A higher share of households headed by a manager or professional than 95% of compared French towns, at 26%
The median age in Gouvieux is 47.9, higher than in nearly three quarters of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Gouvieux was home to 8,867 people in 3,840 households. Census figures put second homes at 4.6% here. In the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car is 11%; Gouvieux has 8.3%.
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 Gouvieux
Many graduates
48% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 23% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−3% since 2012: slower than 82% 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
In two steps, −1% to 2017 and −2% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +2% in Oise.
Residents aged 65 and over: 25%, a higher share than 64% 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
■ Gouvieux 47.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 9.9%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
Gouvieux sits below 62% of compared French towns for one-person households (33%)
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
25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town, against 27% in Gouvieux. For comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. On average, 2.2 people share a household. The town has more single-parent households than just over two thirds of compared French towns, at 11%.
More flats than 55% of compared French towns: 33%
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
Newcomers of less than two years account for nearly one in ten households, residents of 30 years or more for 21%. Few places have so few households in social housing: 11% here, fewer than in 56% of compared French towns. Empty homes: 6.3%, near enough the figure in the typical compared French town.
A median standard of living of €35,830 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 €35,830 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 96% of compared French towns. As for poverty, 7.0% of residents are below the line.
In Gouvieux, 6% of households are headed by a manual worker, fewer than in 94% 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
For Gouvieux, the census puts households headed by a retired person at 31%. 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).
Immigrants make up 10% in Gouvieux, more than in 70% 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.
The median compared commune in Oise has 7.4%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 70% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, immigrants come to 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A higher share of married residents than 75% of compared French towns, at 46%
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
A quarter of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 51% of compared French towns. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
More graduates of higher education than 91% of compared French towns: 48%
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
Adults with no qualification make up 15%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Ranked by age, 8th oldest 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.
The youngest is Cornebarrieu (36.4), the oldest Saint-Jean-de-Monts (60.2).
Older than Gouvieux: 1 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gouvieux | 47.9 | 25% | 4.6% | 10% |
| Chantilly 10,591 · 1.9 mi | 44 | 23% | 3.9% | 11% |
| Lamorlaye 9,082 · 1.9 mi | 48.3 | 25% | 4.3% | 10% |
| Saint-Leu-d'Esserent 4,638 · 2.1 mi | 41.9 | 19% | 0.9% | 7.1% |
| Précy-sur-Oise 3,332 · 2.6 mi | 44.7 | 21% | 0.6% | 5% |
| Saint-Maximin 3,335 · 2.7 mi | 36.4 | 15% | 0.5% | 14% |
| Coye-la-Forêt 3,915 · 3.8 mi | 44.5 | 20% | 3.2% | 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 Gouvieux
What is the population of Gouvieux?
8,867 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (9,166).
How old are Gouvieux’s residents?
The median age is 47.9, older than 74% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Gouvieux?
200, with occasional dwellings: 4.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Gouvieux?
INSEE counts 880 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 10% of residents, and 570 foreign nationals (6.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Gouvieux?
€35,830 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 7.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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