A lower share of flats than 98% of compared French towns, at 3.6%
Residents aged 15 to 24: 8.3%, below 90% of compared French towns. Mesnil-en-Ouche had 4,414 residents in 2,030 households at the 2023 census. Census figures put households headed by a retired person at 40% here. At 2.8%, the share of households in social housing is lower than in 94% of compared French towns.
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 Mesnil-en-Ouche
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 550 second homes and occasional dwellings in Mesnil-en-Ouche, 19% of its 2,890 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 99% 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
Mesnil-en-Ouche had 4,765 residents at the 2012 census and 4,414 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 93% of compared French towns, at 19%
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: 11%, above just over four fifths of compared French towns. Few places have so few households without a car: 6.7% here, fewer than in three quarters of compared French towns. Set beside that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 8% of households moved in less than two years ago; 22% have been in their home 30 years or more.
Mesnil-en-Ouche changed by −7% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 94% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −2%, and from 2017 to 2023 −6%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Eure town −1%.
Older than 77% of compared French towns: half of Mesnil-en-Ouche is over 48.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Mesnil-en-Ouche 48.5. The median compared French town: 44.
A quarter of residents are 65 or over (typical compared French town: 22%).
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households make up 7.3% in Mesnil-en-Ouche, less than in 87% 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
Where a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town, Mesnil-en-Ouche has 23%. The average household has 2.2 people. One-person households are rarer here than in 55% of compared French towns. On average, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €24,410 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.
Half of residents live in households above €24,410 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 67% of compared French towns. Below the poverty threshold: 15.0% of the population.
A lower share of households headed by a manager or professional than 87% of compared French towns, at 4.9%
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
17% of households are headed by a manual worker (typical compared French town: 14%). For comparison, 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).
In Mesnil-en-Ouche, 2.3% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 88% 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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Mesnil-en-Ouche has 1.7%. Elsewhere, 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.
A smaller share of single residents than 94% of compared French towns: 19%
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
The figure for married residents is 47% in Mesnil-en-Ouche and 43% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Only 19% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Mesnil-en-Ouche
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
26% of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (4,374 to 4,454 people), the 9th 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.
The youngest is Labège (33), the oldest Valras-Plage (67).
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 3 are older than Mesnil-en-Ouche
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesnil-en-Ouche | 48.5 | 25% | 19% | 2.3% |
| Beaumont-le-Roger 2,769 · 7.6 mi | 48 | 26% | 5% | 3.3% |
| Bernay 9,765 · 7.9 mi | 49.2 | 29% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche 2,938 · 12.2 mi | 49.4 | 27% | 17% | 3% |
| Conches-en-Ouche 4,838 · 12.4 mi | 44.7 | 25% | 2.9% | 3% |
| Brionne 4,185 · 14.2 mi | 45.9 | 27% | 3.9% | 3.1% |
| Breteuil 4,282 · 15.3 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 Mesnil-en-Ouche
What is the population of Mesnil-en-Ouche?
4,414 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (4,765).
How old are Mesnil-en-Ouche’s residents?
The median age is 48.5, older than 77% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mesnil-en-Ouche?
550, with occasional dwellings: 19% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mesnil-en-Ouche?
INSEE counts 100 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.3% of residents, and 74 foreign nationals (1.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mesnil-en-Ouche?
€24,410 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 15.0% 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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