Photo: Floflo62 · CC BY-SA 3.0Empty homes make up 3.4% in Courchelettes, less than in 93% of compared French towns
With flats at 16%, Courchelettes is behind just over three quarters of compared French towns on that count. 27% of residents are 65 or over, or about one in four. More households in social housing than in 69% of compared French towns: 17%. The town had 2,855 residents in 1,250 households at the 2023 census.
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.
A +6% change since 2012: Courchelettes grew faster 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved +4%, and from 2017 to 2023 +2%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Nord town ±0%.
A median age of 47.3: Courchelettes is older than 71% 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
■ Courchelettes 47.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up about one in nine here (11%).
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
More couples with children than 59% of compared French towns: 27%
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
Households here average 2.2 people each. To put it in context, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. A third of households are one person living alone, against 35% in the typical compared French town.
In Courchelettes, 0.7% of homes are second homes, fewer than in 89% 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
5.8% of households arrived within the last two years, while 28% have stayed 30 years or more. On average, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. The figure for households without a car is 10% in Courchelettes and 11% in the typical compared French town.
€24,560 a year: the median standard of living
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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €24,560 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 65% of compared French towns. One measure of hardship: 14.0% of residents are below the poverty line.
Courchelettes sits above 85% of compared French towns for households headed by a manual worker (20%)
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
Compared with 32% in the typical compared French town, 36% of households are headed by a retired person here. Households headed by a manager or professional make up about one in 13 here (8%). Measured more widely, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 2.9% in Courchelettes, less than in 83% 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.
By its share of foreign nationals (1.8%), Courchelettes is below 82% of compared French towns. For comparison, 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.
A lower share of married residents than 54% of compared French towns, at 42%
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
Census figures put single residents at 25% in Courchelettes. By way of comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
24% of adults out of school have no qualification, more than in 73% 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
In Courchelettes, a quarter of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, beside 30% in the typical compared French town. Adults with no qualification make up 19% in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 20th 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 Miremont (37.7), the oldest L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île (66.6).
No nearby town is as old as Courchelettes
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchelettes | 47.3 | 27% | 0.7% | 2.9% |
| Lambres-lez-Douai 4,883 · 0.7 mi | 46.8 | 25% | 0.4% | 2.6% |
| Brebières 5,283 · 1.9 mi | 40.6 | 18% | 0.3% | 1.4% |
| Douai 40,250 · 2.4 mi | 37.8 | 19% | 1.5% | 8.1% |
| Sin-le-Noble 16,076 · 2.4 mi | 39.7 | 18% | 0.7% | 6% |
| Cuincy 6,467 · 2.6 mi | 44 | 23% | 0.4% | 4.7% |
| Dechy 5,338 · 3 mi | 40 | 21% | 0.3% | 5.4% |
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 Courchelettes
What is the population of Courchelettes?
2,855 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (2,706).
How old are Courchelettes’ residents?
The median age is 47.3, older than 71% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Courchelettes?
10, with occasional dwellings: 0.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Courchelettes?
INSEE counts 84 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.9% of residents, and 51 foreign nationals (1.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Courchelettes?
€24,560 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 14.0% 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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