Photo: MistiDoc · CC BY-SA 4.0Faches-Thumesnil is younger than 89% of compared French towns: a median age of 37.8
By its share of empty homes (4.1%), Faches-Thumesnil is below 86% of compared French towns. 17% of households are headed by a manager or professional, more than in 82% of compared French towns. This Nord town counted 18,619 residents and 7,920 households at the 2023 Census. For Faches-Thumesnil, the census puts second homes at 0.7%.
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 Faches-Thumesnil
A young town
Half of Faches-Thumesnil’s residents are under 37.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 22% are under 15 and 18% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Faches-Thumesnil has grown +7%, faster than 57% 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 years 2012 to 2017 brought +2%; 2017 to 2023, +4%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Nord town ±0%.
Fewer residents aged 65 and over than 78% of compared French towns: 18%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Faches-Thumesnil 37.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 are about as common here as in the typical compared French town: 11%. The usual figure: 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%.
Couples with children make up 29% in Faches-Thumesnil, more than in 71% 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
In Faches-Thumesnil, 11% of households are single parents, beside 10% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. For Faches-Thumesnil, the census puts one-person households at 38%.
18% of households rent social housing (HLM), more than in 72% 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
26% of homes are flats, against 30% in the typical compared French town. More households without a car than in 67% of compared French towns: 15%. Households in social housing make up 12% in the typical compared French town.
Standard of living at the median: €24,290 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €24,290 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 68% of compared French towns. Below the poverty threshold: 20.0% of the population.
A smaller share of households headed by a retired person than 78% of compared French towns: 27%
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
14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town, against 12% in Faches-Thumesnil. The usual figure: 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Faches-Thumesnil ranks above 73% of compared French towns on immigrants: 11%
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, Faches-Thumesnil has 6.6%. Set beside that, 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.
In Faches-Thumesnil, 28% of residents 15 and over are single, more than in 67% 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
The share of married residents stands at 42%. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
39% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, more than in 77% 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
Locally, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification. The share of graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town is 30%.
41 French towns of 17,885 to 19,365 people: this is the 8th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Moissy-Cramayel is the youngest (33.2); Sanary-sur-Mer the oldest (59.7).
Older than Faches-Thumesnil: 2 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faches-Thumesnil | 37.8 | 18% | 0.7% | 11% |
| Ronchin 19,787 · 0.8 mi | 37.3 | 17% | 0.9% | 12% |
| Wattignies 15,525 · 1.5 mi | 37.4 | 19% | 1% | 12% |
| Lesquin 9,600 · 1.8 mi | 37.4 | 14% | 0.9% | 7.7% |
| Templemars 3,669 · 1.8 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 0.5% | 2.9% |
| Lezennes 2,978 · 2.1 mi | 42.6 | 21% | 0.9% | 6.6% |
| Lille 238,246 · 2.3 mi | 29.4 | 11% | 3.4% | 15% |
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 Faches-Thumesnil
What is the population of Faches-Thumesnil?
18,619 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% more than in 2012 (17,476).
How old are Faches-Thumesnil’s residents?
The median age is 37.8, younger than 89% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Faches-Thumesnil?
61, with occasional dwellings: 0.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Faches-Thumesnil?
INSEE counts 1,960 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 11% of residents, and 1,230 foreign nationals (6.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Faches-Thumesnil?
€24,290 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 20.0% 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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