Only 1% of homes are flats in Plumetot
In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24; in Plumetot, 6.5%. The town is home to 200 residents in 87 households, by the 2023 Census. 47% of households are headed by a retired person. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% 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 Plumetot
Fewer residents than in 2012
Plumetot had 229 residents at the 2012 census and 200 in 2023, down 13%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many graduates
50% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 17% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−13% since 2012: slower than 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +1% for the median Calvados town, the change came in two steps: −6% from 2012 to 2017, then −7% to 2023.
Half of Plumetot 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
■ Plumetot 49.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 22% in the typical compared French town, 27% of residents are 65 or over in Plumetot.
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%.
Below 79% of compared French towns: 29% of households are one person living alone
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
Average household size: 2.3 people. Plumetot has more couples with children than 73% of compared French towns, at 29%. Set beside that, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
2.3% of households have no car, 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
The share of second homes tops 83% of compared French towns: 7.1%. Empty homes make up about one in 24 here (4.1%). In the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households have no car.
Standard of living at the median: €33,380 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €33,380 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 94% of compared French towns.
Only 5.9% of households are headed by a manual worker in Plumetot
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
Set against 9.4% in the typical compared French town, 12% of households are headed by a manager or professional in Plumetot. 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).
Immigrants: 1%, a lower share than 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 Calvados has 3.1%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns. For immigrants, the comparison 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.
In Plumetot, 12% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 99% 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
The share of married residents is 54%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Plumetot ranks below 99% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 7.1%
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 figure for graduates of higher education is 50% in Plumetot and 30% in the typical compared French town. The share of adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town is 19%.
Of 41 French towns its size (200 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Around Plumetot, 4 of 6 towns have a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumetot | 49.7 | 27% | 7.1% | 1% |
| Douvres-la-Délivrande 5,143 · 1.4 mi | 48.9 | 27% | 3% | 4% |
| Hermanville-sur-Mer 3,323 · 2.1 mi | 51.2 | 28% | 30% | 1.9% |
| Luc-sur-Mer 3,275 · 2.3 mi | 56.9 | 37% | 27% | 2.5% |
| Colleville-Montgomery 2,586 · 2.7 mi | 50.9 | 29% | 14% | 2.1% |
| Biéville-Beuville 3,840 · 3.1 mi | 45.6 | 23% | 1.1% | 3.1% |
| Ouistreham 9,212 · 4.3 mi | 56.3 | 36% | 25% | 2.8% |
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 Plumetot
What is the population of Plumetot?
200 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% fewer than in 2012 (229).
How old are Plumetot’s residents?
The median age is 49.7, older than 82% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Plumetot?
7, with occasional dwellings: 7.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Plumetot?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1% 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 Plumetot?
€33,380 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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