Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick · CC BY-SA 3.0A smaller share of second homes than 98% of compared French towns: 0.4%
Against a figure of 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Cuincy comes in at 38%. At the 2023 Census, 6,467 people lived locally, in 2,840 households. Households in social housing account for 21%. Fewer one-person households than in 71% of compared French towns: 31%.
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.
Cuincy changed by −1% from 2012 to 2023, behind 76% 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
Here the change came as −2% to 2017, then ±0% to 2023.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 52% of compared French towns: 23%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Cuincy 44. The median compared French town: 44.
On residents aged 15 to 24, Cuincy sits higher than 53% of compared French towns: 11%. As a reference point, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
More single-parent households than 81% of compared French towns: 12%
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
The typical household size is 2.3 people. To put it in context, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Here, 27% of households are couples with children.
Flats make up 19% in Cuincy, less than in 71% 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
4.7% of homes stand empty; in the typical compared French town the figure is 6.7%. For comparison, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. Locally, just over one in ten households have no car.
Median living standard: €25,490 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €25,490 a year: lower than in 55% of compared French towns. Poverty touches 16.0% of residents.
Cuincy sits below 60% of compared French towns for households headed by a manager or professional (7.9%)
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
Locally, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker. Across the comparison, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 67% of compared French towns: 4.7% 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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Cuincy has 3.1%. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Above 71% of compared French towns: 46% of residents 15 and over are married
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 Cuincy, 24%. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
18% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 57% 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
At 31%, the share of graduates of higher education is higher than in 52% of compared French towns. For comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 21st oldest 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 La Tronche (34.9), the oldest Arès (57.5).
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 2 are older than Cuincy
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuincy | 44 | 23% | 0.4% | 4.7% |
| Douai 40,250 · 1.5 mi | 37.8 | 19% | 1.5% | 8.1% |
| Flers-en-Escrebieux 5,424 · 1.5 mi | 39.4 | 19% | 0.5% | 5.1% |
| Lambres-lez-Douai 4,883 · 2.1 mi | 46.8 | 25% | 0.4% | 2.6% |
| Auby 7,083 · 2.3 mi | 40.2 | 20% | 0.3% | 7.3% |
| Waziers 7,266 · 2.6 mi | 37.6 | 17% | 0.4% | 9.4% |
| Courchelettes 2,855 · 2.6 mi | 47.3 | 27% | 0.7% | 2.9% |
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 Cuincy
What is the population of Cuincy?
6,467 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% fewer than in 2012 (6,556).
How old are Cuincy’s residents?
The median age is 44, younger than 50% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Cuincy?
11, with occasional dwellings: 0.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Cuincy?
INSEE counts 300 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.7% of residents, and 200 foreign nationals (3.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Cuincy?
€25,490 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 16.0% 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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