Households without a car make up 2.6% in Parnes, less than in 99% of compared French towns
6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, against 3.7% in Parnes. This Oise town had 313 residents in 130 households at the 2023 census. The share of households headed by a retired person stands at 24%. Lower than in 92% of compared French towns: 26% of households are one person living alone.
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 Parnes
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 24 second homes and occasional dwellings in Parnes, 15% of its 160 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Parnes had 348 residents at the 2012 census and 313 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 8% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes make up 15% in Parnes, more than in 91% 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
4% of households arrived within the last two years, while 29% have stayed 30 years or more. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
A −10% change since 2012: slower than 97% 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, −2% to 2017 and −8% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +2% in Oise.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 8.3%, a lower share than 91% 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
■ Parnes 45.6. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Parnes is 45.6, higher than in three fifths of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Locally, 18% 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%.
A larger share of couples with children than 92% of compared French towns: 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
Compared with 10% in the typical compared French town, 8% of households are single parents here. The average household has 2.4 people. In the typical compared French town, a quarter of households are couples with children.
Standard of living at the median: €30,430 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 €30,430 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 87% of compared French towns.
A lower share of households headed by a manager or professional than 65% of compared French towns, at 7.4%
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
The share of households headed by a manual worker stands at 15%. On average, 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).
2% of residents are immigrants, below 91% 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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Parnes has 2.2%. The median compared commune in Oise has 7.4%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 91% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents: 54%, a higher share than 98% 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
Here a fifth of residents 15 and over are single, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 25%. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
Only 17% of adults out of school have no qualification in Parnes
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
In Parnes, 31% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. For adults with no qualification, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 19%.
The 21st oldest of 41 French towns of 313 to 2,582 people
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.
Nearby, 1 of 6 towns have older populations than Parnes
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parnes | 45.6 | 18% | 15% | 2% |
| Magny-en-Vexin 5,779 · 4 mi | 41.6 | 18% | 1.5% | 11% |
| Gisors 12,410 · 5.6 mi | 43.3 | 22% | 2.3% | 9.2% |
| Vexin-sur-Epte 6,015 · 7.2 mi | 42.7 | 19% | 12% | 3.8% |
| Chaumont-en-Vexin 3,338 · 8 mi | 44.2 | 25% | 3.4% | 7.5% |
| Étrépagny 3,670 · 9.3 mi | 47.8 | 24% | 1.5% | 5.2% |
| Gasny 3,062 · 9.8 mi | 44.3 | 23% | 2% | 4.8% |
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 Parnes
What is the population of Parnes?
313 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (348).
How old are Parnes’ residents?
The median age is 45.6, older than 60% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Parnes?
24, with occasional dwellings: 15% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Parnes?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (2.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Parnes?
€30,430 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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