Older than 99% of compared French towns: half of Domfront is over 62.7
Set against 2.1% in the typical compared French town, 4.9% of homes are second homes in Domfront. There were 47 households here at the 2023 Census, home to 310 residents. Households without a car make up about one in 43 here (2.3%).
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 Domfront
An older town
Half of Domfront’s residents are under 62.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 46% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 21% 80 or older. Ages ↓
A town of families
38% of households are couples with children and 13% single parents with children; 17% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Domfront had 339 residents at the 2012 census and 310 in 2023, down 9%: slower growth than in 96% 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.
Since 2012, Domfront has changed by −9%, slower than 96% 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 change was −8% from 2012 to 2017 and ±0% from 2017 to 2023. The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Oise town +2%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 46% in Domfront, more 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
■ Domfront 62.7. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 trails 98% of compared French towns: 6.6%. For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
About 79 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Couples with children make up 38% in Domfront, more than in 97% 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
Each household has 2.6 people on average. On one-person households, Domfront sits lower than 99% of compared French towns: 13%. In the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children is 25%.
12% of homes stand empty, more than in 86% 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Empty homes: 6.7% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Median standard of living: €22,730 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 €22,730 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 84% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 25% in Domfront, more than in 96% 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
Compared with 32% in the typical compared French town, a quarter of households are headed by a retired person here. By contrast, households headed by a manager or professional are more common here than in nearly two thirds of compared French towns. To put it in context, 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).
Domfront ranks below 99% of compared French towns on immigrants: 0.7%
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.
Set against 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 0.4% of residents are foreign nationals in Domfront. 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.
A lower share of married residents than 99% of compared French towns, at 19%
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
In the typical compared French town, 25% of residents 15 and over are single; in Domfront, 41%. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
9.6% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 99% 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 Domfront, 66% of adults out of school have no qualification, beside 19% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The oldest of 41 French towns of 310 to 2,582 people
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 Domfront (62.7), the oldest.
No nearby town is as old as Domfront
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domfront | 62.7 | 46% | 4.9% | 0.7% |
| Montdidier 5,935 · 3.2 mi | 46.3 | 25% | 1.8% | 2.3% |
| Saint-Just-en-Chaussée 5,810 · 8.7 mi | 41.2 | 20% | 0.7% | 6.6% |
| Breteuil 4,222 · 11.8 mi | 42.7 | 23% | 1.3% | 2.8% |
| Moreuil 3,936 · 12.3 mi | 43.9 | 23% | 3% | 1.1% |
| Roye 5,833 · 12.4 mi | 42.8 | 22% | 2.1% | 3.7% |
| Estrées-Saint-Denis 3,664 · 12.9 mi | 44.4 | 22% | 1.2% | 4.1% |
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 Domfront
What is the population of Domfront?
310 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% fewer than in 2012 (339).
How old are Domfront’s residents?
The median age is 62.7, older than 99% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 46% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Domfront?
3, with occasional dwellings: 4.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Domfront?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.7% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Domfront?
€22,730 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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