Couples with children make up 50% in Les Ableuvenettes, more than in 99% of compared French towns
2.5% of homes are flats, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Lower than in 98% of compared French towns: 17% of households are headed by a retired person. There were 31 households in Les Ableuvenettes at the 2023 Census, home to 72 residents. Second homes make up about one in 20 here (5%).
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 Les Ableuvenettes
A town of families
50% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 7 homes empty (18%): 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 −4% since 2012 leaves Les Ableuvenettes behind 85% 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 −17%; 2017 to 2023, +16%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Vosges town −6%.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 69% of compared French towns: 9.7%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Les Ableuvenettes 45. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Les Ableuvenettes is 45, higher than in 57% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, or about one in five.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Only 17% of households are one person living alone in Les Ableuvenettes
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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%. Households here average 2.3 people each.
Empty homes: 18%, a higher share than 98% 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
Households without a car are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Recent arrivals (under two years) make up one in ten households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 16%. Against that, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 33% in Les Ableuvenettes, more than in 99% 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
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 84% of compared French towns: 2.8%
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.
4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, against 2.8% in Les Ableuvenettes. As a reference point, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Vosges has 5.3%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 84% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Les Ableuvenettes, 29% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 98% 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
Compared with 25% in the typical compared French town, 29% of residents 15 and over are single here. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Les Ableuvenettes ranks above 85% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 27%
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 graduates of higher education is 22%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. For adults with no qualification, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 19%.
20th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 72 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.
Older than Les Ableuvenettes: 4 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Ableuvenettes | 45 | 21% | 5% | 2.8% |
| Mirecourt 4,700 · 8.1 mi | 49.2 | 25% | 2.1% | 6.1% |
| Vittel 4,780 · 11 mi | 56.6 | 36% | 14% | 5.9% |
| Golbey 8,832 · 11.3 mi | 44.1 | 22% | 0.9% | 5.9% |
| Chantraine 3,198 · 11.3 mi | 48.1 | 24% | 1.4% | 3.9% |
| Thaon-les-Vosges 8,547 · 11.4 mi | 46.7 | 24% | 1.7% | 4.7% |
| Épinal 32,251 · 12.4 mi | 41.3 | 22% | 3.4% | 12% |
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 Les Ableuvenettes
What is the population of Les Ableuvenettes?
72 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (75).
How old are Les Ableuvenettes’ residents?
The median age is 45, older than 57% of compared French towns. 29% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Les Ableuvenettes?
2, with occasional dwellings: 5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Les Ableuvenettes?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.8% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (2.8%). 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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