In Clairoix, 31% of households are couples with children, more than in 80% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over; in Clairoix, 19%. Across Clairoix, 27% of households are headed by a retired person. 15% of homes are flats, fewer than in 77% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Clairoix was home to 2,208 people in 930 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.
From 2012 to 2023, 51% of compared French towns grew faster than Clairoix: +4%
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 first five years brought +2%; the six to 2023, +2%.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 68% of compared French towns, at 9.8%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Clairoix 44.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Clairoix’s residents are over 44.7, older than in 55% of compared French towns. Against that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
One-person households make up 30% in Clairoix, less than in 77% 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
11% of households are single parents (typical compared French town: 10%). One-person households make up 35% in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 2.3 people.
Second homes: 0.6%, a lower share than 94% 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
7.6% of households have no car, against 11% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Empty homes make up about one in 13 here (7.9%). Lower than in 53% of compared French towns: 12% of households rent social housing (HLM).
€28,230 a year is the median standard of living here
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 €28,230 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 73% of compared French towns. 7.0% of the population lives below the poverty line.
More households headed by a manager or professional than 76% of compared French towns: 15%
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
Just over one in ten households are headed by a manual worker (typical compared French town: 14%). Elsewhere, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
More immigrants than 60% of compared French towns: 8%
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 higher than in 60% of compared French towns. 4.2% of residents are foreign nationals. Across the 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.
47% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 77% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in Clairoix comes in at 24%. In the typical compared French town, 43% of residents 15 and over are married.
Above 63% of compared French towns: 34% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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
Adults with no qualification make up 21%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 2,208 to 2,582 people: this is the 18th 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: 2 of the 6 towns around Clairoix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clairoix | 44.7 | 19% | 0.6% | 8% |
| Margny-lès-Compiègne 8,677 · 1.5 mi | 37.8 | 16% | 2% | 14% |
| Choisy-au-Bac 3,449 · 1.6 mi | 44.9 | 25% | 2.3% | 6.6% |
| Longueil-Annel 2,586 · 2 mi | 42 | 20% | 1% | 6.6% |
| Venette 2,758 · 2.5 mi | 41.1 | 19% | 1.9% | 7.9% |
| Compiègne 40,761 · 2.6 mi | 37.6 | 19% | 2.2% | 17% |
| Thourotte 4,463 · 3.1 mi | 47.2 | 27% | 0.8% | 6.8% |
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 Clairoix
What is the population of Clairoix?
2,208 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (2,113).
How old are Clairoix’s residents?
The median age is 44.7, older than 55% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Clairoix?
6, with occasional dwellings: 0.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Clairoix?
INSEE counts 180 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8% of residents, and 92 foreign nationals (4.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Clairoix?
€28,230 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 7.0% 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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