Théville ranks below 99% of compared French towns on flats: 0.6%
Set against 35% in the typical compared French town, 23% of households are one person living alone in Théville. Census day 2023: 310 residents and 130 households here. Households headed by a manual worker: just over a quarter of the total. The median age in the town is 47.7, higher than in 73% 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 Théville
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 18 second homes and occasional dwellings in Théville, 11% of its 160 homes: higher than in 89% 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 ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Théville ranks below 99% of compared French towns on households without a car: 1.6%
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
Of all households, 5.3% moved in during the last two years and 32% have stayed three decades or more. 11% of homes are second homes, more than in 89% of compared French towns. Where 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, Théville has 5.1%.
+4% since 2012: slower than 53% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved +11%, then −6% to 2023. Over those years, the median Manche town changed ±0% and the median compared French town +5%.
Théville sits below 62% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (20%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Théville 47.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 11% of the total. As a reference point, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of single-parent households than 99% of compared French towns, at 3.5%
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
Each household has 2.4 people on average. At 29%, the share of couples with children is higher than in 71% of compared French towns. On average, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
A median of €27,620 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.
Half of residents live in households above €27,620 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 67% of compared French towns.
Below 94% of compared French towns: 3.7% of households are headed by a manager or professional
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
With households headed by a retired person at 34%, Théville is ahead of 57% of compared French towns on that count. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
1% of residents are immigrants, below 99% 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 figure for foreign nationals is 0.7% in Théville and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 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.
Married residents make up 55% in Théville, 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%; Théville has 17%. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification: 17%, a lower share than 62% 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
On the census count, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. For adults with no qualification, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 19%.
15th highest median age among 41 French towns of 310 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Théville and its 5 nearest towns: 2 of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Théville | 47.7 | 20% | 11% | 1% |
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin 78,258 · 9.3 mi | 43.6 | 22% | 3.6% | 4.9% |
| Valognes 6,969 · 10 mi | 51 | 29% | 2.4% | 1.6% |
| Bricquebec-en-Cotentin 5,893 · 15.9 mi | 47 | 25% | 4.6% | 1.3% |
| La Hague 11,484 · 16.6 mi | 45.5 | 19% | 14% | 1.1% |
| Sainte-Mère-Église 2,896 · 17.5 mi | 53.1 | 31% | 18% | 1.6% |
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 Théville
What is the population of Théville?
310 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (298).
How old are Théville’s residents?
The median age is 47.7, older than 73% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Théville?
18, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Théville?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Théville?
€27,620 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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