9.8% of homes are flats, below 87% of compared French towns
With a median age of 41.9, Lewarde is younger than nearly two thirds of compared French towns. For Lewarde, the census puts single-parent households at 14%. 2,353 residents in 1,020 households: that is Lewarde at the 2023 Census. The figure for households in social housing is 20% in Lewarde and 12% in the typical compared French 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 Lewarde
Fewer residents than in 2012
Lewarde had 2,645 residents at the 2012 census and 2,353 in 2023, down 11%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Lewarde changed by −11% from 2012 to 2023, behind 98% 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
The first five years brought −8%; the six to 2023, −3%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Nord town ±0%.
In Lewarde, 12% of residents are 15 to 24, more than in 78% 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
■ Lewarde 41.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over are more common here than in 52% of compared French towns. For comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
In Lewarde, 31% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 70% 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
On average, 2.3 people share a household. The comparison figure for one-person households is 35% in the typical compared French town. 28% of households are couples with children, more than in 62% of compared French towns.
Second homes: 0.6%, a lower share than 93% 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
Empty homes make up 6%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town. At 12%, the share of households without a car is higher than in 59% of compared French towns. Second homes: 2.1% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. In the last two years, 7.1% of households moved in; at the other end, 29% have stayed 30 years or more.
Median living standard: €23,480 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 residents live in households above €23,480 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 77% of compared French towns. The share living below the poverty line is 21.0%.
A smaller share of households headed by a retired person than 61% of compared French towns: 31%
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 manager or professional account for 8.6%. At 14%, the share of households headed by a manual worker is lower than in 52% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 2.3%, a lower share than 88% of compared French towns
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 share of foreign nationals trails 90% of compared French towns: 1.3%. The median compared commune in Nord has 4.1%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 88% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 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.
Fewer single residents than 54% of compared French towns: 25%
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
Locally, 43% of residents 15 and over are married.
25% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 70% 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
About one in five: that is how common adults with no qualification are in Lewarde (19%). The wider picture: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 2,353 to 2,582 people, the 8th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
A younger town than 3 of the 6 around it: Lewarde
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewarde | 41.9 | 23% | 0.6% | 2.3% |
| Guesnain 4,635 · 1.1 mi | 42.9 | 24% | 0.1% | 4.4% |
| Masny 3,999 · 1.1 mi | 41.7 | 20% | 0.3% | 4.7% |
| Dechy 5,338 · 1.9 mi | 40 | 21% | 0.3% | 5.4% |
| Montigny-en-Ostrevent 4,495 · 2.1 mi | 45.9 | 26% | 0.2% | 4.3% |
| Auberchicourt 4,626 · 2.7 mi | 42.2 | 21% | 0.6% | 2.3% |
| Monchecourt 2,516 · 2.8 mi | 39.3 | 19% | 0.9% | 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 Lewarde
What is the population of Lewarde?
2,353 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% fewer than in 2012 (2,645).
How old are Lewarde’s residents?
The median age is 41.9, younger than 66% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lewarde?
7, with occasional dwellings: 0.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lewarde?
INSEE counts 54 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.3% of residents, and 30 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lewarde?
€23,480 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 21.0% 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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