More couples with children than 94% of compared French towns: 36%
Here 1.9% of households rent social housing (HLM), where the figure in the typical compared French town is 12%. Census figures put flats at 7.5% in Arry. 17% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 81% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 517 residents in 210 households.
Throughout this page, the Moselle 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 Arry
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 4.8% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Arry had 541 residents at the 2012 census and 517 in 2023, down 4%: slower growth than in 86% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Arry changed by −4% from 2012 to 2023, behind 86% 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 Moselle town −1%. The years 2012 to 2017 brought +2%; 2017 to 2023, −7%.
Arry is older than 57% of compared French towns: a median age of 45.1
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Arry 45.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 are about as common here as in the typical compared French town: 11%.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of single-parent households than 99% of compared French towns, at 4.8%
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 Moselle median and the France median
Living alone · share
In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%; Arry has 26%. Single-parent households: 10% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Households here average 2.4 people each.
6.1% of households have no car, below 80% 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
Without a car: one household in 16, against 11% in the median compared French town. On the census count, 0.9% of homes are second homes. Arry has fewer empty homes than 71% of compared French towns, at 5.3%.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €29,200 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.
Half of residents live in households above €29,200 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 80% of compared French towns.
Below 71% of compared French towns: 29% of households are headed by a retired person
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
By its share of households headed by a manager or professional (7.1%), Arry is below 67% of compared French towns. Households headed by a retired person make up 32% in the typical compared French town. The census found that 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
2.3% of residents are immigrants, below 88% 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 share of foreign nationals trails 94% of compared French towns: 1%. For comparison, 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 98% of compared French towns: 53%
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: 22%, below 77% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
In Arry, 12% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 89% 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
In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in Arry, 40%. Elsewhere, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
20th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 517 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Nearby, 3 of 6 towns have older populations than Arry
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arry | 45.1 | 17% | 0.9% | 2.3% |
| Pagny-sur-Moselle 3,919 · 1.9 mi | 46.3 | 24% | 1.2% | 2.7% |
| Ars-sur-Moselle 4,616 · 5.8 mi | 44.5 | 20% | 0.6% | 8.6% |
| Pont-à-Mousson 14,190 · 6 mi | 41.3 | 20% | 1.8% | 11% |
| Marly 10,286 · 6.8 mi | 50.9 | 30% | 0.5% | 6.4% |
| Moulins-lès-Metz 5,265 · 7.6 mi | 45.1 | 25% | 0.9% | 7.9% |
| Blénod-lès-Pont-à-Mousson 4,659 · 7.7 mi | 39.2 | 20% | 0.5% | 13% |
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 Arry
What is the population of Arry?
517 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (541).
How old are Arry’s residents?
The median age is 45.1, older than 57% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Arry?
2, with occasional dwellings: 0.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Arry?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.3% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Arry?
€29,200 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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