Hordain ranks above 90% of compared French towns on couples with children: 34%
0.2% of homes are second homes; in the typical compared French town the figure is 2.1%. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. There were 610 households in Hordain at the 2023 Census, home to 1,446 residents. Census figures put households in social housing at 20% in the town.
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 Hordain
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 11% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Hordain changed by −1% from 2012 to 2023, behind 73% 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
Over those years, the median Nord town changed ±0% and the median compared French town +5%. Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −4%, then +4% to 2023.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 13% in Hordain, more than in 87% 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
■ Hordain 42.7. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Hordain is 42.7, lower than in three fifths of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. About one in five: that is how common residents aged 65 and over are in Hordain (20%).
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
30% of households are one person living alone, below 75% 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
The average household has 2.4 people. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%. The share of single-parent households is 11%, against 10% in the typical compared French town.
Empty homes: 4.5%, a lower share than 81% 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
One household in 13 has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town. On average, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. For Hordain, the census puts households without a car at 7.7%.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €24,960 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 Hordain’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €24,960 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 61% of compared French towns.
Hordain ranks above 90% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 22%
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
Households headed by a retired person: 30%, below 63% of compared French towns. Hordain has fewer households headed by a manager or professional than 72% of compared French towns, at 6.5%. As a yardstick, 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).
A smaller share of immigrants than 99% of compared French towns: 0.8%
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.
With foreign nationals at 0.2%, Hordain is behind 99% of compared French towns on that count. Immigrants make up 6.5% 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 smaller share of single residents than 64% of compared French towns: 24%
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
Across Hordain, 44% of residents 15 and over are married. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Graduates of higher education: 23%, a lower share than 75% 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
Across Hordain, 20% of adults out of school have no qualification. Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Ranked by age, 10th 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 Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Hordain and its 6 nearest towns: 1 of them are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hordain | 42.7 | 20% | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Bouchain 4,113 · 1.2 mi | 46 | 26% | 1% | 2.2% |
| Iwuy 3,403 · 2.2 mi | 38.2 | 18% | 1.1% | 1.9% |
| Neuville-sur-Escaut 2,901 · 2.8 mi | 38.3 | 18% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
| Rœulx 3,743 · 3.2 mi | 40.2 | 19% | 0.3% | 2.2% |
| Lourches 3,734 · 3.9 mi | 35.1 | 15% | 0.5% | 8.2% |
| Douchy-les-Mines 10,109 · 4.2 mi | 38.6 | 18% | 0.4% | 5.3% |
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 Hordain
What is the population of Hordain?
1,446 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (1,458).
How old are Hordain’s residents?
The median age is 42.7, younger than 60% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Hordain?
1, with occasional dwellings: 0.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Hordain?
INSEE counts 11 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.8% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (0.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Hordain?
€24,960 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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