Only 17% of households are one person living alone in Marey
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Marey had 72 residents in 29 households at the 2023 Census. Census figures put flats at 2.3% locally. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%; Marey has 67%.
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 Marey
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 7 second homes and occasional dwellings in Marey, 16% of its 44 homes: higher than in 91% 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 ↓
Empty homes
The census found 8 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.
18% of homes stand empty, more than in 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
In Marey, 16% of homes are second homes, beside 2.1% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Census figures put households without a car at 6.9% locally.
Slower than most: −1% since 2012, behind 76% 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 first five years brought −5%; the six to 2023, +4%.
Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 97% of compared French towns: 7%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Marey 42.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Marey’s residents are under 42.7, younger than in three fifths of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Residents aged 65 and over make up about one in four here (28%).
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of single-parent households than 98% of compared French towns: 17%
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, 2.5 people share a household. Lower than in 86% of compared French towns: 17% of households are couples with children. By way of comparison, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
33% of households are headed by a retired person, a share 55% of compared French towns don’t reach
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. For comparison, 32% of households are headed by a retired person 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. 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.
A higher share of married residents than 99% of compared French towns, at 55%
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
Single residents make up 23%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Graduates of higher education: 25%, a lower share than 67% 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
Here, 20% of adults out of school have no qualification. As a reference point, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 72 to 2,582 people, the 10th youngest
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 Marey
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marey | 42.7 | 28% | 16% | 1.4% |
| Contrexéville 2,923 · 5.6 mi | 50.2 | 28% | 5.6% | 10% |
| Vittel 4,780 · 7.2 mi | 56.6 | 36% | 14% | 5.9% |
| Mirecourt 4,700 · 17.4 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 Marey
What is the population of Marey?
72 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% fewer than in 2012 (73).
How old are Marey’s residents?
The median age is 42.7, younger than 60% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Marey?
7, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Marey?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.4% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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