In Cauffry, 37% of households are couples with children, more than in 95% of compared French towns
1.7% of households rent social housing (HLM) (typical compared French town: 12%). Locally, nearly one in ten homes are flats. With a median age of 41.5, Cauffry is younger than 69% of compared French towns. This Oise town had 2,649 residents in 1,000 households at the 2023 Census.
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 Cauffry
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 7.4% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A +8% change since 2012: faster than 63% 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 +3%, and from 2017 to 2023 +4%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Oise town +2%.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 73% of compared French towns: 19%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Cauffry 41.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 are about as common here as in the typical compared French town: 11%. To put it in context, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
Cauffry sits below 97% of compared French towns for one-person households (23%)
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
With single-parent households at 7.4%, Cauffry is behind 86% of compared French towns on that count. In the typical compared French town, one-person households come to 35%. Each household has 2.6 people on average.
Only 0.5% of homes are second homes in Cauffry
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
Car-free households: one in 14, where the median compared French town has 11%. Second homes make up 2.1% in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 7.4% of households have no car. Lower than in 74% of compared French towns: 5% of homes stand empty.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €27,300 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 Cauffry is €27,300 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 64% of compared French towns. Below the poverty threshold: 9.0% of the population.
Households headed by a retired person: 28%, a lower share than 74% 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
Against a figure of 9.4% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional in Cauffry comes in at 11%. 15% of households are headed by a manual worker. The comparison figure for households headed by a retired person is 32% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A larger share of immigrants than 63% of compared French towns: 8.6%
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.
About one in 20: that is how common foreign nationals are in Cauffry (4.9%). Set beside that, 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.
More married residents than 90% of compared French towns: 50%
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
The share of single residents is 23%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education make up 27% in Cauffry, less than in 61% 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
18% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 56% of compared French towns. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 7th youngest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Roissy-en-France (34), the oldest Longeville-sur-Mer (62.9).
Cauffry is younger than 1 of its 6 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cauffry | 41.5 | 19% | 0.5% | 8.6% |
| Rantigny 2,524 · 0.8 mi | 39.9 | 18% | 0.7% | 8.8% |
| Laigneville 4,926 · 1.4 mi | 37.3 | 16% | 0.6% | 11% |
| Liancourt 6,785 · 1.4 mi | 38.4 | 17% | 0.9% | 12% |
| Villers-Saint-Paul 6,480 · 3 mi | 36.9 | 15% | 0.9% | 18% |
| Nogent-sur-Oise 21,907 · 3.3 mi | 34.8 | 14% | 0.7% | 27% |
| Breuil-le-Vert 3,183 · 3.4 mi | 45.4 | 23% | 0.7% | 3.7% |
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 Cauffry
What is the population of Cauffry?
2,649 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% more than in 2012 (2,455).
How old are Cauffry’s residents?
The median age is 41.5, younger than 69% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Cauffry?
5, with occasional dwellings: 0.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Cauffry?
INSEE counts 230 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.6% of residents, and 130 foreign nationals (4.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Cauffry?
€27,300 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 9.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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