A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns, at 5.8%
Where nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, Dombrot-le-Sec has 3%. In 2023, the Census found 355 residents locally, living in 160 households. The share of households without a car stands at 2.7%. 9.6% of homes are flats, fewer than in 87% 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 Dombrot-le-Sec
Fewer residents than in 2012
Dombrot-le-Sec had 380 residents at the 2012 census and 355 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 22 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−7% since 2012: slower than 92% 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 −1%, and from 2017 to 2023 −6%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Vosges town −6%.
Dombrot-le-Sec is older than 57% of compared French towns: a median age of 45.1
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Dombrot-le-Sec 45.1. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 22%; Dombrot-le-Sec has 23%.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
6% of households are single parents, below 96% 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 average 2.2 people. Dombrot-le-Sec has more couples with children than just over four fifths of compared French towns, at 31%. On average, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Set against 35% in the typical compared French town, 33% of households are one person living alone locally.
More empty homes than 86% of compared French towns: 12%
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
4.1% of homes are second homes; in the typical compared French town the figure is 2.1%. Measured more widely, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Turnover: 5.3% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 34% have lived in their home 30 years or more. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
A typical living standard of €27,330 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 €27,330 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 64% of compared French towns.
Dombrot-le-Sec: 23% of households are headed by a manual worker, above 92% 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
In the typical compared French town, 32% of households are headed by a retired person; in Dombrot-le-Sec, 39%. Households headed by a manual worker: 14% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 82% of compared French towns, at 3%
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 just over four fifths of compared French towns. The share of foreign nationals stands at 1.7%. Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Fewer single residents than 99% of compared French towns: 15%
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
46% of residents 15 and over are married; in the typical compared French town the figure is 43%. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
In Dombrot-le-Sec, 18% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 91% 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
The share of adults with no qualification is 17%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for graduates of higher education is 30% in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 20th youngest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Every neighbor is older than Dombrot-le-Sec
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dombrot-le-Sec | 45.1 | 23% | 4.1% | 3% |
| Contrexéville 2,923 · 2.7 mi | 50.2 | 28% | 5.6% | 10% |
| Vittel 4,780 · 4.2 mi | 56.6 | 36% | 14% | 5.9% |
| Mirecourt 4,700 · 14.8 mi | 49.2 | 25% | 2.1% | 6.1% |
| Neufchâteau 6,732 · 17.5 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 Dombrot-le-Sec
What is the population of Dombrot-le-Sec?
355 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (380).
How old are Dombrot-le-Sec’s residents?
The median age is 45.1, older than 57% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Dombrot-le-Sec?
8, with occasional dwellings: 4.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Dombrot-le-Sec?
INSEE counts 11 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (1.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Dombrot-le-Sec?
€27,330 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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