A lower share of households without a car than 99% of compared French towns, at 1.7%
The figure for households headed by a manual worker is 29% in Droisy and 14% in the typical compared French town. One-person households account for 20%. With a median age of 40.7, Droisy is younger than 75% of compared French towns. The town had 455 residents in 170 households at the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Eure 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 Droisy
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 35 second homes and occasional dwellings in Droisy, 16% of its 220 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 97% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 12% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A smaller share of flats than 99% of compared French towns: 1.8%
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
16% of homes are second homes; in the typical compared French town the figure is 2.1%. In the typical compared French town, the share of flats is 30%. Across Droisy, 4.2% of homes stand empty.
From 2012 to 2023, Droisy outgrew 67% of compared French towns: +9%
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
Here the change came as +5% to 2017, then +4% to 2023.
Only 19% of residents are 65 or over in Droisy
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Droisy 40.7. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 tops just over two thirds of compared French towns: 12%. For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
More couples with children than 94% of compared French towns: 36%
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 Eure median and the France median
Living alone · share
12% of households are single parents, against 10% in the typical compared French town. There are 2.6 people in the average household. In the typical compared French town, couples with children come to 25%.
A typical living standard of €26,970 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.
At €26,970 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 61% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a manager or professional than 84% of compared French towns, at 18%
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 in the typical compared French town, against 35% in Droisy. The benchmark for households headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town: 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 67% of compared French towns: 4.6% 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.
Here 2.7% of residents are foreign nationals, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
51% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 95% 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
Where a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, Droisy has 20%. In the typical compared French town, married residents come to 43%.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 79% 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
Compared with 19% in the typical compared French town, just over a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification here. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 4th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Droisy sits below 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Droisy | 40.7 | 19% | 16% | 4.6% |
| Saint-Lubin-des-Joncherets 4,116 · 3.8 mi | 44.6 | 24% | 2.8% | 5% |
| Mesnils-sur-Iton 6,078 · 5.4 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 7% | 1.8% |
| Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre 4,058 · 5.6 mi | 40.6 | 18% | 2.2% | 5.9% |
| Saint-André-de-l'Eure 3,829 · 10 mi | 42.7 | 24% | 1.5% | 4.9% |
| Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton 7,193 · 10.4 mi | 50 | 29% | 4.4% | 6.1% |
| Breteuil 4,282 · 10.5 mi | 49.6 | 29% | 9% | 3.2% |
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 Droisy
What is the population of Droisy?
455 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% more than in 2012 (417).
How old are Droisy’s residents?
The median age is 40.7, younger than 75% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Droisy?
35, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Droisy?
INSEE counts 21 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.6% of residents, and 12 foreign nationals (2.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Droisy?
€26,970 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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