Clotilde Defraine is a shopgirl with coarse reddish-brown hair and brown eyes. She is noticeable for her loud, harsh voice, and is prone to nail-biting.

Caroline Poirier has stringy brownish blonde hair and hazel eyes. She is a stay-at-home mother of three given to hypocrisy, who can be recognized by her rasping voice. She is envious of Grantaire.

Colombe Courtois has greasy mouse-colored hair and grey eyes. She is a ragpicker given to pessimism, who can be recognized by her bad teeth. She is a neighbor of Jean Prouvaire.

Edith Evrard is a hairdresser with untidy red hair and brown eyes. She is noticeable for her rodentlike face, and is prone to forgetfulness.

Elisabeth Fournier is a stay-at-home mother of three with curly mouse-colored hair and brown eyes. She is noticeable for her pudgy figure, and is prone to chewing tobacco.

Françoise Bailleul is a street vendor with a tendency toward nail-biting. She has grey eyes and tangled reddish-brown hair; the most obvious thing about her is her heavyset frame.

Francine Boisson has lank red hair and blue eyes. She is a milliner's assistant given to selfishness, who can be recognized by her considerable bulk. She is slightly acquainted with Musichetta.

Hortense Tessier is a laundress with lank dishwater blonde hair and blue eyes. She is noticeable for her large feet, and is prone to pessimism.

Madeleine Delorme is a shopgirl with a tendency toward humorlessness. She has grey eyes and curly blonde hair; the most obvious thing about her is her overlarge ears. She is an illegitimate half-sister of Colonel Pontmercy.

Nadége Vincent is a wet-nurse with a tendency toward poor personal hygiene. She has brown eyes and curly light brown hair; the most obvious thing about her is her bad breath.

Rose Laffitte is a professed nun with a tendency toward flatulence. She has hazel eyes and stringy brown hair; the most obvious thing about her is her large hooked nose. She is a neighbor of General Lamarque.