A larger share of households headed by a retired person than 99% of compared French towns: 67%
Couples with children: 17% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. Households without a car: 3% of the total. 13% of residents are 15 to 24, a higher share than in 84% of compared French towns. There were 34 households in Courcelles-sous-Châtenois at the 2023 Census, home to 74 residents.
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 Courcelles-sous-Châtenois
One home in 10 is a second home
The census counted 5 second homes and occasional dwellings in Courcelles-sous-Châtenois, 10% of its 50 homes: higher than in 88% of compared French towns. 100% 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
Courcelles-sous-Châtenois had 83 residents at the 2012 census and 74 in 2023, down 11%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 10 homes empty (21%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Courcelles-sous-Châtenois’ residents are under 51.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 25% 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.
Courcelles-sous-Châtenois: 21% of homes stand empty, above 99% 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
Here 2.1% of homes are flats, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%. The wider picture: 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. The share of second homes stands at 10%.
A change of −11% since 2012 leaves Courcelles-sous-Châtenois behind 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
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Vosges town −6%.
Courcelles-sous-Châtenois is older than 88% of compared French towns: a median age of 51.8
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Courcelles-sous-Châtenois 51.8. The median compared French town: 44.
In Courcelles-sous-Châtenois, a quarter of residents are 65 or over, beside 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Fewer one-person households than 59% of compared French towns: 33%
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
The typical household size is 2.2 people. The usual figure: just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
In Courcelles-sous-Châtenois, 17% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 67% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 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).
1.4% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 97% 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 Vosges has 5.3%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 97% of compared French towns. For comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 71: 1.4% 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.
45% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 67% 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
Nearly a quarter of residents 15 and over are single; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
More adults with no qualification than 89% of compared French towns: 29%
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
Graduates of higher education make up 22%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, adults with no qualification come to 19%.
41 French towns of 74 to 2,582 people: this is 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
1 in 4 nearby towns have a higher median age than Courcelles-sous-Châtenois
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courcelles-sous-Châtenois | 51.8 | 25% | 10% | 1.4% |
| Neufchâteau 6,732 · 5.9 mi | 49.9 | 29% | 2.2% | 8% |
| Vittel 4,780 · 10.6 mi | 56.6 | 36% | 14% | 5.9% |
| Contrexéville 2,923 · 10.6 mi | 50.2 | 28% | 5.6% | 10% |
| Mirecourt 4,700 · 14.6 mi | 49.2 | 25% | 2.1% | 6.1% |
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 Courcelles-sous-Châtenois
What is the population of Courcelles-sous-Châtenois?
74 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% fewer than in 2012 (83).
How old are Courcelles-sous-Châtenois’ residents?
The median age is 51.8, older than 88% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Courcelles-sous-Châtenois?
5, with occasional dwellings: 10% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Courcelles-sous-Châtenois?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.4% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (1.4%). 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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