Half of Mélicourt is over 51.5, older than 88% of compared French towns
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Mélicourt is home to 87 residents in 42 households, by the 2023 Census. Households headed by a manager or professional: a quarter of the total. Here 5.3% of households have no car, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 11%.
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 Mélicourt
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 8 second homes and occasional dwellings in Mélicourt, 14% of its 57 homes: higher than in 91% 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
Mélicourt had 95 residents at the 2012 census and 87 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 95% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Mélicourt’s residents are under 51.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 23% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.1% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 7 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A town of second homes: 14% of its 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Against that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. In Mélicourt, 13% of homes stand empty.
Mélicourt’s population moved −8% on 2012, less than in 95% 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 those years, the median Eure town changed −1% and the median compared French town +5%.
10% of residents are 15 to 24, below 61% 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
■ Mélicourt 51.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Put another way, about one in four: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. To put it in context, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Mélicourt: 38% of households are one person living alone, above 60% 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 Eure median and the France median
Living alone · share
Average household size: 2.1 people. In the typical compared French town, 35% of households are one person living alone. Lower than in just over half of compared French towns: 25% of households are couples with children.
A larger share of households headed by a retired person than 76% of compared French towns: 38%
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
The share of households headed by a manual worker trails 60% of compared French towns: 13%. Against that, 32% 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).
Mélicourt: 6.3% 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.
Immigrants make up a share lower than in just over half of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Eure has 4.6%. Census figures put foreign nationals at 3.8% in Mélicourt.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Only 21% of residents 15 and over are single in Mélicourt
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
Here two in five residents 15 and over are married, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 43%. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
In Mélicourt, 17% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 93% 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
A quarter of adults out of school have no qualification (typical compared French town: 19%). In the typical compared French town, graduates of higher education come to 30%.
10th highest median age among 41 French towns of 87 to 2,582
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 Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Mélicourt and its 6 nearest towns: 1 of them are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mélicourt | 51.5 | 23% | 14% | 6.3% |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche 2,938 · 4.5 mi | 49.4 | 27% | 17% | 3% |
| Mesnil-en-Ouche 4,414 · 9.1 mi | 48.5 | 25% | 19% | 2.3% |
| L'Aigle 7,663 · 12 mi | 47.4 | 28% | 2.7% | 11% |
| Bernay 9,765 · 12.8 mi | 49.2 | 29% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Vimoutiers 2,978 · 13.8 mi | 60.1 | 43% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| Livarot-Pays-d'Auge 6,207 · 15.2 mi | 46.1 | 25% | 16% | 2.2% |
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 Mélicourt
What is the population of Mélicourt?
87 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (95).
How old are Mélicourt’s residents?
The median age is 51.5, older than 88% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mélicourt?
8, with occasional dwellings: 14% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mélicourt?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.3% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (3.8%). 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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