A lower share of households headed by a manager or professional than 98% of compared French towns, at 2.7%
Just over a fifth of households are couples with children; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. For Pouxeux, the census puts households in social housing at 9.4%. With a median age of 44.8, Pouxeux is older than 55% of compared French towns. This Vosges town counted 1,947 residents and 910 households at 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.
Pouxeux changed by −3% from 2012 to 2023, 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
From 2012 to 2017 the change was −1%; from 2017 to 2023, −2%. Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Vosges town −6%.
In Pouxeux, 10% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 62% 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
■ Pouxeux 44.8. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over; in Pouxeux, 21%. The usual figure: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Pouxeux: 36% of households are one person living alone, above 53% of compared French towns
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
Nothing unusual on single-parent households: 9.1%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town. Households here average 2.1 people each. The benchmark for one-person households in the typical compared French town: 35%.
25% of homes are flats, below 59% 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
Here, 7.4% of homes stand empty. At 2.3%, the share of second homes is higher than in 53% of compared French towns. Nothing unusual on households without a car: 11%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
€24,760 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 €24,760 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 63% of compared French towns.
29% of households are headed by a manual worker, 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
In the typical compared French town, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person; in Pouxeux, 34%. Typically, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
2.7% of residents are immigrants, below 85% 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 85% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. 1.9% of residents are foreign nationals, or about one in 53.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents make up 23% in Pouxeux, less than in 70% 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
On married residents, Pouxeux sits lower than 53% of compared French towns: 43%. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
20% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 85% 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
With adults with no qualification at 25%, Pouxeux is ahead of 78% of compared French towns on that count. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,947 to 2,582 people), the 18th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
5 of 6 neighbors are older than Pouxeux
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pouxeux | 44.8 | 21% | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| Éloyes 3,138 · 2.2 mi | 47.1 | 26% | 2% | 4.4% |
| Saint-Nabord 3,953 · 4.8 mi | 49.3 | 26% | 3.2% | 3.8% |
| Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont 3,818 · 5.9 mi | 47.1 | 26% | 4.2% | 7.3% |
| Remiremont 7,388 · 6.5 mi | 50.3 | 31% | 3% | 9.1% |
| Épinal 32,251 · 6.9 mi | 41.3 | 22% | 3.4% | 12% |
| Chantraine 3,198 · 7.6 mi | 48.1 | 24% | 1.4% | 3.9% |
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 Pouxeux
What is the population of Pouxeux?
1,947 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (2,011).
How old are Pouxeux’s residents?
The median age is 44.8, older than 55% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Pouxeux?
23, with occasional dwellings: 2.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Pouxeux?
INSEE counts 52 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.7% of residents, and 37 foreign nationals (1.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Pouxeux?
€24,760 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.