A larger share of couples with children than 99% of compared French towns: 47%
3.6% of households have no car, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Fromelles had 1,161 residents in 440 households at the 2023 Census. In Fromelles, 27% of households are headed by a manager or professional. Lower than in 91% of compared French towns: 15% of residents are 65 or over.
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 Fromelles
A town of families
47% of households are couples with children and 3.1% single parents with children; 23% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Fromelles had 866 residents at the 2012 census and 1,161 in 2023, up 34%: faster growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many graduates
55% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 21% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
+34% since 2012, a pace 98% of compared French towns didn’t match
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: +11% from 2012 to 2017, then +21% to 2023.
Younger than 80% of compared French towns: half of Fromelles is under 39.9
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Fromelles 39.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 8.5%, against 11% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Only 18% of households are one person living alone in Fromelles
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
3.1% of households are single parents; in the typical compared French town the figure is 10%. Against that, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 2.7 people.
In Fromelles, 2.2% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households in social housing is 12%; Fromelles has 4.6%. Add to that, 3.5% of homes stand empty, a lower share than in 92% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. Second homes account for 2%.
The median resident lives on €31,990 a year per consumption unit
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 residents live in households above €31,990 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 91% of compared French towns.
In Fromelles, 4.5% of households are headed by a manual worker, fewer than in 97% 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
Here 27% of households are headed by a retired person, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 32%. For households headed by a manual worker, the comparison 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 96% of compared French towns: 1.5% 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.
The median compared commune in Nord has 4.1%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 96% of compared French towns. Across Fromelles, 0.6% of residents are foreign nationals. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of single residents than 95% of compared French towns: 19%
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
Where 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, Fromelles has 48%. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
A larger share of graduates of higher education than 96% of compared French towns: 55%
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 the typical compared French town, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification; in Fromelles, 8.7%. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,161 to 2,582 people), the 2nd 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Around Fromelles, 5 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fromelles | 39.9 | 15% | 2% | 1.5% |
| Fleurbaix 2,947 · 3.1 mi | 46.1 | 24% | 0.5% | 1.9% |
| Sainghin-en-Weppes 5,638 · 3.7 mi | 41.2 | 19% | 0.5% | 2.1% |
| Laventie 5,044 · 3.7 mi | 43.6 | 22% | 0.5% | 1.6% |
| Wavrin 7,758 · 4.5 mi | 42.3 | 19% | 1% | 2.2% |
| Hallennes-lez-Haubourdin 4,683 · 4.6 mi | 39.3 | 17% | 0.4% | 4% |
| Santes 5,652 · 4.7 mi | 43.7 | 21% | 0.5% | 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 Fromelles
What is the population of Fromelles?
1,161 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 34% more than in 2012 (866).
How old are Fromelles’ residents?
The median age is 39.9, younger than 80% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 15% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Fromelles?
9, with occasional dwellings: 2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Fromelles?
INSEE counts 18 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.5% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (0.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Fromelles?
€31,990 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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