Photo: Serge Ottaviani · CC BY-SA 4.0Aniche is younger than 95% of compared French towns: a median age of 35.7
4.3% of households are headed by a manager or professional; in the typical compared French town the figure is 9.4%. Census figures put single-parent households at 15% in Aniche. This Nord town has more households without a car than 83% of compared French towns, at 20%. The 2023 Census counted 9,963 residents in 4,030 households.
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 about the people of Aniche
A young town
Half of Aniche’s residents are under 35.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 22% are under 15 and 16% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Aniche had 10,558 residents at the 2012 census and 9,963 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 90% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Social housing
28% of households rent from a social landlord (HLM), 21% rent privately and 50% own their home. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Aniche changed by −6% from 2012 to 2023, behind 90% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and ±0% for the median Nord town, the change came in two steps: −3% from 2012 to 2017, then −3% to 2023.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 14%, a higher share than 94% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Aniche 35.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 16%, against 22% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Aniche ranks above 73% of compared French towns on couples with children: 29%
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 Nord median and the France median
Living alone · share
Compared with 35% in the typical compared French town, nearly a third of households are one person living alone here. On average, 2.5 people share a household. The usual figure: 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
In Aniche, 28% of households rent social housing (HLM), more than in 90% 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
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
The share of flats is 16%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. About one in 11: that is how common empty homes are in Aniche (9.3%). Lower than in 94% of compared French towns: 0.6% of homes are second homes. The comparison figure for households in social housing is 12% in the typical compared French town.
€20,060 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.
At €20,060 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 96% of compared French towns. As for poverty, 28.0% of residents are below the line.
26% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 98% 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
Where nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, Aniche has 27%. The share of households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 78% of compared French towns: 3.4% of residents are immigrants
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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Aniche comes in at 2.9%. Measured more widely, 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.
Above 82% of compared French towns: 31% 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
The share of married residents is 39%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Only 14% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Aniche
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
Adults with no qualification: 27% here and 19% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 2nd youngest of 41 French towns this size
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 Pierrelaye (35.2), the oldest Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque (54.6).
No nearby town is as young as Aniche
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aniche | 35.7 | 16% | 0.6% | 3.4% |
| Auberchicourt 4,626 · 1 mi | 42.2 | 21% | 0.6% | 2.3% |
| Abscon 4,108 · 2 mi | 42.4 | 21% | 0.2% | 1.8% |
| Somain 11,766 · 2.3 mi | 41.1 | 20% | 1.2% | 3.3% |
| Monchecourt 2,516 · 2.4 mi | 39.3 | 19% | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| Masny 3,999 · 2.7 mi | 41.7 | 20% | 0.3% | 4.7% |
| Fenain 5,441 · 3.2 mi | 40.4 | 18% | 0.8% | 2.2% |
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 Aniche
What is the population of Aniche?
9,963 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (10,558).
How old are Aniche’s residents?
The median age is 35.7, younger than 95% of compared French towns. 27% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Aniche?
26, with occasional dwellings: 0.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Aniche?
INSEE counts 340 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.4% of residents, and 290 foreign nationals (2.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Aniche?
€20,060 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 28.0% 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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