Canville-la-Rocque sits above 95% of compared French towns for second homes (34%)
Flats: 1%, below 99% of compared French towns. Canville-la-Rocque is home to 125 residents in 58 households, by the 2023 Census. Households headed by a retired person account for 17%. At 3.9%, the share of empty homes is lower than in 89% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Manche 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 Canville-la-Rocque
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 31 second homes and occasional dwellings in Canville-la-Rocque, 34% of its 93 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 96% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Canville-la-Rocque’s residents are under 52 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 26% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Canville-la-Rocque had 133 residents at the 2012 census and 125 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Canville-la-Rocque ranks below 71% of compared French towns on households in social housing: 7.9%
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
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 7.9% of households have no car here. The benchmark for households in social housing in the typical compared French town: 12%. Long tenure is the mark of 24% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 4.8% (under two years).
−6% since 2012: slower than 91% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −3%, and from 2017 to 2023 −3%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Manche town ±0%.
Older than 89% of compared French towns: half of Canville-la-Rocque is over 52
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Canville-la-Rocque 52. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 26% in Canville-la-Rocque and 22% in the typical compared French town. Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 10% in the town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
33% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 59% 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 Manche median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2.2 people share a household. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Couples with children make up 25%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
A median of €23,730 a year per consumption unit
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.
Living standards centre on €23,730 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 75% of compared French towns.
Above 96% of compared French towns: 25% of households are headed by a manual worker
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 manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
3.7% of residents are immigrants, below 76% of compared French towns
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 Manche has 2.4%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 76% of compared French towns. For comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Foreign nationals make up about one in 27 here (3.7%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Canville-la-Rocque, 58% of residents 15 and over are married, more 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
23% of residents 15 and over are single; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. In the typical compared French town, married residents come to 43%.
In Canville-la-Rocque, 35% of adults out of school have no qualification, more than in 98% 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
Graduates of higher education make up 16%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Adults with no qualification: 19% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Of 41 French towns its size (125 to 2,582 people), the 9th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Canville-la-Rocque is younger than 2 of its 6 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canville-la-Rocque | 52 | 26% | 34% | 3.7% |
| Port-Bail-sur-Mer 2,520 · 2.4 mi | 59.5 | 40% | 52% | 2.4% |
| La Haye 4,029 · 4.7 mi | 54.9 | 34% | 21% | 2.5% |
| Bricquebec-en-Cotentin 5,893 · 8.7 mi | 47 | 25% | 4.6% | 1.3% |
| Picauville 3,228 · 10.6 mi | 48.3 | 26% | 7.7% | 2.8% |
| Valognes 6,969 · 13.5 mi | 51 | 29% | 2.4% | 1.6% |
| Les Pieux 3,249 · 14 mi | 44.3 | 20% | 15% | 2.7% |
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 Canville-la-Rocque
What is the population of Canville-la-Rocque?
125 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (133).
How old are Canville-la-Rocque’s residents?
The median age is 52, older than 89% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Canville-la-Rocque?
31, with occasional dwellings: 34% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Canville-la-Rocque?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.7% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (3.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Canville-la-Rocque?
€23,730 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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