More couples with children than 97% of compared French towns: 38%
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 22%; Épineuse has 13%. On the census count, 4.4% of households have no car. Few places have so few households headed by a retired person: 8.9% here, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns. Census day 2023: 281 residents and 120 households here.
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 Épineuse
A town of families
38% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 23% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Épineuse grew +6% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 54% 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
Here the change came as −8% to 2017, then +15% to 2023. Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +2% in Oise.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 7.1%, a lower share than 97% 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
■ Épineuse 39.8. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Épineuse is 39.8, lower than in four fifths of compared French towns. The wider picture: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 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%.
Fewer one-person households than 89% of compared French towns: 27%
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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The usual figure: just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. A household here holds 2.4 people on average.
Fewer flats than 99% of compared French towns: 0.8%
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% of households arrived within the last two years, while 26% have stayed 30 years or more. At 1.7%, the share of empty homes is lower than in 99% of compared French towns. The figure for second homes is 3.3% in Épineuse and 2.1% in the typical compared French town.
The median resident lives on €29,150 a year per consumption unit
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 midpoint of living standards here is €29,150 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 79% of compared French towns.
In Épineuse, 18% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 72% 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
13% of households are headed by a manager or professional (typical compared French town: 9.4%). On average, 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).
Épineuse ranks below 99% of compared French towns on foreign nationals: 0.4%
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.
Immigrants: 2.1% here and 6.5% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 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.
A lower share of single residents than 99% of compared French towns, at 17%
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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 45% in Épineuse. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
26% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 64% 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
The share of adults with no qualification trails 61% of compared French towns: 17%. Elsewhere, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (281 to 2,582 people), the 2nd 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
4 of 6 neighbors are older than Épineuse
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épineuse | 39.8 | 13% | 3.3% | 2.1% |
| Estrées-Saint-Denis 3,664 · 4.5 mi | 44.4 | 22% | 1.2% | 4.1% |
| Fitz-James 2,514 · 5.8 mi | 42.4 | 19% | 0.5% | 6.6% |
| Liancourt 6,785 · 6.2 mi | 38.4 | 17% | 0.9% | 12% |
| Breuil-le-Vert 3,183 · 6.4 mi | 45.4 | 23% | 0.7% | 3.7% |
| Clermont 10,564 · 6.6 mi | 39.4 | 17% | 1.5% | 8.5% |
| Rantigny 2,524 · 7 mi | 39.9 | 18% | 0.7% | 8.8% |
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 Épineuse
What is the population of Épineuse?
281 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (266).
How old are Épineuse’s residents?
The median age is 39.8, younger than 80% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 13% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Épineuse?
4, with occasional dwellings: 3.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Épineuse?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.1% 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 Épineuse?
€29,150 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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