Choqueuse-les-Bénards sits below 99% of compared French towns for couples with children (11%)
Half of Choqueuse-les-Bénards’s residents are over 49.4, older than in 81% of compared French towns. Put another way, about one in five: 22% of households are headed by a manual worker. The town is home to 98 residents in 47 households, by the 2023 Census. In the typical compared French town, 30% of homes are flats; here, 3.6%.
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 Choqueuse-les-Bénards
Fewer residents than in 2012
Choqueuse-les-Bénards had 111 residents at the 2012 census and 98 in 2023, down 12%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 7 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, 98% of compared French towns grew faster than Choqueuse-les-Bénards: −12%
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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +2% for the median Oise town, the change came in two steps: −7% from 2012 to 2017, then −5% to 2023.
6.3% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 99% 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
■ Choqueuse-les-Bénards 49.4. The median compared French town: 44.
31% of Choqueuse-les-Bénards’ residents are 65 or older, against 19% in the median Oise town and 22% in the median compared French town; 16% are under 18. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 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%.
Choqueuse-les-Bénards: 44% of households are one person living alone, above 82% of compared French towns
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 here average 2.1 people each. The wider picture: 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
12% of homes stand empty, more than in 88% 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
One household in 15 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). As a reference point, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. In Choqueuse-les-Bénards, 6.5% of households have no car. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €23,990 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €23,990 a year: lower than in 71% of compared French towns.
11% of households are headed by a retired person, below 99% 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
9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, against 11% in Choqueuse-les-Bénards. To put it in context, 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).
Below 90% of compared French towns: 2.1% of residents are immigrants
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 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 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.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 17% of residents 15 and over are single
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, 37% of residents 15 and over are married here. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Choqueuse-les-Bénards ranks below 90% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 12%
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
In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in Choqueuse-les-Bénards, 23%. The comparison figure for adults with no qualification is 19% in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 98 to 2,582 people, the 14th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Around Choqueuse-les-Bénards, 1 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choqueuse-les-Bénards | 49.4 | 31% | 4.8% | 2.1% |
| Crèvecœur-le-Grand 3,462 · 3 mi | 43.7 | 24% | 1.2% | 1.9% |
| Grandvilliers 2,786 · 6.4 mi | 51.1 | 31% | 2% | 2.6% |
| Breteuil 4,222 · 9.4 mi | 42.7 | 23% | 1.3% | 2.8% |
| Ailly-sur-Noye 2,648 · 14.5 mi | 45.3 | 25% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Beauvais 55,550 · 15.1 mi | 38.4 | 18% | 1.6% | 15% |
| Saleux 2,739 · 15.9 mi | 43.7 | 22% | 0.9% | 3.8% |
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 Choqueuse-les-Bénards
What is the population of Choqueuse-les-Bénards?
98 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% fewer than in 2012 (111).
How old are Choqueuse-les-Bénards’ residents?
The median age is 49.4, older than 81% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 31% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Choqueuse-les-Bénards?
3, with occasional dwellings: 4.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Choqueuse-les-Bénards?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.1% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Choqueuse-les-Bénards?
€23,990 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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