A larger share of couples with children than 96% of compared French towns: 37%
Set against 32% in the typical compared French town, 20% of households are headed by a retired person in Essigny-le-Petit. This Aisne town counted 345 residents and 150 households at the 2023 Census. For Essigny-le-Petit, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 18%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Aisne 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 Essigny-le-Petit
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 6.7% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Essigny-le-Petit had 381 residents at the 2012 census and 345 in 2023, down 9%: slower growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Essigny-le-Petit’s population moved −9% on 2012, less than in 96% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −10%, then ±0% to 2023. Over those years, the median Aisne town changed −4% and the median compared French town +5%.
Younger than 74% of compared French towns: half of Essigny-le-Petit is under 40.9
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Essigny-le-Petit 40.9. The median compared French town: 44.
11% of residents are 15 to 24, or about one in nine.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of single-parent households than 92% of compared French towns: 6.7%
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 Aisne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 2.4 people each. For single-parent households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 10%. 33% of households are one person living alone; in the typical compared French town the figure is 35%.
100% of homes are houses
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
4.7% of households moved in less than two years ago; 29% have been in their home 30 years or more. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Essigny-le-Petit sits close to the norm on second homes: 1.3%, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
€24,420 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 €24,420 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 67% of compared French towns.
30% 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
13% of households are headed by a manager or professional, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
0.9% of residents are immigrants, below 99% 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 share of foreign nationals trails 96% of compared French towns: 0.9%. In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents make up 47% in Essigny-le-Petit, more than in 78% 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
Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, 23% of residents 15 and over are single in Essigny-le-Petit. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
23% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 75% 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 adults with no qualification is 24%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 4th youngest of 41 French towns of 345 to 2,582 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Every neighbor is older than Essigny-le-Petit
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essigny-le-Petit | 40.9 | 18% | 1.3% | 0.9% |
| Fresnoy-le-Grand 2,890 · 4.1 mi | 44.1 | 23% | 1.2% | 2.7% |
| Saint-Quentin 52,813 · 4.9 mi | 41.3 | 23% | 1.6% | 9% |
| Gauchy 5,183 · 6.4 mi | 47.7 | 24% | 0.4% | 4% |
| Bohain-en-Vermandois 5,605 · 7.2 mi | 41.1 | 21% | 0.8% | 4.9% |
| Guise 4,490 · 11.7 mi | 47.9 | 27% | 1% | 1.8% |
| Caudry 13,833 · 15.5 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 1% | 2.4% |
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 Essigny-le-Petit
What is the population of Essigny-le-Petit?
345 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% fewer than in 2012 (381).
How old are Essigny-le-Petit’s residents?
The median age is 40.9, younger than 74% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Essigny-le-Petit?
2, with occasional dwellings: 1.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Essigny-le-Petit?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.9% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (0.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Essigny-le-Petit?
€24,420 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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