Couples with children: 35%, a higher share than 93% of compared French towns
Compared with 6.7% in the typical compared French town, 2.4% of homes stand empty here. Here, 3.7% of households have no car. On residents aged 15 to 24, Plainville sits lower than 95% of compared French towns: 7.5%. At the 2023 Census Plainville was home to 204 people in 84 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.
What stands out about the people of Plainville
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 11 second homes and occasional dwellings in Plainville, 11% of its 97 homes: higher than in 89% 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 ↓
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 89% of compared French towns, at 11%
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. Typically, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
A +8% change since 2012: faster than 63% 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 years 2012 to 2017 brought +3%; 2017 to 2023, +5%.
26% of residents are 65 or over, a share 73% of compared French towns don’t reach
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Plainville 46.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Plainville’s residents are over 46.2, older than in 64% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
One-person households make up 24% in Plainville, less than in 97% 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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The benchmark for one-person households in the typical compared French town: 35%. On average, 2.4 people share a household.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €25,660 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 Plainville is €25,660 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 53% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 5.9% in Plainville, less than in 94% 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
Just over a third of households are headed by a retired person, against 32% in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, households headed by a manager or professional are common here: 12%, more than in 63% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for households headed by a manual worker is 14% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 96% of compared French towns: 1.5%
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% of residents are foreign nationals, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. As a yardstick, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Eure has 4.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 96% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
17% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 99% 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
Married residents make up 51%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
22% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 80% 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
Compared with 19% in the typical compared French town, 22% of adults out of school have no qualification here. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
Of 41 French towns its size (204 to 2,582 people), the 18th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Nearby, 4 of 6 towns have older populations than Plainville
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plainville | 46.2 | 26% | 11% | 1.5% |
| Bernay 9,765 · 4.2 mi | 49.2 | 29% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Mesnil-en-Ouche 4,414 · 10 mi | 48.5 | 25% | 19% | 2.3% |
| Beaumont-le-Roger 2,769 · 12.3 mi | 48 | 26% | 5% | 3.3% |
| Brionne 4,185 · 12.5 mi | 45.9 | 27% | 3.9% | 3.1% |
| Lisieux 19,645 · 12.9 mi | 47 | 28% | 2.1% | 6.2% |
| Livarot-Pays-d'Auge 6,207 · 14.4 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 Plainville
What is the population of Plainville?
204 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% more than in 2012 (189).
How old are Plainville’s residents?
The median age is 46.2, older than 64% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Plainville?
11, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Plainville?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.5% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Plainville?
€25,660 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). 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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