Mélicocq: 39% of households are couples with children, above 98% of compared French towns
Empty homes make up 3.5%, against 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Mélicocq had 789 residents in 320 households at the 2023 Census. Locally, 3.2% of households have no car. 3.8% of homes are flats, fewer than in 97% 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 Mélicocq
A town of families
39% of households are couples with children and 6% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Mélicocq had 671 residents at the 2012 census and 789 in 2023, up 18%: faster growth than in 87% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Mélicocq grew +18% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 87% 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 median Oise town changed +2% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +10% and the next six +7%.
Mélicocq ranks below 68% 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
■ Mélicocq 43.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Mélicocq comes in at 9.3%. Add to that, half of the town’s residents are under 43.9, younger than in 51% of compared French towns. On average, 22% of residents are 65 or over 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%.
One-person households: 24%, a lower share than 96% 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
On average, 2.5 people share a household. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%. 6% of households are single parents, a lower share than in 96% of compared French towns.
Below 95% of compared French towns: 2.5% of households rent social housing (HLM)
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
6% of households moved in less than two years ago; 28% have been in their home 30 years or more. Few places have as many second homes: 2.9% here, more than in 61% of compared French towns. Households in social housing: 12% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
At the median, €28,040 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.
Half of residents live in households above €28,040 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 71% of compared French towns.
25% of households are headed by a manager or professional, more 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
In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker; in Mélicocq, 7.9%. Measured more widely, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town. Across Mélicocq, 23% of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
7% of residents in Mélicocq 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.
That is higher than in 53% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Oise has 7.4%. Census figures put foreign nationals at 5% in Mélicocq.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
21% of residents 15 and over are single, below 84% 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
Set against 43% in the typical compared French town, 47% of residents 15 and over are married in Mélicocq. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
18% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 56% 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
Graduates of higher education make up about one in three here (31%). To put it in context, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
16th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 789 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.
Of the 6 towns nearest Mélicocq, 2 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mélicocq | 43.9 | 19% | 2.9% | 7% |
| Thourotte 4,463 · 1.3 mi | 47.2 | 27% | 0.8% | 6.8% |
| Longueil-Annel 2,586 · 1.9 mi | 42 | 20% | 1% | 6.6% |
| Ribécourt-Dreslincourt 3,871 · 3.3 mi | 40.5 | 18% | 1.2% | 7.3% |
| Choisy-au-Bac 3,449 · 3.8 mi | 44.9 | 25% | 2.3% | 6.6% |
| Margny-lès-Compiègne 8,677 · 4.9 mi | 37.8 | 16% | 2% | 14% |
| Venette 2,758 · 5.8 mi | 41.1 | 19% | 1.9% | 7.9% |
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 Mélicocq
What is the population of Mélicocq?
789 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 18% more than in 2012 (671).
How old are Mélicocq’s residents?
The median age is 43.9, younger than 51% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mélicocq?
10, with occasional dwellings: 2.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mélicocq?
INSEE counts 55 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7% of residents, and 40 foreign nationals (5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mélicocq?
€28,040 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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