Flats make up 2.8% in Morbecque, less than in 99% of compared French towns
Set against 10% in the typical compared French town, 5.5% of households are single parents in Morbecque. Compared with other places, households in social housing are scarce here: 2.4%, fewer than in 96% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 2,573 residents in 1,070 households. The census found that 5.2% of households have no car here.
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.
Morbecque changed by −2% from 2012 to 2023, behind 77% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the change was −3%; from 2017 to 2023, +1%. Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Nord town ±0%.
A higher share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 69% of compared French towns, at 12%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Morbecque 44.5. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 44.5, Morbecque is older than 53% of compared French towns. By way of 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 Morbecque (22%).
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 90% of compared French towns, at 27%
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
Couples with children make up 31%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for one-person households is 35% in the typical compared French town. On average, 2.3 people share a household.
In Morbecque, 9.8% of homes stand empty, more than in 78% 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 19 has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town. Turnover: 8.8% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 28% have lived in their home 30 years or more. Fewer second homes than in nearly two thirds of compared French towns: 1.4%. To put it in context, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
A typical living standard of €27,040 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.
Living standards centre on €27,040 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 62% of compared French towns. Below the poverty line: 8.0% of residents.
Morbecque sits below 81% of compared French towns for households headed by a manager or professional (5.5%)
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
Against a figure of 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Morbecque comes in at 36%. On top of that, more households headed by a manual worker than in 82% of compared French towns: 20%. In the typical compared French town, households headed by a manager or professional come to 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 98% of compared French towns: 1.2% of residents are immigrants
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.
0.7% of residents are foreign nationals (typical compared French town: 4.3%). Typically, 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 lower share of single residents than 81% of compared French towns, at 22%
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
Compared with 43% in the typical compared French town, 47% of residents 15 and over are married here. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 61% of compared French towns, at 17%
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 Morbecque, 32% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, beside 30% in the typical compared French town. The share of adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town is 19%.
Of 41 French towns its size (2,544 to 2,601 people), the 17th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Eymet (61.2), the oldest.
Around Morbecque, 3 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morbecque | 44.5 | 22% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Hazebrouck 21,912 · 2.6 mi | 43.3 | 23% | 1% | 3.1% |
| Saint-Venant 2,999 · 4.6 mi | 46.9 | 25% | 1.4% | 2% |
| Vieux-Berquin 2,628 · 4.7 mi | 42.2 | 19% | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| Merville 9,808 · 5.7 mi | 39 | 18% | 1.2% | 1.8% |
| Isbergues 8,650 · 5.7 mi | 46.1 | 25% | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| Aire-sur-la-Lys 9,598 · 6.6 mi | 45.5 | 22% | 0.4% | 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 Morbecque
What is the population of Morbecque?
2,573 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (2,620).
How old are Morbecque’s residents?
The median age is 44.5, older than 53% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Morbecque?
17, with occasional dwellings: 1.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Morbecque?
INSEE counts 31 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.2% of residents, and 18 foreign nationals (0.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Morbecque?
€27,040 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 8.0% 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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