A lower share of households without a car than 99% of compared French towns, at 1.2%
Households headed by a retired person: 47%, above 95% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put Canteloup’s population at 187, in 82 households. Across Canteloup, 29% of households are one person living alone. Residents aged 65 and over are more common here than in 78% 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 Canteloup
Fewer residents than in 2012
Canteloup had 203 residents at the 2012 census and 187 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Canteloup changed by −8% from 2012 to 2023, behind 94% 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
Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Calvados town +1%. From 2012 to 2017 the change was −12%; from 2017 to 2023, +4%.
Half of Canteloup is over 49.7, older than 82% 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
■ Canteloup 49.7. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; Canteloup has 8.9%.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
In Canteloup, 29% of households are couples with children, more than in 73% of compared French towns
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
The typical household size is 2.3 people. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 25% of households are couples with children.
A smaller share of empty homes than 99% of compared French towns: 1.2%
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
Turnover: 8.4% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 35% have lived in their home 30 years or more. The share of empty homes in the typical compared French town is 6.7%. At 2.4%, second homes sit close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €30,130 a year to live on
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 €30,130 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 85% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 18% in Canteloup, more than in 73% 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 manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 99% of compared French towns: 1.1% of residents are immigrants
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.
With foreign nationals at 0.5%, Canteloup is behind 99% of compared French towns on that count. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Canteloup sits above 99% of compared French towns for married residents (60%)
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
20% of residents 15 and over are single; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 59% of compared French towns, at 17%
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, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in Canteloup, 32%. Adults with no qualification make up 19% in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (187 to 2,582 people), 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Canteloup is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canteloup | 49.7 | 27% | 2.4% | 1.1% |
| Argences 3,959 · 1.9 mi | 43.4 | 24% | 0.8% | 1.8% |
| Moult-Chicheboville 3,441 · 2.6 mi | 35.9 | 13% | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| Troarn 3,439 · 4.2 mi | 47.5 | 25% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Mézidon Vallée d'Auge 9,766 · 5.3 mi | 40.9 | 20% | 6.8% | 1.8% |
| Démouville 3,035 · 7.2 mi | 49.3 | 28% | 0.6% | 2.8% |
| Bourguébus 2,613 · 7.8 mi | 34.6 | 9.8% | 0.2% | 2.3% |
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 Canteloup
What is the population of Canteloup?
187 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (203).
How old are Canteloup’s residents?
The median age is 49.7, older than 82% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Canteloup?
2, with occasional dwellings: 2.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Canteloup?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.1% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Canteloup?
€30,130 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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