A larger share of couples with children than 99% of compared French towns: 43%
The figure for households headed by a manual worker is 29% in Morville and 14% in the typical compared French town. Fewer residents aged 65 and over than in 83% of compared French towns: 17%. Census day 2023: 277 residents and 110 households in the town. Put another way, about one in 53: 1.9% of households have no car.
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 Morville
A town of families
43% of households are couples with children and 4.8% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 15 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Faster growth than 68% of compared French towns: Morville changed by +9% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Manche town ±0%. The first five years brought +8%; the six to 2023, +2%.
Younger than 83% of compared French towns: half of Morville is under 39.3
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Morville 39.3. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (12%), Morville is above 79% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
19% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 99% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%; Morville has 4.8%. As a yardstick, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Households average 2.6 people.
Morville sits above 87% of compared French towns for empty homes (12%)
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
The share of second homes tops 71% of compared French towns: 3.9%. Meanwhile, households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes is 6.7%. Turnover: 11% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 26% have lived in their home 30 years or more.
€24,120 a year is the median standard of living here
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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €24,120 a year: lower than in 70% of compared French towns.
33% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 55% 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 manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Morville, 1.4% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 97% 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.
Foreign nationals make up 1.8%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A larger share of married residents than 91% of compared French towns: 50%
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
With single residents at 23%, Morville is behind 71% of compared French towns on that count. Typically, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 72% of compared French towns: 24%
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
By its share of adults with no qualification (16%), Morville is below just over two thirds of compared French towns. The comparison figure for graduates of higher education is 30% in the typical compared French town.
2nd lowest median age among 41 French towns of 277 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
No nearby town is as young as Morville
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morville | 39.3 | 17% | 3.9% | 1.4% |
| Valognes 6,969 · 3.1 mi | 51 | 29% | 2.4% | 1.6% |
| Bricquebec-en-Cotentin 5,893 · 5.7 mi | 47 | 25% | 4.6% | 1.3% |
| Picauville 3,228 · 8.5 mi | 48.3 | 26% | 7.7% | 2.8% |
| Sainte-Mère-Église 2,896 · 10.2 mi | 53.1 | 31% | 18% | 1.6% |
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin 78,258 · 12.3 mi | 43.6 | 22% | 3.6% | 4.9% |
| Port-Bail-sur-Mer 2,520 · 12.5 mi | 59.5 | 40% | 52% | 2.4% |
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 Morville
What is the population of Morville?
277 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% more than in 2012 (253).
How old are Morville’s residents?
The median age is 39.3, younger than 83% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Morville?
5, with occasional dwellings: 3.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Morville?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.4% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (1.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Morville?
€24,120 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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