30% of homes stand empty, a share 99% of compared French towns don’t reach
Battexey is home to 31 residents in 16 households, by the 2023 Census. Half are older than 51.7, older than 88% of compared French towns. Residents aged 15 to 24: 10% of the total.
Throughout this page, the Vosges 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 Battexey
Empty homes
The census found 7 homes empty (30%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 6.9% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Battexey had 33 residents at the 2012 census and 31 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Battexey’s residents are under 51.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 28% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 3.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A change of −6% since 2012 leaves Battexey behind 91% 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
In two steps, +3% to 2017 and −9% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −6% in Vosges.
Half of Battexey is over 51.7, 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
■ Battexey 51.7. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 65 and over (28%), Battexey is above nearly four fifths of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
41% women, 59% men
About 71 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children make up 33% in Battexey, more than in 88% 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 Vosges median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 1.9 people each. Couples with children make up 25% in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. What’s more, in the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%; Battexey has 33%.
Battexey sits below 76% of compared French towns for households without a car (6.7%)
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. The comparison figure for households without a car is 11% in the typical compared French town.
33% of households are headed by a retired person, a share 55% of compared French towns don’t reach
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, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
0% of Battexey’s residents are immigrants
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 Vosges has 5.3%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Battexey: 52% of residents 15 and over are married, above 96% 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
Put another way, about one in four: 26% of residents 15 and over are single. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
Adults with no qualification make up 17% in Battexey, less than in 63% 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
Locally, 29% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. The usual figure: nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (31 to 2,582 people), 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
No nearby town is as old as Battexey
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battexey | 51.7 | 28% | 0% | 0% |
| Charmes 4,484 · 5.3 mi | 42.7 | 22% | 0.7% | 3.5% |
| Mirecourt 4,700 · 6.6 mi | 49.2 | 25% | 2.1% | 6.1% |
| Thaon-les-Vosges 8,547 · 14.6 mi | 46.7 | 24% | 1.7% | 4.7% |
| Damelevières 3,080 · 14.9 mi | 43.7 | 19% | 0.7% | 1.9% |
| Blainville-sur-l'Eau 3,893 · 15.5 mi | 42.9 | 18% | 0.4% | 2.2% |
| Rosières-aux-Salines 2,810 · 15.6 mi | 44.3 | 22% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
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 Battexey
What is the population of Battexey?
31 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (33).
How old are Battexey’s residents?
The median age is 51.7, older than 88% of compared French towns. 10% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Battexey?
0, with occasional dwellings: 0% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Battexey?
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%.
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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