Younger than 76% of compared French towns: half of Ballancourt-sur-Essonne is under 40.5
Couples with children: 30%, above 78% of compared French towns. Compared with other places, households headed by a retired person are scarce here: 29%, fewer than in 68% of compared French towns. There were 3,390 households in Ballancourt-sur-Essonne at the 2023 Census, home to 8,191 residents. Households in social housing: 17% of the total.
Throughout this page, the Essonne 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.
Ballancourt-sur-Essonne grew +10% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 69% 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 Essonne town +6%. From 2012 to 2017 the change was +2%; from 2017 to 2023, +8%.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 70% of compared French towns: 19%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Ballancourt-sur-Essonne 40.5. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 12% in Ballancourt-sur-Essonne and 11% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of one-person households than 65% of compared French towns: 32%
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 Essonne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 2.4 people each. 12% of households are single parents, more than in 72% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, one-person households come to 35%.
0.9% of homes are second homes, fewer than in 82% 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
Empty homes are about as common here as in the typical compared French town, at 7.6%. As a yardstick, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Across Ballancourt-sur-Essonne, nearly a third of homes are flats.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €28,580 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 median standard of living in Ballancourt-sur-Essonne is €28,580 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 75% of compared French towns. The share living below the poverty line is 9.0%.
A larger share of households headed by a manager or professional than 73% of compared French towns: 14%
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
Here 15% of households are headed by a manual worker, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 14%. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Ballancourt-sur-Essonne, 14% of residents are immigrants, more than in 83% 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 figure for foreign nationals is 12% in Ballancourt-sur-Essonne and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. 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.
28% of residents 15 and over are single, a share 72% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
In the typical compared French town, 43% of residents 15 and over are married; in Ballancourt-sur-Essonne, 40%. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
20% of adults out of school have no qualification, more than in 55% of compared French towns
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
Locally, 31% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. Against that, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 10th youngest of 41 French towns this size
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 Mazingarbe (35.8), the youngest, and Bandol (61.1), the oldest.
Ballancourt-sur-Essonne sits below 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballancourt-sur-Essonne | 40.5 | 19% | 0.9% | 14% |
| Itteville 6,746 · 1.5 mi | 41.3 | 15% | 1.2% | 6.1% |
| Vert-le-Petit 2,714 · 1.9 mi | 38.7 | 12% | 1% | 6.9% |
| Saint-Vrain 3,089 · 2.7 mi | 44.9 | 24% | 2.1% | 9.3% |
| La Ferté-Alais 3,731 · 3.3 mi | 43 | 19% | 1.6% | 9.6% |
| Champcueil 2,854 · 3.4 mi | 44.3 | 24% | 4.9% | 11% |
| Mennecy 16,433 · 3.5 mi | 39.2 | 16% | 1.2% | 12% |
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 Ballancourt-sur-Essonne
What is the population of Ballancourt-sur-Essonne?
8,191 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% more than in 2012 (7,454).
How old are Ballancourt-sur-Essonne’s residents?
The median age is 40.5, younger than 76% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ballancourt-sur-Essonne?
35, with occasional dwellings: 0.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ballancourt-sur-Essonne?
INSEE counts 1,130 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 14% of residents, and 1,020 foreign nationals (12%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Ballancourt-sur-Essonne?
€28,580 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 9.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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