0.9% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
One-person households make up 19%, against 35% in the typical compared French town. The 2023 Census counted 825 residents in 320 households. Locally, 5.4% of homes are second homes. On households in social housing, Noordpeene sits lower than 95% of compared French towns: 2.5%.
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 Noordpeene
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 9.5% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Noordpeene grew +5% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 51% 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
Noordpeene is younger than 73% of compared French towns: a median age of 41
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Noordpeene 41. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 65 and over at 19%, Noordpeene is behind 70% of compared French towns on that count. On top of that, residents aged 15 to 24 are rarer here than in 80% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of couples with children than 88% of compared French towns: 33%
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 2.6 people in the average household. For comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households make up 9.5%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
Only 4% of homes stand empty in Noordpeene
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
11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town, against 7.6% in Noordpeene. To put it in context, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €24,400 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 Noordpeene is €24,400 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 67% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 4.8% in Noordpeene, less than in 87% 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
By its share of households headed by a retired person (35%), Noordpeene is above 63% of compared French towns. Typically, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town. Here, 21% of households are headed by a manual worker.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
0.8% of residents are immigrants, below 99% 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 is 0.5%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 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.
Noordpeene sits below 89% of compared French towns for single residents (20%)
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, 49% of residents 15 and over are married here. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Adults with no qualification: 22%, a higher share than 67% 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
Set against 30% in the typical compared French town, 28% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Noordpeene. The benchmark for adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town: 19%.
Of 41 French towns its size (825 to 2,582 people), the 4th 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).
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 5 are older than Noordpeene
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noordpeene | 41 | 19% | 5.4% | 0.8% |
| Arques 9,431 · 5.4 mi | 43.9 | 21% | 1% | 2.8% |
| Saint-Omer 14,382 · 6 mi | 36.7 | 17% | 2.4% | 5.5% |
| Longuenesse 10,548 · 6.6 mi | 43.2 | 22% | 0.6% | 6.8% |
| Wormhout 5,584 · 7 mi | 45.4 | 25% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Blendecques 4,859 · 7.1 mi | 43.7 | 21% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem 5,843 · 7.2 mi | 47.1 | 25% | 1% | 2.7% |
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 Noordpeene
What is the population of Noordpeene?
825 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% more than in 2012 (785).
How old are Noordpeene’s residents?
The median age is 41, younger than 73% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Noordpeene?
19, with occasional dwellings: 5.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Noordpeene?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.8% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (0.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Noordpeene?
€24,400 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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