Empty homes make up 24% in La Petite-Raon, more than in 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%; La Petite-Raon has 18%. The census found that 4.2% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the town. At 8.3%, the share of second homes is higher than in 86% of compared French towns. This Vosges town is home to 734 residents in 350 households, by the 2023 Census.
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 La Petite-Raon
Fewer residents than in 2012
La Petite-Raon had 832 residents at the 2012 census and 734 in 2023, down 12%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 120 homes empty (24%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A change of −12% since 2012 leaves La Petite-Raon 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
The years 2012 to 2017 brought −10%; 2017 to 2023, −2%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Vosges town −6%.
A median age of 46.1: La Petite-Raon is older than 64% 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
■ La Petite-Raon 46.1. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (12%), La Petite-Raon is above 72% of compared French towns. Residents aged 65 and over are more common here than in 61% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
More one-person households than 75% of compared French towns: 41%
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, 2.1 people share a household. 8.4% of households are single parents, fewer than in 75% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, a quarter of households are couples with children; in La Petite-Raon, 26%.
In La Petite-Raon, 16% of households have no car, more than in 72% 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
Car-free households: one in six, where the median compared French town has 11%. 31% of homes are flats.
€21,950 a year: the median standard of living
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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €21,950 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 89% of compared French towns.
Only 7% of households are headed by a manager or professional in La Petite-Raon
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
For La Petite-Raon, the census puts households headed by a retired person at 33%. To put it in context, nearly one in ten 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 86% of compared French towns: 2.6%
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.
With foreign nationals at 1.6%, La Petite-Raon is behind 84% of compared French towns on that count. As a yardstick, 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.
A lower share of married residents than 84% of compared French towns, at 37%
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
Across La Petite-Raon, 26% of residents 15 and over are single. In the median compared French town 43% are married and 6.1% in a PACS; here it is 37% and 4.9%, and 12% are widowed.
Graduates of higher education: 10%, a lower share than 99% 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 La Petite-Raon, 33% of adults out of school have no qualification, beside 19% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 734 to 2,582 people, the 19th 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).
Every neighbor is older than La Petite-Raon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Petite-Raon | 46.1 | 24% | 8.3% | 2.6% |
| Moyenmoutier 3,134 · 4.6 mi | 49.7 | 27% | 4.5% | 2.4% |
| Raon-l'Étape 5,886 · 7.1 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 2.8% | 4.4% |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges 19,251 · 8.5 mi | 46.5 | 27% | 2.9% | 12% |
| La Broque 2,625 · 10.6 mi | 46.6 | 23% | 7.5% | 6.9% |
| Baccarat 4,089 · 12.1 mi | 49.7 | 30% | 3.8% | 4.1% |
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 4,851 · 14.1 mi | 47.7 | 24% | 7.8% | 11% |
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 La Petite-Raon
What is the population of La Petite-Raon?
734 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% fewer than in 2012 (832).
How old are La Petite-Raon’s residents?
The median age is 46.1, older than 64% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Petite-Raon?
43, with occasional dwellings: 8.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Petite-Raon?
INSEE counts 19 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.6% 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 La Petite-Raon?
€21,950 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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