Empty homes: 19%, a higher share than 99% of compared French towns
Households headed by a retired person make up 50%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 16% of residents are 15 to 24. 8.9% of homes are second homes, more than in 87% of compared French towns. Census day 2023: 130 residents and 65 households in Greux.
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 Greux
Fewer residents than in 2012
Greux had 170 residents at the 2012 census and 130 in 2023, down 24%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 17 homes empty (19%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Greux’s residents are under 51.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 26% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 11% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−24% since 2012, a pace below 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
In two steps, −8% to 2017 and −17% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −6% in Vosges.
Older than 88% of compared French towns: half of Greux is over 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
■ Greux 51.8. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over tops 72% of compared French towns: 26%.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Greux: 43% of households are one person living alone, above 79% 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
25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town, against 29% in Greux. There are 2 people in the average household. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of one-person households in the typical compared French town is 35%.
A smaller share of flats than 89% of compared French towns: 8.8%
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: 7.6%, below 69% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €27,740 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 €27,740 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 68% of compared French towns.
A lower share of households headed by a manager or professional than 67% of compared French towns, at 7.1%
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 manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. On average, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 89% of compared French towns: 2.3%
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.
Foreign nationals are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Greux: 50% of residents 15 and over are married, above 93% 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
On the census count, 26% of residents 15 and over are single. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Only 17% of adults out of school have no qualification in Greux
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
28% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, against 30% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%.
9th highest median age among 41 French towns of 130 to 2,582
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 Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Every neighbor is younger than Greux
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greux | 51.8 | 26% | 8.9% | 2.3% |
| Neufchâteau 6,732 · 6.6 mi | 49.9 | 29% | 2.2% | 8% |
| Foug 2,628 · 16.8 mi | 45.7 | 25% | 0.8% | 5.3% |
| Écrouves 4,474 · 17.8 mi | 36.7 | 15% | 0.9% | 4.2% |
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 Greux
What is the population of Greux?
130 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 24% fewer than in 2012 (170).
How old are Greux’s residents?
The median age is 51.8, older than 88% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Greux?
8, with occasional dwellings: 8.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Greux?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.3% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Greux?
€27,740 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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