A lower share of households headed by a manager or professional than 92% of compared French towns, at 4.1%
By its share of second homes (0.3%), La Gorgue is below 98% of compared French towns. Higher than in 79% of compared French towns: 31% of households are couples with children. In 2023, the Census found 5,616 residents here, living in 2,360 households. Locally, 14% of homes are flats.
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 La Gorgue
Fewer residents than in 2012
La Gorgue had 5,923 residents at the 2012 census and 5,616 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower growth than 89% of compared French towns: La Gorgue changed by −5% since 2012
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 median Nord town changed ±0% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −5% and the next six ±0%.
A lower share of residents aged 65 and over than 68% of compared French towns, at 19%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ La Gorgue 42.4. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in La Gorgue is 42.4, lower than in 63% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. In La Gorgue, just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24.
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%.
La Gorgue sits below 74% of compared French towns for one-person households (31%)
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 average 2.3 people. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%. Single-parent households: 9.8%, near enough the figure in the typical compared French town.
La Gorgue: 14% of households rent social housing (HLM), above 59% 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
Long tenure is the mark of 24% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 9.2% (under two years). The wider picture: just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Empty homes: 7.5%, near enough the figure in the typical compared French town.
A median of €24,600 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €24,600 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 65% of compared French towns. 12.0% of residents live below the poverty line INSEE uses.
Households headed by a manual worker: 25%, a higher share than 96% 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
In La Gorgue, 31% of households are headed by a retired person, beside 32% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 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 lower share of immigrants than 97% of compared French towns, at 1.5%
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.
In La Gorgue, 1.2% of residents are foreign nationals, beside 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Against 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.
23% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 66% 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
In La Gorgue, 45% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 43% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 82% of compared French towns, at 21%
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
The figure for adults with no qualification is 25% in La Gorgue and 19% in the typical compared French town. The share of graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 5,556 to 5,677 people, the 10th 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.
The youngest is Le Port-Marly (37.4), the oldest Cancale (57.6).
Nearby, 3 of 6 towns have older populations than La Gorgue
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Gorgue | 42.4 | 19% | 0.3% | 1.5% |
| Estaires 6,525 · 0.8 mi | 41.8 | 19% | 0.7% | 1.5% |
| Lestrem 5,009 · 2.4 mi | 41.2 | 19% | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| Laventie 5,044 · 2.6 mi | 43.6 | 22% | 0.5% | 1.6% |
| Sailly-sur-la-Lys 3,981 · 3.1 mi | 45.9 | 24% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
| Merville 9,808 · 3.8 mi | 39 | 18% | 1.2% | 1.8% |
| Richebourg 2,687 · 4 mi | 45.3 | 22% | 0.7% | 1.1% |
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 La Gorgue
What is the population of La Gorgue?
5,616 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (5,923).
How old are La Gorgue’s residents?
The median age is 42.4, younger than 63% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Gorgue?
8, with occasional dwellings: 0.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Gorgue?
INSEE counts 85 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.5% of residents, and 69 foreign nationals (1.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Gorgue?
€24,600 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 12.0% 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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