Couples with children make up 40% in Surtauville, more than in 99% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Surtauville comes in at 18%. Residents aged 65 and over: 14% of the total. At 1%, the share of second homes is lower than in 80% of compared French towns. The town is home to 489 residents in 200 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 Surtauville
A town of families
40% of households are couples with children and 5.1% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A +2% change since 2012: slower than 60% 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%.
Half of Surtauville is under 40, younger than 79% 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
■ Surtauville 40. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, against 9.1% in Surtauville.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Surtauville sits below 99% of compared French towns for one-person households (21%)
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
Against a figure of 10% in the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households in Surtauville comes in at 5.1%. The usual figure: 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Each household has 2.5 people on average.
A lower share of flats than 99% of compared French towns, at 0.5%
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
Against a figure of 6.7% in the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes in Surtauville comes in at 1%. 7.2% of households moved in less than two years ago; 26% have been in their home 30 years or more.
A median standard of living of €28,950 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 Surtauville is €28,950 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 78% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a manual worker than 97% of compared French towns: 26%
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
Across Surtauville, 10% of households are headed by a manager or professional. Set beside that, 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 95% of compared French towns: 1.6%
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.
With foreign nationals at 0.2%, Surtauville is behind 99% of compared French towns on that count. The comparison figure for immigrants is 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.
Above 98% of compared French towns: 54% of residents 15 and over are married
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
Single residents: 18% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Below 88% of compared French towns: 12% of adults out of school have no qualification
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 is 28%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%.
41 French towns of 489 to 2,582 people: this is the 3rd youngest
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).
Nearby, 5 of 6 towns have older populations than Surtauville
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surtauville | 40 | 14% | 1% | 1.6% |
| Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf 8,306 · 4.7 mi | 44.3 | 23% | 0.7% | 4.9% |
| Louviers 18,705 · 5.1 mi | 40.2 | 20% | 1.6% | 11% |
| Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf 10,476 · 5.4 mi | 40.7 | 20% | 1% | 8% |
| Elbeuf 15,474 · 6.1 mi | 37.1 | 17% | 1.3% | 14% |
| Le Thuit de l'Oison 3,827 · 6.6 mi | 42.2 | 21% | 1% | 2.3% |
| Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf 8,443 · 6.7 mi | 44.8 | 24% | 1.2% | 7.2% |
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 Surtauville
What is the population of Surtauville?
489 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% more than in 2012 (478).
How old are Surtauville’s residents?
The median age is 40, younger than 79% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 14% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Surtauville?
2, with occasional dwellings: 1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Surtauville?
INSEE counts 8 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.6% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Surtauville?
€28,950 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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