A lower share of flats than 99% of compared French towns, at 1.6%
The median age in Eraines is 49.3, higher than in four fifths of compared French towns. 279 residents in 120 households: that is Eraines at the 2023 Census. Households in social housing: 1% of the total. The figure for households without a car is 3% in Eraines and 11% in the typical compared French town.
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 Eraines
Fewer residents than in 2012
Eraines had 331 residents at the 2012 census and 279 in 2023, down 16%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 17 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A change of −16% since 2012 leaves Eraines behind 99% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved +5%, and from 2017 to 2023 −20%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Calvados town +1%.
In Eraines, 24% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 63% 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
■ Eraines 49.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Put another way, about one in ten: 10% of residents are 15 to 24. For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
3.4% of households are single parents, fewer than in 99% 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
Each household has 2.3 people on average. As a reference point, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Few places have so few one-person households: 25% here, fewer than in 94% of compared French towns. By contrast, with couples with children at 28%, Eraines is ahead of 65% of compared French towns on that count.
13% of homes stand empty, more than in 90% 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
6.8% of households moved in less than two years ago; 26% have been in their home 30 years or more. Compared with other places, second homes are scarce here: 0.7%, fewer than in 89% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €29,180 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.
Half of Eraines’ residents live in households with a standard of living below €29,180 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 80% of compared French towns.
Above 99% of compared French towns: 28% of households are headed by a manual worker
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%; Eraines has 27%. Households headed by a manager or professional account for 7.3%. Elsewhere, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer foreign nationals than 97% of compared French towns: 0.8%
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 Calvados has 3.1%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 90% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. Immigrants account for 2.2%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A larger share of married residents than 99% of compared French towns: 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
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in Eraines comes in at 14%. As a reference point, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
A larger share of adults with no qualification than 65% of compared French towns: 22%
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
Graduates of higher education come to 31% in Eraines, about three in ten. Across the comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (279 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).
Eraines sits below 1 of its 6 closest neighbors on median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eraines | 49.3 | 24% | 0.7% | 2.2% |
| Falaise 7,680 · 1.9 mi | 46 | 26% | 2% | 2.6% |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Auge 7,100 · 10.1 mi | 49.7 | 29% | 7.8% | 2.8% |
| Mézidon Vallée d'Auge 9,766 · 12.7 mi | 40.9 | 20% | 6.8% | 1.8% |
| Argentan 13,527 · 13.2 mi | 46.3 | 27% | 2.3% | 8.2% |
| Moult-Chicheboville 3,441 · 14 mi | 35.9 | 13% | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| Argences 3,959 · 15 mi | 43.4 | 24% | 0.8% | 1.8% |
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 Eraines
What is the population of Eraines?
279 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 16% fewer than in 2012 (331).
How old are Eraines’ residents?
The median age is 49.3, older than 80% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Eraines?
1, with occasional dwellings: 0.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Eraines?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.2% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Eraines?
€29,180 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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