Couples with children: 44%, a higher share than 99% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of flats in Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc comes in at 1.7%. The town’s 240 households held 628 residents at the 2023 Census. About one in 29: that is how common households without a car are in Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc (3.4%). Fewer residents aged 65 and over than in 97% of compared French towns: 12%.
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 Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc
A town of families
44% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 17% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc had 664 residents at the 2012 census and 628 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc changed by −5% from 2012 to 2023, behind 89% 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 first five years brought −2%; the six to 2023, −3%.
Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc: 14% of residents are 15 to 24, above 92% 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
■ Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc 44.6. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 44.6, Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc is older than 53% of compared French towns. For comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of one-person households than 99% of compared French towns, at 19%
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
The average household has 2.6 people. On average, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
More second homes than 78% of compared French towns: 5.3%
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
6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, against 5% in Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc. On top of that, 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.
Half above, half below €30,040 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 Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €30,040 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 84% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 17% in Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc, more than in 82% 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 retired person make up 27%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for households headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town: 9.4%. For Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc, the census puts households headed by a manual worker at 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 93% of compared French towns, at 1.9%
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.
In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc, 0.9%. The median compared commune in Eure has 4.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 93% of compared French towns. Immigrants make up 6.5% 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.
Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc: 51% of residents 15 and over are married, above 95% 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
Here nearly a quarter of residents 15 and over are single, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 25%. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc sits below 81% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (14%)
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 figure for graduates of higher education is 35% in Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc and 30% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
17th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 628 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Median age: 3 of the 6 towns around Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc | 44.6 | 12% | 5.3% | 1.9% |
| Le Neubourg 4,199 · 3 mi | 52.3 | 33% | 1.8% | 1.7% |
| Brionne 4,185 · 5.9 mi | 45.9 | 27% | 3.9% | 3.1% |
| Beaumont-le-Roger 2,769 · 7.1 mi | 48 | 26% | 5% | 3.3% |
| Le Thuit de l'Oison 3,827 · 7.9 mi | 42.2 | 21% | 1% | 2.3% |
| Bosroumois 3,872 · 9.1 mi | 43.1 | 22% | 1.4% | 1.9% |
| Grand Bourgtheroulde 3,995 · 9.4 mi | 41.4 | 20% | 1.3% | 1.9% |
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 Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc
What is the population of Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc?
628 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (664).
How old are Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc’s residents?
The median age is 44.6, older than 53% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 12% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc?
14, with occasional dwellings: 5.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.9% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (0.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc?
€30,040 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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