Noyon sits above 95% of compared French towns for households without a car (29%)
14% of households are single parents (typical compared French town: 10%). Noyon is home to 12,971 residents in 5,770 households, by the 2023 Census. For Noyon, the census puts flats at 54%. At 22%, the share of households headed by a manual worker is higher than in 90% 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 Noyon
Immigrants
INSEE counts 2,300 immigrants in Noyon (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 18% of residents, against 7.4% for the median compared commune in Oise. 16% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Social housing
34% of households rent from a social landlord (HLM), 25% rent privately and 38% own their home. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Noyon had 13,658 residents at the 2012 census and 12,971 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 830 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Noyon changed by −5% from 2012 to 2023, behind 88% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −1%, and from 2017 to 2023 −4%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Oise town +2%.
Noyon sits above 84% of compared French towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (13%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Noyon 41.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Noyon’s residents are under 41.8, younger than in two thirds of compared French towns. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 22%. Typically, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
43% of households are one person living alone, more than in 80% 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
Couples with children: 22%, below just over two thirds of compared French towns. Against that, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Noyon ranks above 95% of compared French towns on households in social housing: 34%
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
6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, against 12% in Noyon. Turnover: 13% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 16% have lived in their home 30 years or more. At 1.4%, the share of second homes is lower than in 67% of compared French towns.
A median standard of living of €19,080 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €19,080 a year: lower than in 98% of compared French towns. 34.0% of the population lives below the poverty line.
A lower share of households headed by a manager or professional than 80% of compared French towns, at 5.6%
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 retired person: 31% here and 32% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
18% of residents are immigrants, a share 91% of compared French towns don’t reach
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.
In Noyon, 16% of residents are foreign nationals, beside 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
More single residents than 91% of compared French towns: 34%
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, just over a third of residents 15 and over are married in Noyon. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
A higher share of adults with no qualification than 96% of compared French towns, at 32%
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
With graduates of higher education at 19%, Noyon is behind 89% of compared French towns on that count.
Of 41 French towns its size (12,648 to 13,301 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.
The youngest is Val-de-Reuil (32.3), the oldest Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez (61.8).
Noyon and its 6 nearest towns: 5 of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noyon | 41.8 | 22% | 1.4% | 18% |
| Ribécourt-Dreslincourt 3,871 · 5.8 mi | 40.5 | 18% | 1.2% | 7.3% |
| Thourotte 4,463 · 9 mi | 47.2 | 27% | 0.8% | 6.8% |
| Chauny 11,596 · 9.8 mi | 44.1 | 23% | 1.7% | 7.2% |
| Longueil-Annel 2,586 · 10.1 mi | 42 | 20% | 1% | 6.6% |
| Choisy-au-Bac 3,449 · 11.1 mi | 44.9 | 25% | 2.3% | 6.6% |
| Ham 4,378 · 12 mi | 45.8 | 25% | 1% | 2.8% |
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 Noyon
What is the population of Noyon?
12,971 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (13,658).
How old are Noyon’s residents?
The median age is 41.8, younger than 67% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Noyon?
92, with occasional dwellings: 1.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Noyon?
INSEE counts 2,350 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 18% of residents, and 2,110 foreign nationals (16%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Noyon?
€19,080 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 34.0% 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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