A lower share of households without a car than 99% of compared French towns, at 2.2%
A fifth of households are headed by a retired person, against 32% in the typical compared French town. Second homes account for 5.6%. At 26%, the share of one-person households is lower than in 91% of compared French towns. Néry had 670 residents in 280 households at 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 Néry
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 6.4% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A −3% change since 2012: slower than 80% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +2% in Oise. Here the change came as −4% to 2017, then +1% to 2023.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 92% of compared French towns, at 8.2%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Néry 43.9. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 65 and over (18%), Néry is below 77% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. The median age locally is 43.9, lower than in just over half of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
Néry ranks above 93% of compared French towns on couples with children: 35%
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 average household has 2.4 people. Set beside that, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Fewer single-parent households than in 94% of compared French towns: 6.4%.
Flats make up 11% in Néry, less than in 84% 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
21% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 5.8% moved in within the last two years. Compared with other places, households in social housing are scarce here: 7.3%, fewer than in 75% of compared French towns. Against a figure of 6.7% in the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes in Néry comes in at 8%.
A median of €31,460 a year per consumption unit
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 €31,460 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 90% of compared French towns.
Above 95% of compared French towns: 24% 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
Where nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, Néry has 16%. Households headed by a manual worker make up 14% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 63% of compared French towns: 5% 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.
On the census count, 4% of residents are foreign nationals. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
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 88% 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
The share of married residents stands at 44%. The wider picture: 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Only 15% of adults out of school have no qualification in Néry
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
Put another way, about one in three: 31% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. As a reference point, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 16th youngest 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Néry is younger than 1 of its 6 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Néry | 43.9 | 18% | 5.6% | 5% |
| Béthisy-Saint-Pierre 3,111 · 1.5 mi | 41 | 19% | 1.1% | 3.5% |
| Verberie 3,898 · 2.8 mi | 40.1 | 18% | 1.4% | 5.2% |
| Lacroix-Saint-Ouen 5,415 · 5 mi | 41.8 | 20% | 1.4% | 6.5% |
| Crépy-en-Valois 14,351 · 6 mi | 44.8 | 22% | 1.4% | 11% |
| Pontpoint 3,275 · 6.2 mi | 43.5 | 19% | 1.5% | 4.1% |
| Pont-Sainte-Maxence 12,361 · 8.1 mi | 38.8 | 17% | 1.1% | 12% |
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 Néry
What is the population of Néry?
670 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (688).
How old are Néry’s residents?
The median age is 43.9, younger than 51% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Néry?
19, with occasional dwellings: 5.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Néry?
INSEE counts 34 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5% of residents, and 27 foreign nationals (4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Néry?
€31,460 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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