Couples with children make up 37% in Quiévy, more than in 96% of compared French towns
1.3% of homes are flats, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Quiévy had 1,803 residents in 750 households at the 2023 Census. Put another way, about one in 50: 2% of households rent social housing (HLM). Fewer households headed by a manager or professional than in 82% of compared French towns: 5.4%.
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 Quiévy
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 9.5% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Quiévy changed by +2% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 61% 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 median Nord town changed ±0% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +1% and the next six +1%.
18% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 74% 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
■ Quiévy 41.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Where 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, Quiévy has 12%. Meanwhile, half of the town’s residents are under 41.4, younger than in 70% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 22% of residents are 65 or over 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%.
Below 81% of compared French towns: 29% of households are one person living alone
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 2.4 people in the average household. The usual figure: 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households: 9.5%, near enough the figure in the typical compared French town.
Only 0.4% of homes are second homes in Quiévy
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
13% of households have no car (typical compared French town: 11%). The census found that nearly one in ten homes stand empty in Quiévy. Set beside that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €22,850 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 midpoint of living standards here is €22,850 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 83% of compared French towns.
Quiévy sits above 98% of compared French towns for households headed by a manual worker (26%)
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
Put another way, about one in three: a third of households are headed by a retired person. By way of comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
0.9% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 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.
With foreign nationals at 0.7%, Quiévy is behind 98% of compared French towns on that count. On average, 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.
Quiévy ranks below 63% of compared French towns on married residents: 41%
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
25% of residents 15 and over are single. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Quiévy ranks below 83% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 21%
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
A quarter of adults out of school have no qualification (typical compared French town: 19%). Typically, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 1,803 to 2,582 people, the 6th 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.
Median age: 5 of the 6 towns around Quiévy are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quiévy | 41.4 | 18% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| Avesnes-les-Aubert 3,562 · 2.9 mi | 41.5 | 22% | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| Caudry 13,833 · 3 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 1% | 2.4% |
| Solesmes 4,142 · 3.4 mi | 44.9 | 23% | 2.1% | 1.2% |
| Haspres 2,626 · 6.6 mi | 41.4 | 20% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Iwuy 3,403 · 6.6 mi | 38.2 | 18% | 1.1% | 1.9% |
| Le Cateau-Cambrésis 6,764 · 6.7 mi | 42 | 21% | 1.5% | 3.1% |
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 Quiévy
What is the population of Quiévy?
1,803 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% more than in 2012 (1,767).
How old are Quiévy’s residents?
The median age is 41.4, younger than 70% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Quiévy?
3, with occasional dwellings: 0.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Quiévy?
INSEE counts 17 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.9% of residents, and 13 foreign nationals (0.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Quiévy?
€22,850 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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