Croutoy sits below 98% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (17%)
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. About one in six: that is how common residents aged 65 and over are in Croutoy (16%). There were 87 households here at the 2023 Census, home to 203 residents. Set against 6.7% in the typical compared French town, one in ten homes stand empty in the town.
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 Croutoy
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 17% single parents with children; 15% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Croutoy had 214 residents at the 2012 census and 203 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−5% since 2012: slower than 88% 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 −2%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Oise town +2%.
Above 76% of compared French towns: 12% of residents are 15 to 24
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Croutoy 44.8. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 44.8, Croutoy is older than 55% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households make up 17% in Croutoy, more than in 98% 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
A third of households are couples with children; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. Against that, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 2.3 people. One-person households are rarer here than in 59% of compared French towns.
Above 82% of compared French towns: 6.8% of homes are second homes
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
6.7% of households have no car; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Newcomers of less than two years account for 5.6% of households, residents of 30 years or more for 24%.
Median living standard: €30,390 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.
Half of residents live in households above €30,390 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 86% of compared French towns.
5.6% of households are headed by a manager or professional, below 80% 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
With households headed by a manual worker at 17%, Croutoy is ahead of 67% of compared French towns on that count. The usual figure: 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).
0.5% of residents are foreign nationals, fewer than in 99% 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.
By its share of immigrants (3.4%), Croutoy is below 79% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
Married residents: 45%, a higher share than 69% 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
The census found that 24% of residents 15 and over are single in Croutoy. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Croutoy: 33% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, above 59% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%; Croutoy has 21%. Elsewhere, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 18th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Croutoy and its 6 nearest towns: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croutoy | 44.8 | 16% | 6.8% | 3.4% |
| Choisy-au-Bac 3,449 · 8.1 mi | 44.9 | 25% | 2.3% | 6.6% |
| Villers-Cotterêts 10,489 · 9.5 mi | 41.5 | 19% | 1.3% | 12% |
| Longueil-Annel 2,586 · 9.8 mi | 42 | 20% | 1% | 6.6% |
| Thourotte 4,463 · 9.8 mi | 47.2 | 27% | 0.8% | 6.8% |
| Compiègne 40,761 · 10.2 mi | 37.6 | 19% | 2.2% | 17% |
| Margny-lès-Compiègne 8,677 · 10.4 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 Croutoy
What is the population of Croutoy?
203 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (214).
How old are Croutoy’s residents?
The median age is 44.8, older than 55% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Croutoy?
7, with occasional dwellings: 6.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Croutoy?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.4% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Croutoy?
€30,390 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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