Above 99% of compared French towns: 78% of households are headed by a retired person
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of flats in Wiseppe comes in at 1.7%. There were 42 households locally at the 2023 Census, home to 96 residents. Empty homes make up about one in eight here (12%). Lower than in 91% of compared French towns: 4.5% of households have no car.
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 Wiseppe
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 8 second homes and occasional dwellings in Wiseppe, 14% of its 58 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Wiseppe had 111 residents at the 2012 census and 96 in 2023, down 14%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 16% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
An older town
Half of Wiseppe’s residents are under 51.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 31% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes: 14%, a higher share than 91% 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Typically, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 2.3% of households moved in less than two years ago; 23% have been in their home 30 years or more.
−14% since 2012, a pace below 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 −13%, and from 2017 to 2023 −1%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Meuse town −8%.
A median age of 51.7: Wiseppe is older than 88% 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
■ Wiseppe 51.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 11% in the typical compared French town, 10% of residents are 15 to 24 in Wiseppe. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 31%.
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
About 122 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of couples with children than 88% of compared French towns: 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. There are 2.3 people in the average household. The benchmark for couples with children in the typical compared French town: 25%. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%; Wiseppe has 33%.
At the median, €23,440 a year to live on
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 €23,440 a year: lower than in 78% of compared French towns.
22% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 91% 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. For 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).
8% of residents are immigrants, more than in 60% of compared French towns
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 higher than in 60% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants. Across Wiseppe, 5% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
56% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 99% of compared French towns don’t reach
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, 25% of residents 15 and over are single; in Wiseppe, 24%. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Only 19% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Wiseppe
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
26% of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. As a reference point, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 96 to 2,582 people, the 10th 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).
Wiseppe and the towns 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiseppe | 51.7 | 31% | 14% | 8% |
| Carignan 2,680 · 12.3 mi | 48.7 | 26% | 1.8% | 7.2% |
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 Wiseppe
What is the population of Wiseppe?
96 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% fewer than in 2012 (111).
How old are Wiseppe’s residents?
The median age is 51.7, older than 88% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 31% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Wiseppe?
8, with occasional dwellings: 14% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Wiseppe?
INSEE counts 8 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Wiseppe?
€23,440 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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