Above 99% of compared French towns: 28% of households are headed by a manual worker
Flats make up 9.6%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Locally, just over a fifth of households rent social housing (HLM). The median age in Tricot is 41.2, lower than in 71% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Tricot was home to 1,392 people in 590 households.
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 Tricot
Fewer residents than in 2012
Tricot had 1,466 residents at the 2012 census and 1,392 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Tricot’s population moved −5% on 2012, less than in 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
The first five years brought −3%; the six to 2023, −2%.
In Tricot, 19% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 73% 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
■ Tricot 41.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 10%, below 60% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 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%.
Tricot sits above 83% of compared French towns for single-parent households (13%)
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
35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town, against 30% in Tricot. Put another way, about one in four: 27% of households are couples with children. On average, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
7.9% of homes stand empty, more than in 62% 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
Tricot sits close to the norm on second homes: 1.2%, about the same as in the typical compared French town. On households without a car, Tricot sits lower than 55% of compared French towns: 9.8%. To put it in context, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
Median living standard: €22,840 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.
Half of Tricot’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €22,840 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 83% of compared French towns.
27% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 76% 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
One in ten households are headed by a manager or professional, a higher share than in 53% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, nearly a third 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).
A smaller share of immigrants than 84% of compared French towns: 2.8%
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 the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Tricot, 1.4%. For comparison, 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.
A lower share of married residents than 73% of compared French towns, at 39%
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
In the typical compared French town, 25% of residents 15 and over are single; in Tricot, 27%. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
In Tricot, 14% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 98% 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
Where nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, Tricot has 34%. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
41 French towns of 1,392 to 2,582 people: this is the 6th 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).
A younger town than 5 of the 6 around it: Tricot
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tricot | 41.2 | 19% | 1.2% | 2.8% |
| Montdidier 5,935 · 6.1 mi | 46.3 | 25% | 1.8% | 2.3% |
| Saint-Just-en-Chaussée 5,810 · 8 mi | 41.2 | 20% | 0.7% | 6.6% |
| Estrées-Saint-Denis 3,664 · 9.6 mi | 44.4 | 22% | 1.2% | 4.1% |
| Roye 5,833 · 13.1 mi | 42.8 | 22% | 2.1% | 3.7% |
| Venette 2,758 · 13.8 mi | 41.1 | 19% | 1.9% | 7.9% |
| Fitz-James 2,514 · 13.8 mi | 42.4 | 19% | 0.5% | 6.6% |
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 Tricot
What is the population of Tricot?
1,392 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (1,466).
How old are Tricot’s residents?
The median age is 41.2, younger than 71% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Tricot?
8, with occasional dwellings: 1.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Tricot?
INSEE counts 39 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.8% of residents, and 19 foreign nationals (1.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Tricot?
€22,840 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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