Below 99% of compared French towns: 1.2% of homes are flats
Half of Ménil-de-Senones’s residents are over 48.2, older than in 75% of compared French towns. This Vosges town had 121 residents in 56 households at the 2023 Census. The census found that nearly one in ten households have no car locally.
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 Ménil-de-Senones
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 14 second homes and occasional dwellings in Ménil-de-Senones, 18% of its 80 homes: higher than in 92% 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 ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Ménil-de-Senones had 151 residents at the 2012 census and 121 in 2023, down 20%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 17% single parents with children; 17% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 10 homes empty (13%): 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: 18%, a higher share than 92% 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 in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Across Ménil-de-Senones, 13% of homes stand empty.
From 2012 to 2023, 99% of compared French towns grew faster than Ménil-de-Senones: −20%
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 median Vosges town changed −6% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −9% and the next six −12%.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 8.7% in Ménil-de-Senones, less than in 86% 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
■ Ménil-de-Senones 48.2. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 22%; Ménil-de-Senones has 20%. Typically, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Ménil-de-Senones sits above 98% of compared French towns for single-parent households (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
By its share of couples with children (33%), Ménil-de-Senones is above 88% of compared French towns. Single-parent households: 10% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
A median of €24,010 a year per consumption unit
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 median standard of living in Ménil-de-Senones is €24,010 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 71% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 17% in Ménil-de-Senones, more than in 67% 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 manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town is 14%. About one in three: that is how common households headed by a retired person are in Ménil-de-Senones (33%).
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
0.8% of residents are foreign nationals, 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.
By its share of immigrants (3.1%), Ménil-de-Senones is below 80% of compared French towns. For foreign nationals, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 4.3%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Ménil-de-Senones sits below 99% of compared French towns for single residents (17%)
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
51% of residents 15 and over are married and 5.7% in a PACS, against 43% and 6.1% in the median compared French town; 11% are widowed. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
15% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 72% 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
The share of graduates of higher education is 25%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 121 to 2,582 people, the 15th 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).
2 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Ménil-de-Senones
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ménil-de-Senones | 48.2 | 20% | 18% | 3.1% |
| Moyenmoutier 3,134 · 4.1 mi | 49.7 | 27% | 4.5% | 2.4% |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges 19,251 · 6.5 mi | 46.5 | 27% | 2.9% | 12% |
| Raon-l'Étape 5,886 · 7.3 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 2.8% | 4.4% |
| La Broque 2,625 · 11.6 mi | 46.6 | 23% | 7.5% | 6.9% |
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 4,851 · 12.5 mi | 47.7 | 24% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Baccarat 4,089 · 12.8 mi | 49.7 | 30% | 3.8% | 4.1% |
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 Ménil-de-Senones
What is the population of Ménil-de-Senones?
121 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 20% fewer than in 2012 (151).
How old are Ménil-de-Senones’ residents?
The median age is 48.2, older than 75% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ménil-de-Senones?
14, with occasional dwellings: 18% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ménil-de-Senones?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.1% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Ménil-de-Senones?
€24,010 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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