Flats: 1.2%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
15% of residents are 65 or over; in the typical compared French town the figure is 22%. In 2023, the Census found 154 residents in Fresnières, living in 64 households. On the census count, 42% of households are headed by a retired person. Fewer households without a car than in 78% of compared French towns: 6.3%.
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 Fresnières
Fewer residents than in 2012
Fresnières had 172 residents at the 2012 census and 154 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 8.3% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−10% since 2012: slower than 97% 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
Over those years, the median Oise town changed +2% and the median compared French town +5%.
More residents aged 15 to 24 than 74% of compared French towns: 12%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Fresnières 43.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Fresnières’s residents are under 43.2, younger than in 56% 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
44% women, 56% men
About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 25%, a lower share than 94% 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
Against a figure of 10% in the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households in Fresnières comes in at 8.3%. On average, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. In Fresnières, 33% of households are couples with children.
A smaller share of empty homes than 77% of compared French towns: 4.8%
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
25% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 13% moved in within the last two years. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Empty homes make up 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Without a car: one household in 16, against 11% in the median compared French town.
Standard of living at the median: €26,800 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.
The median standard of living in Fresnières is €26,800 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 59% of compared French towns.
Fresnières ranks above 67% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 17%
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
Across Fresnières, 8.3% of households are headed by a manager or professional. The benchmark for households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town: 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 98% of compared French towns: 1.3% of residents are immigrants
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.
Foreign nationals are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For 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.
50% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 90% 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
In Fresnières, 24% of residents 15 and over are single. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
Fresnières ranks below 81% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 21%
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
On the census count, a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification. The benchmark for graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town: 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (154 to 2,582 people), the 12th 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.
Around Fresnières, 2 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresnières | 43.2 | 15% | 2.4% | 1.3% |
| Roye 5,833 · 5.5 mi | 42.8 | 22% | 2.1% | 3.7% |
| Ribécourt-Dreslincourt 3,871 · 8.9 mi | 40.5 | 18% | 1.2% | 7.3% |
| Noyon 12,971 · 9.1 mi | 41.8 | 22% | 1.4% | 18% |
| Thourotte 4,463 · 10.2 mi | 47.2 | 27% | 0.8% | 6.8% |
| Montdidier 5,935 · 10.8 mi | 46.3 | 25% | 1.8% | 2.3% |
| Longueil-Annel 2,586 · 11 mi | 42 | 20% | 1% | 6.6% |
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 Fresnières
What is the population of Fresnières?
154 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (172).
How old are Fresnières’ residents?
The median age is 43.2, younger than 56% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 15% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Fresnières?
2, with occasional dwellings: 2.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Fresnières?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.3% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Fresnières?
€26,800 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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