14% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, 11% of households have no car; in Audignies, 2.9%. At the 2023 Census Audignies was home to 359 people in 140 households. On the census count, 4.1% of homes stand empty. Half of the town’s residents are under 42.2, younger than in 64% of compared French towns.
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 Audignies
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 7.1% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Audignies had 306 residents at the 2012 census and 359 in 2023, up 17%: faster growth than in 86% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A +17% change since 2012: Audignies grew faster than 86% 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
The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Nord town ±0%. The change was +20% from 2012 to 2017 and −2% from 2017 to 2023.
Audignies sits below 82% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (17%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Audignies 42.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 11%. Measured more widely, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children: 36%, a higher share than 94% 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 Nord median and the France median
Living alone · share
With single-parent households at 7.1%, Audignies is behind 88% of compared French towns on that count. Elsewhere, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. On average, 2.6 people share a household.
99% of homes are houses
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
Newcomers of less than two years account for 3.6% of households, residents of 30 years or more for 22%. At 2%, the share of second homes is lower than in just over half of compared French towns.
Median living standard: €30,720 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.
Half of Audignies’ residents live in households with a standard of living below €30,720 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 87% of compared French towns.
Audignies sits below 71% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (29%)
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
The share of households headed by a manager or professional tops 58% of compared French towns: 11%. Few places have as many households headed by a manual worker: 14% here, more than in 53% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 32% of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
5.6% of residents in Audignies 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.
The median compared commune in Nord has 4.1%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 58% of compared French towns. About one in 18: that is how common immigrants are in Audignies (5.6%). Foreign nationals: 4.5%, near enough the figure 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.
Audignies: 60% of residents 15 and over are married, above 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, 25% of residents 15 and over are single; in Audignies, 19%. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 97% of compared French towns: 8.8%
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
The share of graduates of higher education tops 77% of compared French towns: 39%. The benchmark for adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town: 19%.
9th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 359 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).
A younger town than 3 of the 6 around it: Audignies
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audignies | 42.2 | 17% | 2% | 5.6% |
| Bavay 3,249 · 1.7 mi | 45.2 | 25% | 1.1% | 5.7% |
| Feignies 6,703 · 4.4 mi | 40.3 | 19% | 0.7% | 9.5% |
| Hautmont 14,152 · 4.5 mi | 37.8 | 18% | 0.6% | 8.3% |
| Berlaimont 3,159 · 5.2 mi | 42.9 | 25% | 1.3% | 3.1% |
| Aulnoye-Aymeries 8,612 · 5.3 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 0.9% | 4.7% |
| Louvroil 6,294 · 5.9 mi | 35 | 17% | 0.6% | 20% |
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 Audignies
What is the population of Audignies?
359 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 17% more than in 2012 (306).
How old are Audignies’ residents?
The median age is 42.2, younger than 64% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Audignies?
3, with occasional dwellings: 2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Audignies?
INSEE counts 20 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.6% of residents, and 16 foreign nationals (4.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Audignies?
€30,720 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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