29% of households are couples with children, more than in 73% of compared French towns
Compared with 30% in the typical compared French town, 19% of homes are flats here. Put another way, about one in six: 17% of households are headed by a manual worker. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Maisse was home to 2,797 people in 1,190 households.
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.
+3% since 2012: slower than 56% 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 +6% for the median Essonne town, the change came in two steps: +1% from 2012 to 2017, then +3% to 2023.
Residents aged 65 and over: 20%, a lower share than 64% 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
■ Maisse 43.1. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Maisse is 43.1, lower than in 58% of compared French towns. On average, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. Roughly one in ten: 10% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 32%, a lower share than 65% 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 Essonne median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2.3 people on average. The benchmark for one-person households in the typical compared French town: 35%. More single-parent households than in 70% of compared French towns: 11%.
3.8% of homes in Maisse are second homes
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
One household in 10 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). In the typical compared French town, second homes come to 2.1%. Newcomers of less than two years account for 9.9% of households, residents of 30 years or more for 22%. More empty homes than in 59% of compared French towns: 7.5%.
The median resident lives on €27,950 a year per consumption unit
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 €27,950 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 70% of compared French towns. The poverty rate is 8.0%.
Fewer households headed by a manager or professional than 66% of compared French towns: 7.3%
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
32% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 54% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
More foreign nationals than 59% of compared French towns: 5.3%
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.
Across Maisse, 6.7% of residents are immigrants. That is higher than in 52% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Essonne has 13%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of single residents than 65% of compared French towns: 24%
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
43% of residents 15 and over are married. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 64% of compared French towns: 26%
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, a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification. The benchmark for graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town: 30%.
Ranked by age, 8th 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.
Ages run from 39.7 in La Fère to 56.5 in Saint-Aignan.
4 of 6 neighbors are older than Maisse
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maisse | 43.1 | 20% | 3.8% | 6.7% |
| Boutigny-sur-Essonne 3,146 · 2.6 mi | 45.2 | 23% | 3.4% | 7.4% |
| Milly-la-Forêt 4,562 · 3.7 mi | 50 | 30% | 5.3% | 7.4% |
| La Ferté-Alais 3,731 · 6 mi | 43 | 19% | 1.6% | 9.6% |
| Cerny 3,531 · 6.4 mi | 42.9 | 20% | 3.4% | 7.1% |
| Le Malesherbois 8,016 · 7.5 mi | 43.1 | 19% | 5.1% | 15% |
| Champcueil 2,854 · 8.4 mi | 44.3 | 24% | 4.9% | 11% |
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 Maisse
What is the population of Maisse?
2,797 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% more than in 2012 (2,703).
How old are Maisse’s residents?
The median age is 43.1, younger than 58% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Maisse?
51, with occasional dwellings: 3.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Maisse?
INSEE counts 190 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.7% of residents, and 150 foreign nationals (5.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Maisse?
€27,950 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 8.0% 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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