Asnelles is older than 99% of compared French towns: a median age of 61
Here 18% of households are couples with children, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 25%. At the 2023 Census Asnelles was home to 642 people in 330 households. Households headed by a retired person: three fifths of the total. Compared with other places, flats are scarce here: 6.1%, fewer than in 94% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Calvados 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 Asnelles
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 670 second homes and occasional dwellings in Asnelles, 66% of its 1,020 homes: higher than in 99% of compared French towns. 61% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Asnelles’ residents are under 61 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 41% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
66% of homes are second homes, more 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car is 11%; Asnelles has 7.1%. 1.4% of homes stand empty. On households in social housing, Asnelles sits lower than 52% of compared French towns: 12%. The benchmark for second homes in the typical compared French town: 2.1%.
Faster growth than 66% of compared French towns: Asnelles changed by +9% since 2012
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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +1% in Calvados.
41% of residents are 65 or over, a share 98% of compared French towns don’t reach
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Asnelles 61. The median compared French town: 44.
In Asnelles, 7% of residents are 15 to 24, beside 11% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
A lower share of single-parent households than 84% of compared French towns, at 7.7%
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 Calvados median and the France median
Living alone · share
One-person households make up 39%, against 35% in the typical compared French town. For single-parent households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 10%. The average household has 1.9 people.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €25,970 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.
Half of Asnelles’ residents live in households with a standard of living below €25,970 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 50% of compared French towns.
Below 97% of compared French towns: 3% of households are headed by a manager or professional
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
By its share of households headed by a manual worker (4.5%), Asnelles is below 97% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, households headed by a manager or professional come to 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
1.9% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 93% 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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Asnelles has 1.1%. By way of 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.
Asnelles sits below 99% of compared French towns for single residents (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
Married residents: 50% here and 43% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Below 80% of compared French towns: 22% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%; Asnelles has 22%. Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
The 4th oldest of 41 French towns of 642 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Asnelles and its 6 nearest towns: 1 of them are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asnelles | 61 | 41% | 66% | 1.9% |
| Courseulles-sur-Mer 4,268 · 5.9 mi | 65.3 | 51% | 55% | 2.6% |
| Bayeux 12,659 · 6.8 mi | 51.4 | 31% | 4.4% | 3.2% |
| Thue et Mue 6,182 · 9.6 mi | 39.8 | 16% | 1% | 1.4% |
| Douvres-la-Délivrande 5,143 · 9.6 mi | 48.9 | 27% | 3% | 4% |
| Rots 2,544 · 9.7 mi | 43.6 | 20% | 1.9% | 1.5% |
| Luc-sur-Mer 3,275 · 10.4 mi | 56.9 | 37% | 27% | 2.5% |
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 Asnelles
What is the population of Asnelles?
642 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% more than in 2012 (589).
How old are Asnelles’ residents?
The median age is 61, older than 99% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 41% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Asnelles?
670, with occasional dwellings: 66% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Asnelles?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.9% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Asnelles?
€25,970 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).
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