Younger than 98% of compared French towns: half of Blémerey is under 34
Empty homes are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Across Blémerey, 7.1% of homes are second homes. The town had 28 residents in 13 households at the 2023 census.
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 Blémerey
A young town
Half of Blémerey’s residents are under 34 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 25% are under 15 and 18% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Growing fast
Blémerey had 19 residents at the 2012 census and 28 in 2023, up 47%: faster growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many people living alone
50% of Blémerey’s households are one person: higher than in 94% of compared French towns; 100% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A +47% change since 2012: faster 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
The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Vosges town −6%.
Blémerey ranks above 94% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 14%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Blémerey 34. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 18% in Blémerey and 22% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
50% of households are single parents, a share 99% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
There are 2.2 people in the average household. One-person households are more common here than in 94% of compared French towns. Typically, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
100% of homes are houses
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 without a car are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 7.7% of households arrived within the last two years, while 31% have stayed 30 years or more.
A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 97% of compared French towns, at 50%
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. By way of comparison, nearly a third 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).
Only 3.6% of residents are immigrants in Blémerey
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.
About one in 28: that is how common foreign nationals are in Blémerey (3.6%). That is lower than in 77% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Vosges has 5.3%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
33% of residents 15 and over are married, below 94% 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
24% of residents 15 and over are single, against 25% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 94% of compared French towns: 17%
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
The share of adults with no qualification tops 96% of compared French towns: 33%. As a yardstick, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The youngest of 41 French towns of 28 to 2,582 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Blémerey (34), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Blémerey is younger than every town 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blémerey | 34 | 18% | 7.1% | 3.6% |
| Mirecourt 4,700 · 5.6 mi | 49.2 | 25% | 2.1% | 6.1% |
| Charmes 4,484 · 11.2 mi | 42.7 | 22% | 0.7% | 3.5% |
| Vittel 4,780 · 12 mi | 56.6 | 36% | 14% | 5.9% |
| Contrexéville 2,923 · 14.2 mi | 50.2 | 28% | 5.6% | 10% |
| Neufchâteau 6,732 · 16.2 mi | 49.9 | 29% | 2.2% | 8% |
| Neuves-Maisons 6,524 · 17.9 mi | 44.8 | 23% | 1.1% | 6.6% |
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 Blémerey
What is the population of Blémerey?
28 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 47% more than in 2012 (19).
How old are Blémerey’s residents?
The median age is 34, younger than 98% of compared French towns. 32% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Blémerey?
1, with occasional dwellings: 7.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Blémerey?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.6% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (3.6%). 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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