Older than 92% of compared French towns: half of Celles-sur-Plaine is over 53.8
By its share of couples with children (13%), Celles-sur-Plaine is below 94% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 737, in 390 households. 3.9% of households are headed by a manager or professional, or about one in 26. At 1.3%, the share of households in social housing is lower than in 98% of compared French towns.
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 Celles-sur-Plaine
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 160 second homes and occasional dwellings in Celles-sur-Plaine, 26% of its 610 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 90% 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
Celles-sur-Plaine had 857 residents at the 2012 census and 737 in 2023, down 14%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Celles-sur-Plaine’s residents are under 53.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 31% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes make up 26% in Celles-sur-Plaine, more than in 94% 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
Some 5.7% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 24% who have been there 30 years or more. Put another way, about one in nine: 11% of homes stand empty. Celles-sur-Plaine has fewer flats than three quarters of compared French towns, at 16%. In the typical compared French town, 2.1% of homes are second homes.
Celles-sur-Plaine changed by −14% from 2012 to 2023, slower 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −4%, and from 2017 to 2023 −10%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Vosges town −6%.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 8%, a lower share than 92% 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
■ Celles-sur-Plaine 53.8. The median compared French town: 44.
31% of residents are 65 or over, against 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
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
In Celles-sur-Plaine, 42% of households are one person living alone, more than in 77% 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
12% of households are single parents (typical compared French town: 10%). On average, 1.9 people share a household. In the typical compared French town, just over a third of households are one person living alone.
A median standard of living of €22,440 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 Celles-sur-Plaine’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €22,440 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 86% of compared French towns.
In Celles-sur-Plaine, 42% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 89% 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
The share of households headed by a manual worker stands at 14%. 3.9% of Celles-sur-Plaine’s households are headed by a manager or professional, against 9.4% in the median compared French town; 42% by a retired person (32%).
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 87% of compared French towns: 2.5%
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.
Foreign nationals: 1.6%, below 84% of compared French towns. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Only 24% of residents 15 and over are single in Celles-sur-Plaine
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
Here, 44% of residents 15 and over are married. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
In Celles-sur-Plaine, 17% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 93% 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, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%; Celles-sur-Plaine has 23%. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 737 to 2,582 people, the 7th 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).
Celles-sur-Plaine is older 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celles-sur-Plaine | 53.8 | 31% | 26% | 2.5% |
| Moyenmoutier 3,134 · 5.7 mi | 49.7 | 27% | 4.5% | 2.4% |
| Raon-l'Étape 5,886 · 6.1 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 2.8% | 4.4% |
| Baccarat 4,089 · 9.7 mi | 49.7 | 30% | 3.8% | 4.1% |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges 19,251 · 11.6 mi | 46.5 | 27% | 2.9% | 12% |
| La Broque 2,625 · 11.8 mi | 46.6 | 23% | 7.5% | 6.9% |
| Rambervillers 5,018 · 16.4 mi | 47 | 26% | 1.4% | 7.3% |
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 Celles-sur-Plaine
What is the population of Celles-sur-Plaine?
737 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% fewer than in 2012 (857).
How old are Celles-sur-Plaine’s residents?
The median age is 53.8, older than 92% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 31% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Celles-sur-Plaine?
160, with occasional dwellings: 26% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Celles-sur-Plaine?
INSEE counts 18 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.5% of residents, and 12 foreign nationals (1.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Celles-sur-Plaine?
€22,440 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 November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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