Only 4.9% of homes are flats in Abancourt
The share of households headed by a manual worker tops 99% of compared French towns: 29%. About one in three: that is how common one-person households are in Abancourt (32%). With a median age of 46.5, Abancourt is older than nearly two thirds of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Abancourt was home to 569 people in 270 households.
Throughout this page, the Oise 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 Abancourt
Fewer residents than in 2012
Abancourt had 636 residents at the 2012 census and 569 in 2023, down 11%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−11% since 2012: slower than 97% 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 population moved +2%, and from 2017 to 2023 −13%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Oise town +2%.
Abancourt: 24% of residents are 65 or over, above 63% 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
■ Abancourt 46.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 10% here and 11% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 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: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
Below 68% of compared French towns: 8.9% of households are single parents
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 Oise median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households average 2.1 people. Compared with other places, couples with children are scarce here: 25%, fewer than in 54% of compared French towns. To put it in context, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
Second homes make up 3.7% in Abancourt, more than in 69% 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
28% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 9.3% moved in within the last two years. For second homes, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. On households in social housing, Abancourt sits lower than 62% of compared French towns: 9.7%. Without a car: one household in 10, against 11% in the median compared French town.
Median standard of living: €22,970 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 €22,970 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 82% of compared French towns.
In Abancourt, 44% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 92% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The usual figure: nearly a third 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 99% of compared French towns: 0.6%
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 median compared commune in Oise has 7.4%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%. Census figures put foreign nationals at 0.2% in Abancourt.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
22% of residents 15 and over are single, below 80% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%; Abancourt has 46%. Against that, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Only 11% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Abancourt
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
Just over a third of adults out of school have no qualification (typical compared French town: 19%). The usual figure: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 569 to 2,582 people, the 18th oldest
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).
Abancourt and its 6 nearest towns: 5 of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abancourt | 46.5 | 24% | 3.7% | 0.6% |
| Grandvilliers 2,786 · 8 mi | 51.1 | 31% | 2% | 2.6% |
| Forges-les-Eaux 3,642 · 11.4 mi | 55.9 | 36% | 2.7% | 2.1% |
| Gournay-en-Bray 5,723 · 14.8 mi | 51.9 | 31% | 1.4% | 4.4% |
| Neufchâtel-en-Bray 4,662 · 14.8 mi | 51.7 | 34% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Crèvecœur-le-Grand 3,462 · 15.2 mi | 43.7 | 24% | 1.2% | 1.9% |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle 2,819 · 17.6 mi | 51.1 | 30% | 1.8% | 2% |
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 Abancourt
What is the population of Abancourt?
569 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% fewer than in 2012 (636).
How old are Abancourt’s residents?
The median age is 46.5, older than 66% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Abancourt?
11, with occasional dwellings: 3.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Abancourt?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.6% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Abancourt?
€22,970 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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