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42.4median age

Who lives here · INSEE, census 2023

Only 6.5% of homes are flats in Abscon

In Abscon, 22% of households are headed by a manual worker, beside 14% in the typical compared French town. The town had 4,108 residents in 1,840 households at the 2023 census. Here, 0.2% of homes are second homes. Compared with other places, households without a car are common here: 18%, more than in 77% of compared French towns.

−4%residents since 2012 21%aged 65 or older 1.8%immigrants 1,840households

Throughout this page, the Nord 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 · In brief

What stands out about the people of Abscon

28%of households rent social housing (HLM) (France median 12%)

Social housing

28% of households rent from a social landlord (HLM), 14% rent privately and 56% own their home. Homes & cars ↓

Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.

Population

Abscon’s population moved −4% on 2012, less than in 84% 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.

Census 2012

4,276

residents

Census 2017

4,447

residents

Census 2023

4,108

residents

in today’s commune boundaries

2012 to 2023

Abscon−4%

Nord median±0%

France median+5%

2017 to 2023

Abscon−8%

Nord median±0%

France median+2%

Ages

Half of Abscon is under 42.4, younger than 63% of compared French towns

Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.

Age groups · share of residents

AbsconNord medianFrance median

Under 1519%

15 to 2410%

25 to 4424%

45 to 6426%

65 and over21%

of whom 80 and over6%

0%15%30%

Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns

2535455565

■ Abscon 42.4. The median compared French town: 44.

Here 21% of residents are 65 or over, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 22%. For Abscon, the census puts residents aged 15 to 24 at 10%.

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

Abscon

Nord median

France median

WomenMen

About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Households

More single-parent households than 84% of compared French towns: 13%

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.

One person 35%Couple, no children 25%Couple with children 27%Single parent 13%Several people, not a family 1.4%

Against the Nord median and the France median

Abscon

Nord median

France median

One personCouple, no childrenCouple with childrenSingle parentSeveral people, not a family

Living alone · share

AbsconNord medianFrance median

One-person households35%

Residents 65+ living alone39%

0%25%50%

Households here average 2.2 people each. To put it in context, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. More couples with children than in 57% of compared French towns: 27%. At 35%, one-person households sit close to the figure in the typical compared French town.

Homes & cars

Households in social housing make up 28% in Abscon, more than in 91% 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

AbsconNord medianFrance median

Main residences94%

Second homes0.2%

Empty6.1%

0%50%100%

Type of home

Abscon

Nord median

France median

HousesFlats

Cars per household · share of households

AbsconNord medianFrance median

No car18%

One car49%

Two or more33%

0%30%60%

8.7% of households arrived within the last two years, while 27% have stayed 30 years or more. Empty homes are rarer here than in 58% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, households in social housing come to 12%.

Income

Median standard of living: €21,730 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.

Median standard of living

€21,730

a year, per consumption unit (2023)

Medians: Nord €23,900 · France €25,970

Poverty rate

21.0%

of residents below 60% of France’s median standard of living

Medians: Nord 17.0% · France 13.0%

Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.

Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €21,730 a year: lower than in 90% of compared French towns. 21.0% of residents have a standard of living below 60% of France’s median.

Households by occupation

4.9% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 86% 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

AbsconNord medianFrance median

Retired36%

Managers and professionals4.9%

Intermediate occupations11%

Clerical and service workers19%

Manual workers22%

Craftspeople, shopkeepers, business owners2.5%

Farmers0%

Others not working4.5%

0%25%50%

Unemployment rate

19.1%

of economically active residents 15 to 64 (census 2023)

Median of compared communes: 10.1%

Working residents

1,420

aged 15 or older

Work & commute →

In the typical compared French town, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person; in Abscon, 36%. For households headed by a manager or professional, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 9.4%.

Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).

Immigrants and foreign nationals

Below 94% of compared French towns: 1.8% of residents are immigrants

INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.

Immigrants

1.8% of residents

Median of compared communes: 6.5%

Foreign nationals

1.1% of residents

Median of compared communes: 4.3%

Share of residents · census 2023

AbsconNord medianFrance median

Immigrants1.8%

Foreign nationals1.1%

0%5%10%

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.

1.1% of residents are foreign nationals; in the typical compared French town the figure is 4.3%. In the typical compared French town, immigrants come to 6.5%.

INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.

Couples

Below 72% of compared French towns: 23% of residents 15 and over are single

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

AbsconNord medianFrance median

Married42%

In a civil partnership (PACS)6%

Living together, unmarried13%

Single23%

Divorced5.7%

Widowed11%

0%25%50%

The figure for married residents is 42% in Abscon and 43% in the typical compared French town. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.

Qualifications

Graduates of higher education: 16%, a lower share than 95% 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

AbsconNord medianFrance median

No diploma (or primary certificate)25%

Brevet6.6%

CAP or BEP (vocational)33%

Baccalauréat19%

Bac+28.1%

Bac+3 or bac+45.4%

Bac+5 or more2.9%

0%20%40%

Adults with no qualification: 25% here and 19% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.

Towns its size

11th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 4,075 to 4,141

The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.

Abscon 42.4

SurvilliersLoctudyLongeville-lès-Metz

345065

Survilliers is the youngest (35.6); Loctudy the oldest (63.6).

Neighbors

Abscon is older than every town around it

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

AnicheEscaudainSomainFenainRœulxLourchesAbscon

Under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	Median age	65+	Second homes	Immigrants
Abscon	42.4	21%	0.2%	1.8%
Aniche 9,963 · 2 mi	35.7	16%	0.6%	3.4%
Escaudain 9,039 · 2 mi	36.5	17%	0.5%	5.3%
Somain 11,766 · 2.1 mi	41.1	20%	1.2%	3.3%
Fenain 5,441 · 2.1 mi	40.4	18%	0.8%	2.2%
Rœulx 3,743 · 2.3 mi	40.2	19%	0.3%	2.2%
Lourches 3,734 · 2.9 mi	35.1	15%	0.5%	8.2%

More about Abscon

Health, work, housing and schools

Health DDeaths, doctors and care nearby Work & commute D⁻Jobs, unemployment and how people get to work Cost of living BHome prices, rents, owning and renting Schools B⁻Collèges and lycées within 5 km

How to read these numbers

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 Abscon

What is the population of Abscon?

4,108 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (4,276).

How old are Abscon’s residents?

The median age is 42.4, younger than 63% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.

How many second homes are there in Abscon?

3, with occasional dwellings: 0.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.

How many immigrants live in Abscon?

INSEE counts 72 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.8% of residents, and 44 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.

What is the median income in Abscon?

€21,730 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 21.0% 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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