A median age of 39.3: Eysines is younger than 83% of compared French towns
Households in social housing make up 23%, against 12% in the typical compared French town. Eysines had 24,825 residents in 11,520 households at the 2023 census. 10% of households are headed by a manual worker, or about one in ten. At 47%, the share of flats is higher than in 71% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Gironde 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 Eysines
Growing fast
Eysines had 21,063 residents at the 2012 census and 24,825 in 2023, up 18%: faster growth than in 87% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Eysines grew +18% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 87% 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 Gironde town changed +16% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +11% and the next six +6%.
Eysines sits below 75% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (18%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Eysines 39.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Nothing unusual on residents aged 15 to 24: 11%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
41% of households are one person living alone, more than in 74% 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 Gironde median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2.1 people on average. Single-parent households are more common here than in 70% of compared French towns. On average, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Couples with children make up 24%, against 25% in the typical compared French town.
Empty homes: 5.2%, a lower share than 72% 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
Eysines sits close to the norm on second homes: 1.2%, about the same as in the typical compared French town. In the last two years, 13% of households moved in; at the other end, 15% have stayed 30 years or more. Fewer households without a car than in 52% of compared French towns: 10%. For comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
Median living standard: €27,210 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.
Half of Eysines’ residents live in households with a standard of living below €27,210 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 63% of compared French towns. Below the poverty line: 13.7% of residents.
A larger share of households headed by a manager or professional than 83% of compared French towns: 18%
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
The figure for households headed by a retired person is 26% in Eysines and 32% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A larger share of foreign nationals than 72% of compared French towns: 7.6%
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.
Set against 6.5% in the typical compared French town, 9.6% of residents are immigrants in Eysines. That is higher than in 69% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Gironde has 5.1%. In the typical compared French town, 4.3% 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.
Eysines ranks below 87% of compared French towns on married residents: 36%
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 single residents is 29%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Only 13% of adults out of school have no qualification in Eysines
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 tops 81% of compared French towns: 41%. Typically, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 23,559 to 26,214 people: this is the 15th 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 Les Pavillons-sous-Bois (35), the oldest Biarritz (55.2).
Median age: 4 of the 6 towns around Eysines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eysines | 39.3 | 18% | 1.2% | 9.6% |
| Le Haillan 11,392 · 1.6 mi | 41.1 | 19% | 1.3% | 6.3% |
| Bruges 20,020 · 2.1 mi | 38 | 15% | 1.9% | 7.6% |
| Le Bouscat 25,081 · 2.3 mi | 43.3 | 23% | 2.4% | 8.6% |
| Mérignac 78,090 · 2.8 mi | 38.4 | 18% | 4.3% | 11% |
| Blanquefort 17,215 · 2.9 mi | 41.6 | 19% | 1.5% | 8% |
| Le Taillan-Médoc 11,073 · 2.9 mi | 43.2 | 19% | 0.8% | 4.5% |
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 Eysines
What is the population of Eysines?
24,825 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 18% more than in 2012 (21,063).
How old are Eysines’ residents?
The median age is 39.3, younger than 83% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Eysines?
140, with occasional dwellings: 1.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Eysines?
INSEE counts 2,400 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9.6% of residents, and 1,890 foreign nationals (7.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Eysines?
€27,210 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 13.7% 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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