A lower share of flats than 89% of compared French towns, at 8.8%
Set against 2.1% in the typical compared French town, 7% of homes are second homes in Mesnils-sur-Iton. Locally, 19% of households are headed by a manual worker. Empty homes are more common here than in 71% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Mesnils-sur-Iton was home to 6,078 people in 2,700 households.
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.
±0% since 2012, a pace below 71% 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 the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Eure town −1%.
Younger than 59% of compared French towns: half of Mesnils-sur-Iton is under 42.8
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Mesnils-sur-Iton 42.8. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over; in Mesnils-sur-Iton, 21%. Across Mesnils-sur-Iton, just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Fewer single-parent households than 67% of compared French towns: 9%
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 average 2.2 people. Single-parent households make up 10% in the typical compared French town. 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town, against 24% in Mesnils-sur-Iton.
Households in social housing: 6.8%, a lower share than 78% of compared French towns
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 without a car: 8.9% here and 11% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town.
A typical living standard of €25,240 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.
The median standard of living in Mesnils-sur-Iton is €25,240 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 57% of compared French towns. Below the poverty line: 12.0% of residents.
Households headed by a manager or professional: 6.6%, a lower share than 71% 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
33% of households are headed by a retired person. The comparison figure for households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 1.8% in Mesnils-sur-Iton, less than in 94% 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.
Here 1.1% of residents are foreign nationals, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. The median compared commune in Eure has 4.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 94% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 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.
In Mesnils-sur-Iton, 24% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 61% 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
The share of married residents stands at 43%. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
Mesnils-sur-Iton: 24% of adults out of school have no qualification, above 73% 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
The share of graduates of higher education trails 70% of compared French towns: 25%. By way of comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
19th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 6,006 to 6,148
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 Mondonville (35.5), the oldest Le Barcarès (63.7).
A younger town than 4 of the 6 around it: Mesnils-sur-Iton
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesnils-sur-Iton | 42.8 | 21% | 7% | 1.8% |
| Breteuil 4,282 · 7.1 mi | 49.6 | 29% | 9% | 3.2% |
| Conches-en-Ouche 4,838 · 8.9 mi | 44.7 | 25% | 2.9% | 3% |
| Saint-Lubin-des-Joncherets 4,116 · 9.1 mi | 44.6 | 24% | 2.8% | 5% |
| Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton 7,193 · 9.9 mi | 50 | 29% | 4.4% | 6.1% |
| Guichainville 3,087 · 10.2 mi | 41.6 | 19% | 0.9% | 8.9% |
| Saint-André-de-l'Eure 3,829 · 10.5 mi | 42.7 | 24% | 1.5% | 4.9% |
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 Mesnils-sur-Iton
What is the population of Mesnils-sur-Iton?
6,078 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (6,095).
How old are Mesnils-sur-Iton’s residents?
The median age is 42.8, younger than 59% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mesnils-sur-Iton?
220, with occasional dwellings: 7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mesnils-sur-Iton?
INSEE counts 110 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.8% of residents, and 70 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mesnils-sur-Iton?
€25,240 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 12.0% 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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