Second homes make up 33% in Mesnil-Rousset, more than in 95% of compared French towns
11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town, against 2.3% in Mesnil-Rousset. Put another way, about one in 12: 8.3% of residents are 15 to 24. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The town is home to 82 residents in 42 households, by 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 Mesnil-Rousset
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 21 second homes and occasional dwellings in Mesnil-Rousset, 33% of its 63 homes: higher than in 95% 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
Mesnil-Rousset had 110 residents at the 2012 census and 82 in 2023, down 25%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Mesnil-Rousset’s residents are under 53 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 29% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 11% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
One home in three in Mesnil-Rousset is a second home
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
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Of all households, 7% moved in during the last two years and 26% have stayed three decades or more.
−25% since 2012, a pace below 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Eure town −1%. The first five years brought −15%; the six to 2023, −12%.
A median age of 53: Mesnil-Rousset is older than 91% 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
■ Mesnil-Rousset 53. The median compared French town: 44.
Where just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, Mesnil-Rousset has 29%.
Women and men · all residents
42% women, 58% men
About 71 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children: 22%, a lower share than 64% 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
Households here average 2 people each. The comparison figure for couples with children is 25% in the typical compared French town. More single-parent households than in 66% of compared French towns: 11%. One-person households make up 33%, against 35% in the typical compared French town.
Mesnil-Rousset: 22% of households are headed by a manual worker, above 91% 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. The census found that 33% of households are headed by a retired person in Mesnil-Rousset. The usual figure: 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Mesnil-Rousset ranks below 98% of compared French towns on immigrants: 1.2%
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.
Foreign nationals are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Typically, 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.
Mesnil-Rousset ranks above 81% of compared French towns on single residents: 31%
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
For Mesnil-Rousset, the census puts married residents at 43%. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
31% of adults out of school have no qualification, more 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
Graduates of higher education: 22%, below just over four fifths of compared French towns. The share of adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town is 19%.
Ranked by age, 7th oldest 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).
Of the 6 towns nearest Mesnil-Rousset, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesnil-Rousset | 53 | 29% | 33% | 1.2% |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche 2,938 · 3.6 mi | 49.4 | 27% | 17% | 3% |
| Mesnil-en-Ouche 4,414 · 8.6 mi | 48.5 | 25% | 19% | 2.3% |
| L'Aigle 7,663 · 9.7 mi | 47.4 | 28% | 2.7% | 11% |
| Bernay 9,765 · 13.9 mi | 49.2 | 29% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Vimoutiers 2,978 · 16 mi | 60.1 | 43% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| Beaumont-le-Roger 2,769 · 16.3 mi | 48 | 26% | 5% | 3.3% |
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 Mesnil-Rousset
What is the population of Mesnil-Rousset?
82 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 25% fewer than in 2012 (110).
How old are Mesnil-Rousset’s residents?
The median age is 53, older than 91% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mesnil-Rousset?
21, with occasional dwellings: 33% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mesnil-Rousset?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.2% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). 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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