In Puchay, 40% of households are couples with children, more than in 99% of compared French towns
30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town, against 0.7% in Puchay. For Puchay, the census puts households in social housing at 0.8%. On households headed by a manager or professional, Puchay sits lower than 92% of compared French towns: 4.1%. The town had 605 residents in 250 households at 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 Puchay
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 47 second homes and occasional dwellings in Puchay, 15% of its 310 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 ↓
A town of families
40% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 17% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes: 15%, a higher share than 91% 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
11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town, against 6.2% in Puchay. For second homes, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. Empty homes account for 4.6%.
Puchay grew +6% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 54% 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 median Eure town changed −1% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +9% and the next six −3%.
Only 18% of residents are 65 or over in Puchay
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Puchay 43.2. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Puchay is 43.2, lower than in 56% of compared French towns. Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 12%. Against that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Below 94% of compared French towns: 25% of households are one person living alone
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. There are 2.5 people in the average household. In the typical compared French town, 35% of households are one person living alone.
Half above, half below €25,700 a year in standard of living
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 Puchay’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €25,700 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 53% of compared French towns.
Puchay ranks above 99% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 28%
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 retired person come to 31% in Puchay, about three in ten. To put it in context, 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).
Fewer immigrants than 92% of compared French towns: 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.
The median compared commune in Eure has 4.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 92% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 1.8% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
48% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 85% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Lower than in nearly three fifths of compared French towns: 24% of residents 15 and over are single. In the typical compared French town, married residents come to 43%.
In Puchay, 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
With adults with no qualification at 22%, Puchay is ahead of 63% of compared French towns on that count. Elsewhere, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
12th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 605 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
3 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Puchay
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puchay | 43.2 | 18% | 15% | 2% |
| Étrépagny 3,670 · 4.8 mi | 47.8 | 24% | 1.5% | 5.2% |
| Les Andelys 7,706 · 8.6 mi | 45 | 24% | 3.6% | 5.7% |
| Sérifontaine 2,784 · 11 mi | 42.7 | 20% | 1.4% | 5% |
| Gisors 12,410 · 12.2 mi | 43.3 | 22% | 2.3% | 9.2% |
| Romilly-sur-Andelle 3,234 · 12.3 mi | 41.3 | 21% | 1.3% | 1.9% |
| Vexin-sur-Epte 6,015 · 12.5 mi | 42.7 | 19% | 12% | 3.8% |
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 Puchay
What is the population of Puchay?
605 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (572).
How old are Puchay’s residents?
The median age is 43.2, younger than 56% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Puchay?
47, with occasional dwellings: 15% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Puchay?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (1.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Puchay?
€25,700 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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