A lower share of households without a car than 99% of compared French towns, at 1.4%
In Le Hamel, 14% of residents are 15 to 24, beside 11% in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 26: 3.8% of homes stand empty. More households headed by a retired person than in 83% of compared French towns: 40%. This Oise town is home to 180 residents in 73 households, by the 2023 Census.
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 Le Hamel
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 6.7% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, Le Hamel outgrew 52% of compared French towns: +5%
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 first five years brought +7%; the six to 2023, −2%.
A lower share of residents aged 65 and over than 95% of compared French towns, at 14%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Le Hamel 40.8. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Le Hamel is 40.8, lower than in three quarters of compared French towns. Set beside that, 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%.
Couples with children: 33%, a higher share than 88% 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
The figure for single-parent households is 6.7% in Le Hamel and 10% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Each household has 2.5 people on average. This Oise town has fewer one-person households than 59% of compared French towns, at 33%.
Le Hamel sits above 77% of compared French towns for second homes (5%)
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
In the last two years, 7% of households moved in; at the other end, 25% have stayed 30 years or more. The share of second homes in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
A median standard of living of €26,010 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.
At €26,010 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 50% of compared French towns.
Le Hamel: 20% of households are headed by a manual worker, above 83% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 78% of compared French towns: 3.4%
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.
The median compared commune in Oise has 7.4%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 78% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Here, 4% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents make up 42% in Le Hamel, less than in 59% of compared French towns
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
Census figures put single residents at 25% in Le Hamel. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
19% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 88% 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
18% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 53% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for graduates of higher education is 30% in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 180 to 2,582 people, the 4th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
5 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Le Hamel
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Hamel | 40.8 | 14% | 5% | 3.4% |
| Grandvilliers 2,786 · 3.5 mi | 51.1 | 31% | 2% | 2.6% |
| Crèvecœur-le-Grand 3,462 · 3.9 mi | 43.7 | 24% | 1.2% | 1.9% |
| Breteuil 4,222 · 12.6 mi | 42.7 | 23% | 1.3% | 2.8% |
| Beauvais 55,550 · 15 mi | 38.4 | 18% | 1.6% | 15% |
| Gournay-en-Bray 5,723 · 17.3 mi | 51.9 | 31% | 1.4% | 4.4% |
| Ailly-sur-Noye 2,648 · 17.5 mi | 45.3 | 25% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
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 Le Hamel
What is the population of Le Hamel?
180 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% more than in 2012 (171).
How old are Le Hamel’s residents?
The median age is 40.8, younger than 75% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 14% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Le Hamel?
4, with occasional dwellings: 5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Le Hamel?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.4% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Le Hamel?
€26,010 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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