 6.8% in Seigneulles and 11% in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. 41% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 5.5% moved in within the last two years.
€30,440 a year is the median standard of living here
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 residents live in households above €30,440 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 87% of compared French towns.
6.7% of households are headed by a manual worker, fewer than in 92% 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
In the typical compared French town, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional; in Seigneulles, 6.7%. Measured more widely, 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).
Immigrants make up 0% of Seigneulles’ residents
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 make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Meuse has 7.3%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents make up 21% in Seigneulles, less than in 82% of compared French towns
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
Married residents make up 39%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
25% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 69% 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
Here 16% of adults out of school have no qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 19%. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 153 to 2,582 people: this is the 9th oldest
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).
Seigneulles sits below 1 of its 4 closest neighbors on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seigneulles | 51.8 | 32% | 5.8% | 0% |
| Bar-le-Duc 14,607 · 6.4 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 2.5% | 9.4% |
| Ligny-en-Barrois 3,677 · 12 mi | 53.6 | 34% | 1.8% | 6.2% |
| Saint-Mihiel 3,772 · 14 mi | 48.8 | 27% | 3.2% | 10% |
| Commercy 5,350 · 17.1 mi | 46.9 | 25% | 1.9% | 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 Seigneulles
What is the population of Seigneulles?
153 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 19% fewer than in 2012 (189).
How old are Seigneulles’ residents?
The median age is 51.8, older than 88% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Seigneulles?
5, with occasional dwellings: 5.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Seigneulles?
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 Seigneulles?
€30,440 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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