Lecelles sits above 95% of compared French towns for couples with children (36%)
Compared with 12% in the typical compared French town, 0.4% of households rent social housing (HLM) here. About one in 23: that is how common households without a car are in Lecelles (4.3%). At 4.6%, the share of flats is lower than in 96% of compared French towns. The town had 3,046 residents in 1,230 households 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 Lecelles
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 6.8% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Lecelles grew +13% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 78% 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%.
In Lecelles, 9.3% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 76% 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
■ Lecelles 43.3. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 43.3, Lecelles is younger than 55% of compared French towns. About one in five: that is how common residents aged 65 and over are in Lecelles (22%). For comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of one-person households than 97% of compared French towns, at 23%
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
Single-parent households: 6.8% here and 10% in the typical compared French town. Against that, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. There are 2.5 people in the average household.
A town of second homes: 2.9% of its homes
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
Nothing unusual on empty homes: 5.9%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 2.1% of homes are second homes.
€29,730 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 residents live in households above €29,730 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 83% of compared French towns. The share living below the poverty line is 6.0%.
More households headed by a retired person than 77% of compared French towns: 38%
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 15% of households are headed by a manager or professional, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 9.4%. As a reference point, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. Households headed by a manual worker account for 10%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 80% of compared French towns: 3.2%
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.
By its share of foreign nationals (2.4%), Lecelles is below 73% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 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.
Above 95% of compared French towns: 51% of residents 15 and over are married
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 figure for single residents is 20% in Lecelles and 25% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Lecelles ranks below 92% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 11%
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 Lecelles, 45% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, beside 30% in the typical compared French town. Adults with no qualification: 19% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Ranked by age, 9th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Pont-à-Vendin (35.9), the youngest, and Agon-Coutainville (63.8), the oldest.
2 of 6 neighbors are older than Lecelles
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecelles | 43.3 | 22% | 2.9% | 3.2% |
| Saint-Amand-les-Eaux 15,974 · 2.4 mi | 42.7 | 21% | 1.3% | 4.7% |
| Hasnon 3,849 · 4.1 mi | 40.7 | 19% | 1.1% | 2% |
| Landas 2,518 · 4.8 mi | 43.4 | 20% | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| Hergnies 4,479 · 5.6 mi | 40.4 | 17% | 0.6% | 4.8% |
| Beuvry-la-Forêt 2,861 · 5.7 mi | 44.1 | 21% | 0.5% | 2.4% |
| Wallers 5,633 · 6.9 mi | 41.3 | 20% | 0.8% | 5.1% |
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 Lecelles
What is the population of Lecelles?
3,046 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% more than in 2012 (2,684).
How old are Lecelles’ residents?
The median age is 43.3, younger than 55% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lecelles?
39, with occasional dwellings: 2.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lecelles?
INSEE counts 98 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.2% of residents, and 74 foreign nationals (2.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lecelles?
€29,730 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 6.0% 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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