A smaller share of flats than 99% of compared French towns: 1.8%
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%; Parfondru has 52%. There were 160 households locally at the 2023 Census, home to 353 residents. About one in 33: that is how common empty homes are in Parfondru (3%). On residents aged 15 to 24, Parfondru sits lower than 95% of compared French towns: 7.6%.
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.
±0% since 2012: slower than 68% 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
The median Aisne town changed −4% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought ±0% and the next six ±0%.
Half of Parfondru is over 49.5, older than 81% 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
■ Parfondru 49.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over make up about one in four here (23%).
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of one-person households than 97% of compared French towns, at 23%
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 average 2.3 people. For comparison, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. On single-parent households, Parfondru sits higher than 86% of compared French towns: 13%. 22% of households are couples with children (typical compared French town: 25%).
0.6% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 99% 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
Second homes make up 3%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town. About one in 15: that is how common households without a car are in Parfondru (6.6%). In the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM).
Standard of living at the median: €24,780 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.
Living standards centre on €24,780 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 63% of compared French towns.
16% of households are headed by a manager or professional, more than in 79% 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 manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 0.9% in Parfondru, less than in 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 median compared commune in Aisne has 5.7%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Fewer single residents than 99% of compared French towns: 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
By its share of married residents (52%), Parfondru is above 95% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Fewer adults with no qualification than 56% of compared French towns: 18%
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
Here, 29% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. For adults with no qualification, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 19%.
41 French towns of 353 to 2,582 people: this is the 14th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Every neighbor is younger than Parfondru
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parfondru | 49.5 | 23% | 3% | 0.9% |
| Athies-sous-Laon 2,578 · 3.3 mi | 44.9 | 23% | 0.7% | 2% |
| Laon 24,220 · 4.6 mi | 40.8 | 21% | 1.8% | 9.4% |
| Villeneuve-sur-Aisne 2,792 · 13.4 mi | 41.9 | 21% | 1.3% | 2.4% |
| Fismes 5,850 · 15.3 mi | 43.6 | 23% | 1.5% | 3.1% |
| La Fère 2,796 · 17.9 mi | 39.7 | 21% | 2.3% | 5.6% |
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 Parfondru
What is the population of Parfondru?
353 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (352).
How old are Parfondru’s residents?
The median age is 49.5, older than 81% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Parfondru?
5, with occasional dwellings: 3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Parfondru?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.9% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Parfondru?
€24,780 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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