A smaller share of flats than 99% of compared French towns: 1.1%
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car in Écorcei comes in at 2%. At the 2023 Census Écorcei was home to 367 people in 150 households. About one in five: that is how common households headed by a retired person are in Écorcei (20%). This Orne town has fewer empty homes than 90% of compared French towns, at 3.8%.
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 Écorcei
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 26 second homes and occasional dwellings in Écorcei, 14% of its 190 homes: higher than in 90% 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 ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 6.7% single parents with children; 17% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 90% of compared French towns, at 14%
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
7.8% of households arrived within the last two years, while 20% have stayed 30 years or more. As a yardstick, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
+5% since 2012, a pace below 51% 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
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 77% of compared French towns: 18%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Écorcei 45.6. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Écorcei is 45.6, higher than in 61% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 10%.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of one-person households than 99% of compared French towns, at 20%
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
The average household has 2.4 people. On couples with children, Écorcei sits higher than 88% of compared French towns: 33%. As a reference point, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. In Écorcei, 6.7% of households are single parents, beside 10% in the typical compared French town.
Median living standard: €26,390 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.
The median standard of living in Écorcei is €26,390 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 55% of compared French towns.
33% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 99% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 6.7%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
2.5% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 87% 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.
The share of foreign nationals is 1.9%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 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.
Single residents make up 17% in Écorcei, less than in 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
Compared with 43% in the typical compared French town, 49% of residents 15 and over are married here. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
19% of adults out of school have no qualification, more than in 53% 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
Across Écorcei, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
Among 41 French towns of 367 to 2,582 people, the 21st oldest
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.
Écorcei is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Écorcei | 45.6 | 18% | 14% | 2.5% |
| L'Aigle 7,663 · 3.4 mi | 47.4 | 28% | 2.7% | 11% |
| Tourouvre au Perche 2,955 · 8.8 mi | 52.2 | 31% | 21% | 2.6% |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche 2,938 · 9.4 mi | 49.4 | 27% | 17% | 3% |
| Mortagne-au-Perche 3,898 · 14.1 mi | 50 | 32% | 5.9% | 5.1% |
| Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton 7,193 · 15.5 mi | 50 | 29% | 4.4% | 6.1% |
| Longny les Villages 2,811 · 15.7 mi | 56.4 | 35% | 24% | 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 Écorcei
What is the population of Écorcei?
367 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% more than in 2012 (351).
How old are Écorcei’s residents?
The median age is 45.6, older than 61% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Écorcei?
26, with occasional dwellings: 14% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Écorcei?
INSEE counts 9 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.5% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (1.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Écorcei?
€26,390 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 November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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