Half of L'Hosmes is over 54.5, older than 93% of compared French towns
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. There were 29 households in L'Hosmes at the 2023 Census, home to 65 residents. The census found that 3.4% of households have no car here. The share of empty homes trails 90% of compared French towns: 3.7%.
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 L'Hosmes
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 23 second homes and occasional dwellings in L'Hosmes, 43% of its 54 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
L'Hosmes had 86 residents at the 2012 census and 65 in 2023, down 24%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of L'Hosmes’ residents are under 54.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 1.5% 80 or older. Ages ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 17% single parents with children; 15% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
L'Hosmes sits above 97% of compared French towns for second homes (43%)
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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
L'Hosmes changed by −24% from 2012 to 2023, 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
The first five years brought −21%; the six to 2023, −4%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Eure town −1%.
Only 7.6% of residents are 15 to 24 in L'Hosmes
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ L'Hosmes 54.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 32%, against 22% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 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%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
L'Hosmes ranks below 99% of compared French towns on one-person households: 17%
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
Households here average 2.3 people each. By way of comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, couples with children are common here: 33%, more than in 88% of compared French towns. The share of single-parent households tops 98% of compared French towns: 17%.
In L'Hosmes, 17% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 98% of compared French towns
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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. On average, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
6.1% of residents are foreign nationals, a share 64% of compared French towns don’t reach
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.
Put another way, about one in 16: 6.1% of residents are immigrants. That is lower than in 54% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Eure has 4.6%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Above 99% of compared French towns: 71% of residents 15 and over are married
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
25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, against 11% in L'Hosmes. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Fewer adults with no qualification than 89% of compared French towns: 12%
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 30% in the typical compared French town, 33% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification here. Against that, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 65 to 2,582 people, the 7th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
L'Hosmes is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Hosmes | 54.5 | 32% | 43% | 6.1% |
| Mesnils-sur-Iton 6,078 · 5 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 7% | 1.8% |
| Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton 7,193 · 6 mi | 50 | 29% | 4.4% | 6.1% |
| Breteuil 4,282 · 6.6 mi | 49.6 | 29% | 9% | 3.2% |
| Saint-Lubin-des-Joncherets 4,116 · 7.5 mi | 44.6 | 24% | 2.8% | 5% |
| Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre 4,058 · 9.6 mi | 40.6 | 18% | 2.2% | 5.9% |
| Conches-en-Ouche 4,838 · 12.7 mi | 44.7 | 25% | 2.9% | 3% |
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 L'Hosmes
What is the population of L'Hosmes?
65 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 24% fewer than in 2012 (86).
How old are L'Hosmes’ residents?
The median age is 54.5, older than 93% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in L'Hosmes?
23, with occasional dwellings: 43% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in L'Hosmes?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.1% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (6.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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