38% of households are couples with children, a share 97% of compared French towns don’t reach
In the typical compared French town, the share of flats is 30%; Le Maisnil has 0.4%. On the census count, 3.3% of homes stand empty. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 628 residents in 250 households: that is Le Maisnil at the 2023 Census.
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 Le Maisnil
A town of families
38% of households are couples with children and 6% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Many graduates
59% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 31% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Le Maisnil’s population moved ±0% on 2012, less than in 70% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and ±0% for the median Nord town, the change came in two steps: +2% from 2012 to 2017, then −2% to 2023.
A median age of 47.1: Le Maisnil is older than 69% 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
■ Le Maisnil 47.1. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 trails 77% of compared French towns: 9.3%. Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 23% in Le Maisnil.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of one-person households than 99% of compared French towns, at 18%
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 2.5 people. 6% of households are single parents, fewer than in 96% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 35% of households are one person living alone.
A lower share of households without a car than 99% of compared French towns, at 2.8%
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
By its share of second homes (0.4%), Le Maisnil is below 97% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car is 11%.
€35,780 a year: the median standard of living
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 Le Maisnil’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €35,780 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 96% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 28% in Le Maisnil, more than in 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
The figure for households headed by a manual worker is 2% in Le Maisnil and 14% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 40% of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 86% of compared French towns: 2.6%
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.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 2.1% of residents are foreign nationals here. The median compared commune in Nord has 4.1%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 86% of compared French towns. On average, 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.
A larger share of married residents than 99% of compared French towns: 62%
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 single residents is 17%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Graduates of higher education: 59%, a higher share than 97% 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
Against a figure of 19% in the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification in Le Maisnil comes in at 8.8%. Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
41 French towns of 628 to 2,582 people: this is the 15th oldest
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.
Every neighbor is younger than Le Maisnil
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Maisnil | 47.1 | 23% | 0.4% | 2.6% |
| Fleurbaix 2,947 · 3.2 mi | 46.1 | 24% | 0.5% | 1.9% |
| Hallennes-lez-Haubourdin 4,683 · 3.4 mi | 39.3 | 17% | 0.4% | 4% |
| Santes 5,652 · 3.7 mi | 43.7 | 21% | 0.5% | 2% |
| Sainghin-en-Weppes 5,638 · 3.9 mi | 41.2 | 19% | 0.5% | 2.1% |
| La Chapelle-d'Armentières 8,754 · 3.9 mi | 41 | 19% | 0.6% | 4.4% |
| Wavrin 7,758 · 4.1 mi | 42.3 | 19% | 1% | 2.2% |
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 Le Maisnil
What is the population of Le Maisnil?
628 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (628).
How old are Le Maisnil’s residents?
The median age is 47.1, older than 69% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Le Maisnil?
1, with occasional dwellings: 0.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Le Maisnil?
INSEE counts 16 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.6% of residents, and 13 foreign nationals (2.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Le Maisnil?
€35,780 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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