La Haye-d'Ectot sits below 99% of compared French towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (5.6%)
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 4.1% of households have no car here. In 2023, the Census found 285 residents in La Haye-d'Ectot, living in 130 households. Households headed by a manager or professional make up about one in 27 here (3.7%). Empty homes are rarer here than in 91% 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 La Haye-d'Ectot
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 34 second homes and occasional dwellings in La Haye-d'Ectot, 19% of its 170 homes: higher than in 93% 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 ↓
Growing fast
La Haye-d'Ectot had 241 residents at the 2012 census and 285 in 2023, up 18%: faster growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
19% of homes are second homes, a share 93% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Long tenure is the mark of 23% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 4.4% (under two years). To put it in context, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Faster growth than 88% of compared French towns: La Haye-d'Ectot changed by +18% since 2012
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 years 2012 to 2017 brought +7%; 2017 to 2023, +11%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Manche town ±0%.
La Haye-d'Ectot is older than 81% of compared French towns: a median age of 49.3
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ La Haye-d'Ectot 49.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 22% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over in La Haye-d'Ectot comes in at 28%.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 32%, a lower share than 68% 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
Households average 2.1 people. Across the comparison, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. What’s more, 24% of households are couples with children, against 25% in the typical compared French town.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €27,120 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 midpoint of living standards here is €27,120 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 62% of compared French towns.
La Haye-d'Ectot ranks above 90% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 22%
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
Census figures put households headed by a retired person at 33% in La Haye-d'Ectot. Across the comparison, 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).
In La Haye-d'Ectot, 4.5% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 69% 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.
Census figures put foreign nationals at 3.7% in La Haye-d'Ectot. To put it in context, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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.
Only 14% of residents 15 and over are single in La Haye-d'Ectot
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
Married residents: 57% here and 43% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
La Haye-d'Ectot ranks below 76% of compared French towns on 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
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education in La Haye-d'Ectot comes in at 26%. The usual figure: 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (285 to 2,582 people), the 14th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
3 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than La Haye-d'Ectot
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Haye-d'Ectot | 49.3 | 28% | 19% | 4.5% |
| Port-Bail-sur-Mer 2,520 · 4.5 mi | 59.5 | 40% | 52% | 2.4% |
| Bricquebec-en-Cotentin 5,893 · 6.8 mi | 47 | 25% | 4.6% | 1.3% |
| Les Pieux 3,249 · 9.1 mi | 44.3 | 20% | 15% | 2.7% |
| La Haye 4,029 · 10 mi | 54.9 | 34% | 21% | 2.5% |
| Valognes 6,969 · 14.2 mi | 51 | 29% | 2.4% | 1.6% |
| Picauville 3,228 · 14.7 mi | 48.3 | 26% | 7.7% | 2.8% |
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 La Haye-d'Ectot
What is the population of La Haye-d'Ectot?
285 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 18% more than in 2012 (241).
How old are La Haye-d'Ectot’s residents?
The median age is 49.3, older than 81% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Haye-d'Ectot?
34, with occasional dwellings: 19% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Haye-d'Ectot?
INSEE counts 13 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.5% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (3.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Haye-d'Ectot?
€27,120 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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