Residents aged 15 to 24: 2.4%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town, against 14% in Coulmer. Higher than in 74% of compared French towns: 4.4% of homes are second homes. The town had 81 residents in 38 households at the 2023 Census. In Coulmer, 57% of households are headed by a retired person.
Throughout this page, the Orne 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 Coulmer
Fewer residents than in 2012
Coulmer had 95 residents at the 2012 census and 81 in 2023, down 15%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 6 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−15% since 2012: slower than 99% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −5% for the median Orne town, the change came in two steps: −11% from 2012 to 2017, then −5% to 2023.
A median age of 47: Coulmer is older than 69% 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
■ Coulmer 47. The median compared French town: 44.
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over; in the typical compared French town the figure is 22%.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of one-person households than 83% of compared French towns, at 29%
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 Orne median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2.2 people in the average household. Measured more widely, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
13% of homes stand empty, a share 92% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. The census found that 7.9% of households have no car in Coulmer.
The largest group of households: retired (57%)
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 manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. About one in seven: that is how common households headed by a manual worker are in Coulmer (14%).
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
More foreign nationals than 87% of compared French towns: 12%
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.
The share of immigrants tops 79% of compared French towns: 12%. As a yardstick, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
Coulmer: 64% of residents 15 and over are married, above 99% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%; Coulmer has 17%. Measured more widely, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Fewer adults with no qualification than 53% of compared French towns: 18%
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
31% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, or about one in three. In the typical compared French town, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification.
15th highest median age among 41 French towns of 81 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
5 of 6 neighbors are older than Coulmer
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coulmer | 47 | 24% | 4.4% | 12% |
| Gouffern en Auge 3,636 · 9 mi | 49.5 | 27% | 11% | 3.1% |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche 2,938 · 10.8 mi | 49.4 | 27% | 17% | 3% |
| Vimoutiers 2,978 · 11.8 mi | 60.1 | 43% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| Sées 4,168 · 12.7 mi | 51.8 | 33% | 2.9% | 1.9% |
| Argentan 13,527 · 14.6 mi | 46.3 | 27% | 2.3% | 8.2% |
| L'Aigle 7,663 · 14.8 mi | 47.4 | 28% | 2.7% | 11% |
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 Coulmer
What is the population of Coulmer?
81 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% fewer than in 2012 (95).
How old are Coulmer’s residents?
The median age is 47, older than 69% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Coulmer?
2, with occasional dwellings: 4.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Coulmer?
INSEE counts 10 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 12% of residents, and 10 foreign nationals (12%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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 November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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