A smaller share of households headed by a manager or professional than 95% of compared French towns: 3.6%
In Contrexéville, 17% of households are couples with children, beside 25% in the typical compared French town. More second homes than in 79% of compared French towns: 5.6%. The town had 2,923 residents in 1,510 households at the 2023 census. Locally, 28% of residents are 65 or over.
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 Contrexéville
Fewer residents than in 2012
Contrexéville had 3,317 residents at the 2012 census and 2,923 in 2023, down 12%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Social housing
29% of households rent from a social landlord (HLM), 20% rent privately and 49% own their home. Homes & cars ↓
Empty homes
The census found 250 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Contrexéville changed by −12% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 98% 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
Here the change came as −3% to 2017, then −9% to 2023. Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −6% in Vosges.
Older than 84% of compared French towns: half of Contrexéville is over 50.2
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Contrexéville 50.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: just over a tenth of the total.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Contrexéville ranks above 82% of compared French towns on one-person households: 44%
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
On average, 1.9 people share a household. The usual figure: 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Few places have so few single-parent households: 8.9% here, fewer than in just over two thirds of compared French towns.
Contrexéville sits above 93% of compared French towns for empty homes (14%)
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 make up 18%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. 29% of households rent social housing (HLM), a higher share than in 91% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Flats make up about one in two here (50%).
Standard of living at the median: €23,770 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.
At €23,770 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 74% of compared French towns. 21.0% of the population lives below the poverty line.
39% of households are headed by a retired person, a share 82% 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
Where 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town, Contrexéville has 20%. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A larger share of immigrants than 72% of compared French towns: 10%
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 higher than in 72% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% in the typical compared French town. In Contrexéville, 7.8% 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.
A lower share of married residents than 70% of compared French towns, at 40%
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
A quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, against 28% in Contrexéville. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
Contrexéville ranks below 95% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 16%
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
Nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, against 28% in Contrexéville. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 2,897 to 2,949 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.
Avord is the youngest (32.5); Lalinde the oldest (58.7).
Contrexéville and its 3 nearest towns: 1 of them are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contrexéville | 50.2 | 28% | 5.6% | 10% |
| Vittel 4,780 · 2.7 mi | 56.6 | 36% | 14% | 5.9% |
| Mirecourt 4,700 · 13.6 mi | 49.2 | 25% | 2.1% | 6.1% |
| Neufchâteau 6,732 · 15.1 mi | 49.9 | 29% | 2.2% | 8% |
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 Contrexéville
What is the population of Contrexéville?
2,923 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% fewer than in 2012 (3,317).
How old are Contrexéville’s residents?
The median age is 50.2, older than 84% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Contrexéville?
110, with occasional dwellings: 5.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Contrexéville?
INSEE counts 300 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 10% of residents, and 230 foreign nationals (7.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Contrexéville?
€23,770 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 21.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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