A smaller share of households in social housing than 96% of compared French towns: 2.4%
The figure for households headed by a retired person is 24% in Canly and 32% in the typical compared French town. The share of single-parent households stands at 15%. This Oise town has fewer flats than 88% of compared French towns, at 9.3%. At the 2023 Census, 741 people lived here, in 330 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 Canly
Fewer residents than in 2012
Canly had 800 residents at the 2012 census and 741 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A −7% change since 2012: slower than 94% 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 Oise town changed +2% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −2% and the next six −5%.
Fewer residents aged 65 and over than 64% of compared French towns: 20%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Canly 43.1. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Canly is 43.1, lower than in 58% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over. Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 11% in the town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of one-person households than 75% of compared French towns, at 30%
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 2.2 people. Compared with other places, couples with children are common here: 27%, more than in 61% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%.
A smaller share of households without a car than 87% of compared French towns: 5.2%
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
5.1% of homes stand empty (typical compared French town: 6.7%). Lower than in 58% of compared French towns: 1.7% of homes are second homes. Across the comparison, 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town. Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 7.9% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 25%.
€29,360 a year: the median standard of living
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.
At €29,360 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 81% of compared French towns.
20% of households are headed by a manual worker, a share 82% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 manager or professional (15%), Canly is above 77% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 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).
3.9% of residents are immigrants, below 74% 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.
Foreign nationals make up 2.2%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 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.
Canly: 46% of residents 15 and over are married, above 75% 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 23% of residents 15 and over are single, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 25%. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 64% 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
More graduates of higher education than in 54% of compared French towns: 31%. In the typical compared French town, adults with no qualification come to 19%.
Among 41 French towns of 741 to 2,582 people, the 12th 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 Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Older than Canly: 1 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canly | 43.1 | 20% | 1.7% | 3.9% |
| Lacroix-Saint-Ouen 5,415 · 3.9 mi | 41.8 | 20% | 1.4% | 6.5% |
| Estrées-Saint-Denis 3,664 · 4.1 mi | 44.4 | 22% | 1.2% | 4.1% |
| Venette 2,758 · 4.7 mi | 41.1 | 19% | 1.9% | 7.9% |
| Compiègne 40,761 · 5.1 mi | 37.6 | 19% | 2.2% | 17% |
| Verberie 3,898 · 5.4 mi | 40.1 | 18% | 1.4% | 5.2% |
| Margny-lès-Compiègne 8,677 · 5.7 mi | 37.8 | 16% | 2% | 14% |
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 Canly
What is the population of Canly?
741 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (800).
How old are Canly’s residents?
The median age is 43.1, younger than 58% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Canly?
6, with occasional dwellings: 1.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Canly?
INSEE counts 29 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.9% of residents, and 16 foreign nationals (2.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Canly?
€29,360 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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