Older than 98% of compared French towns: half of Martinvelle is over 60.3
73% of households are headed by a retired person, against 32% in the typical compared French town. The 2023 Census put Martinvelle’s population at 119, in 63 households. Locally, 1% of homes are flats. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% 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 Martinvelle
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 24 second homes and occasional dwellings in Martinvelle, 23% of its 100 homes: higher than in 94% 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Martinvelle’s residents are under 60.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 40% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 13% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 17 homes empty (17%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes make up 23% in Martinvelle, more than in 94% 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 12, where the median compared French town has 11%. Compared with other places, empty homes are common here: 17%, more than in 97% of compared French towns. Against that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. For Martinvelle, the census puts households without a car at 8.5%.
A change of −3% since 2012 leaves Martinvelle behind 82% 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
Here the change came as −1% to 2017, then −2% to 2023. Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −6% in Vosges.
More residents aged 65 and over than 98% of compared French towns: 40%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Martinvelle 60.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 4.5%, below 99% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
45% of households are one person living alone, a share 85% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
The typical household size is 1.9 people. On average, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. For Martinvelle, the census puts couples with children at 18%.
Half above, half below €28,060 a year in 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.
Half of Martinvelle’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €28,060 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 71% of compared French towns.
9.1% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 52% 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
Households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Against that, 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).
In Martinvelle, 4.5% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 69% 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 69% of compared French towns. For immigrants, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 6.5%. In Martinvelle, 3.6% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Martinvelle ranks below 99% of compared French towns on single residents: 13%
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
The figure for married residents is 53% in Martinvelle and 43% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification: 35%, a higher share than 98% 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
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education in Martinvelle comes in at 26%. In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%.
Ranked by age, 4th oldest 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).
No nearby town is as old as Martinvelle
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinvelle | 60.3 | 40% | 23% | 4.5% |
| Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse 2,814 · 14.1 mi | 52.5 | 33% | 1.7% | 22% |
| Contrexéville 2,923 · 15.2 mi | 50.2 | 28% | 5.6% | 10% |
| Vittel 4,780 · 15.9 mi | 56.6 | 36% | 14% | 5.9% |
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 Martinvelle
What is the population of Martinvelle?
119 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (123).
How old are Martinvelle’s residents?
The median age is 60.3, older than 98% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 40% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Martinvelle?
24, with occasional dwellings: 23% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Martinvelle?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.5% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (3.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Martinvelle?
€28,060 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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