Households headed by a manager or professional: 4.9%, a lower share than 86% of compared French towns
Compared with 6.7% in the typical compared French town, just over one in ten homes stand empty here. Xertigny had 2,589 residents in 1,210 households at the 2023 Census. About one in four: that is how common residents aged 65 and over are in Xertigny (27%). More second homes than in 73% of compared French towns: 4.2%.
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 Xertigny
Fewer residents than in 2012
Xertigny had 2,745 residents at the 2012 census and 2,589 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 90% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Xertigny has changed by −6%, slower than 90% 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
In two steps, −5% to 2017 and −1% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −6% in Vosges.
Older than 69% of compared French towns: half of Xertigny is over 47
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Xertigny 47. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 11% in the typical compared French town, one in ten residents are 15 to 24 in Xertigny.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Below 65% of compared French towns: 22% of households are couples with children
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
Set against 10% in the typical compared French town, 11% of households are single parents in Xertigny. Compared with other places, one-person households are common here: 38%, more than in 61% of compared French towns. The share of couples with children in the typical compared French town is 25%. A household here holds 2.1 people on average.
In Xertigny, 26% of homes are flats, fewer than in 56% 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
At 12%, the share of households without a car is higher than in 56% of compared French towns. On average, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town.
A median standard of living of €23,270 a year
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.
At €23,270 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 79% of compared French towns. 18.0% of the population lives below the poverty line.
In Xertigny, 39% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 82% 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
With households headed by a manual worker at 18%, Xertigny is ahead of 77% of compared French towns on that count. Typically, 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).
Fewer immigrants than 82% of compared French towns: 3%
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 2.1% in Xertigny. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents: 36%, a lower share than 88% 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
Xertigny has more single residents than 52% of compared French towns, at 26%. Typically, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Xertigny sits below 87% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (19%)
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%, Xertigny is ahead of 78% of compared French towns on that count. In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
The 13th oldest of 41 French towns of 2,564 to 2,613 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 34.6 in Bourguébus to 61.2 in Eymet.
Older than Xertigny: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xertigny | 47 | 27% | 4.2% | 3% |
| Chantraine 3,198 · 8.7 mi | 48.1 | 24% | 1.4% | 3.9% |
| Saint-Nabord 3,953 · 8.7 mi | 49.3 | 26% | 3.2% | 3.8% |
| Le Val-d'Ajol 3,885 · 9.2 mi | 52.8 | 33% | 8.7% | 2.7% |
| Épinal 32,251 · 9.3 mi | 41.3 | 22% | 3.4% | 12% |
| Remiremont 7,388 · 9.7 mi | 50.3 | 31% | 3% | 9.1% |
| Golbey 8,832 · 10.3 mi | 44.1 | 22% | 0.9% | 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 Xertigny
What is the population of Xertigny?
2,589 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (2,745).
How old are Xertigny’s residents?
The median age is 47, older than 69% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Xertigny?
60, with occasional dwellings: 4.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Xertigny?
INSEE counts 77 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3% of residents, and 55 foreign nationals (2.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Xertigny?
€23,270 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 18.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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).
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