3.3% of households have no car, below 98% of compared French towns
Compared with 30% in the typical compared French town, 4% of homes are flats here. There were 570 households in Neuf-Berquin at the 2023 Census, home to 1,417 residents. For Neuf-Berquin, the census puts households headed by a manual worker at 29%. At 0.2%, the share of second homes is lower than in 99% of compared French towns.
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 Neuf-Berquin
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 11% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Neuf-Berquin has grown +15%, faster than 82% 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 the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Nord town ±0%.
Half of Neuf-Berquin is under 40.1, younger than 79% 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
■ Neuf-Berquin 40.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 18% here and 22% in the typical compared French town. About one in nine: that is how common residents aged 15 to 24 are in Neuf-Berquin (11%).
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children: 35%, a higher share than 92% 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
There are 2.5 people in the average household. Lower than in 93% of compared French towns: 25% of households are one person living alone. Here 11% of households are single parents, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 10%.
A lower share of empty homes than 83% of compared French towns, at 4.4%
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
Set against 12% in the typical compared French town, 9.9% of households rent social housing (HLM) in Neuf-Berquin. 25% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 4.9% moved in within the last two years. As a reference point, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €25,540 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.
The median standard of living in Neuf-Berquin is €25,540 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 54% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a retired person than 73% of compared French towns: 28%
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 the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%; Neuf-Berquin has 7.8%. As a reference point, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 97% of compared French towns: 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.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 1% of residents are foreign nationals here. 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.
47% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 77% 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
Here nearly a quarter of residents 15 and over are single, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 25%. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Fewer adults with no qualification than 62% of compared French towns: 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
28% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. Set beside that, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 1,417 to 2,582 people, the 3rd 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Nearby, 5 of 6 towns have older populations than Neuf-Berquin
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuf-Berquin | 40.1 | 18% | 0.2% | 1.5% |
| Merville 9,808 · 1.9 mi | 39 | 18% | 1.2% | 1.8% |
| Estaires 6,525 · 2.4 mi | 41.8 | 19% | 0.7% | 1.5% |
| Vieux-Berquin 2,628 · 2.8 mi | 42.2 | 19% | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| La Gorgue 5,616 · 3 mi | 42.4 | 19% | 0.3% | 1.5% |
| Lestrem 5,009 · 3.4 mi | 41.2 | 19% | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| Steenwerck 3,450 · 5.1 mi | 44.6 | 21% | 0.5% | 1.4% |
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 Neuf-Berquin
What is the population of Neuf-Berquin?
1,417 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% more than in 2012 (1,232).
How old are Neuf-Berquin’s residents?
The median age is 40.1, younger than 79% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Neuf-Berquin?
1, with occasional dwellings: 0.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Neuf-Berquin?
INSEE counts 21 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.5% of residents, and 14 foreign nationals (1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Neuf-Berquin?
€25,540 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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