A median age of 38: Esquennoy is younger than 88% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, the share of flats is 30%; Esquennoy has 5%. Census day 2023: 732 residents and 300 households in the town. About one in 31: that is how common households headed by a manager or professional are in Esquennoy (3.2%). One-person households are rarer here than in 87% of compared French towns.
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 Esquennoy
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 15% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
A young town
Half of Esquennoy’s residents are under 38 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 21% are under 15 and 19% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
±0% since 2012, a pace below 69% 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 years 2012 to 2017 brought −1%; 2017 to 2023, +2%.
Esquennoy ranks below 69% of compared French towns on residents aged 65 and over: 19%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Esquennoy 38. The median compared French town: 44.
In Esquennoy, 12% of residents are 15 to 24, beside 11% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 22% of residents are 65 or over 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%.
Esquennoy ranks above 89% of compared French towns on couples with children: 34%
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
On average, 2.4 people share a household. 15% of households are single parents, a higher share than in 94% of compared French towns. Couples with children: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
In Esquennoy, 7.7% of homes stand empty, more than in 61% 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
35% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 10% moved in within the last two years. Esquennoy has more households in social housing than 55% of compared French towns, at 13%. In the typical compared French town, 6.7% of homes stand empty. Second homes: 1.8%, near enough the figure in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €21,530 a year to live on
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.
Living standards centre on €21,530 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 91% of compared French towns.
Above 99% of compared French towns: 29% of households are headed by a manual worker
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
Households headed by a retired person make up about one in three here (32%). The share of households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 1.8% in Esquennoy, less than in 94% 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.
In Esquennoy, 1% of residents are foreign nationals, beside 4.3% in the typical compared French town. 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.
Below 88% of compared French towns: 36% of residents 15 and over are married
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
For Esquennoy, the census puts single residents at 24%. By way of comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
15% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 98% 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
33% of adults out of school have no qualification (typical compared French town: 19%). To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
2nd lowest median age among 41 French towns of 732 to 2,582
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.
Esquennoy is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esquennoy | 38 | 19% | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| Breteuil 4,222 · 1.9 mi | 42.7 | 23% | 1.3% | 2.8% |
| Ailly-sur-Noye 2,648 · 8.1 mi | 45.3 | 25% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Crèvecœur-le-Grand 3,462 · 9 mi | 43.7 | 24% | 1.2% | 1.9% |
| Saint-Just-en-Chaussée 5,810 · 12.7 mi | 41.2 | 20% | 0.7% | 6.6% |
| Moreuil 3,936 · 12.7 mi | 43.9 | 23% | 3% | 1.1% |
| Montdidier 5,935 · 13.8 mi | 46.3 | 25% | 1.8% | 2.3% |
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 Esquennoy
What is the population of Esquennoy?
732 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (730).
How old are Esquennoy’s residents?
The median age is 38, younger than 88% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Esquennoy?
6, with occasional dwellings: 1.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Esquennoy?
INSEE counts 13 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.8% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Esquennoy?
€21,530 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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