More couples with children than 97% of compared French towns: 37%
Half of Foville’s residents are under 39.3, younger than in 83% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 102, in 41 households. Households without a car make up about one in 20 here (5%).
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 Foville
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 17% 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.
A change of −4% since 2012 leaves Foville behind 84% 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 +4%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Moselle town −1%.
A lower share of residents aged 65 and over than 99% of compared French towns, at 11%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Foville 39.3. The median compared French town: 44.
14% of residents are 15 to 24; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%. As a yardstick, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
42% women, 58% men
About 73 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
One-person households make up 37% in Foville, more than in 60% of compared French towns
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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Each household has 2.2 people on average.
In Foville, 13% of homes stand empty, more than in 92% 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
Second homes are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes is 6.7%. On the census count, 17% of homes are flats. One household in 20 has no car (median compared French town: 11%).
A larger share of households headed by a manual worker than 99% of compared French towns: 37%
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
The share of households headed by a retired person is 25%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 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: 2%, a lower share than 91% 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 Moselle has 12%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 91% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 100: 1% 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.
Married residents: 27%, a lower share than 99% 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
Single residents: 35% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 88% of compared French towns: 19%
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
Of 41 French towns its size (102 to 2,582 people), the 2nd 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Foville sits below 5 of its 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foville | 39.3 | 11% | 0% | 2% |
| Custines 3,089 · 11.7 mi | 41.5 | 20% | 0.8% | 3% |
| Pont-à-Mousson 14,190 · 12.1 mi | 41.3 | 20% | 1.8% | 11% |
| Blénod-lès-Pont-à-Mousson 4,659 · 12.6 mi | 39.2 | 20% | 0.5% | 13% |
| Dieulouard 4,581 · 12.8 mi | 43.2 | 22% | 0.8% | 4.8% |
| Marly 10,286 · 12.9 mi | 50.9 | 30% | 0.5% | 6.4% |
| Bouxières-aux-Dames 4,106 · 13.1 mi | 46.1 | 27% | 0.7% | 3.3% |
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 Foville
What is the population of Foville?
102 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (106).
How old are Foville’s residents?
The median age is 39.3, younger than 83% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 11% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Foville?
0, with occasional dwellings: 0% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Foville?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2% 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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