Only 2.2% of households have no car in Héloup
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Héloup was home to 899 people in 400 households. The share of households headed by a manual worker stands at 4.9%. The figure for flats is 2% in Héloup and 30% in the typical compared French town.
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 Héloup
Fewer residents than in 2012
Héloup had 982 residents at the 2012 census and 899 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 95% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, 95% of compared French towns grew faster than Héloup: −8%
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, −7% to 2017 and −2% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −5% in Orne.
Only 8.6% of residents are 15 to 24 in Héloup
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Héloup 44.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 23%, against 22% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. With a median age of 44.3, Héloup is older than 52% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
In Héloup, 26% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 92% 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 Orne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 2.3 people on average. 9.7% of households are single parents, fewer than in 55% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, one-person households come to 35%. Couples with children: 25%, near enough the figure in the typical compared French town.
3.6% of homes in Héloup are second homes
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
Against a figure of 6.7% in the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes in Héloup comes in at 7.8%. The share of second homes in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. Turnover: 8.9% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 29% have lived in their home 30 years or more.
A median standard of living of €28,270 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 €28,270 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 73% of compared French towns.
36% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 67% 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
For Héloup, the census puts households headed by a manager or professional at 8.6%. Measured more widely, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Héloup, 1.5% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 97% 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.
By its share of foreign nationals (0.5%), Héloup is below 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, immigrants come to 6.5%.
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 single residents than 95% of compared French towns, at 19%
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, 43% of residents 15 and over are married; in Héloup, 48%. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
Héloup sits below 88% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (12%)
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 the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in Héloup, 38%. As a yardstick, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 899 to 2,582 people, the 16th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Nearby, 5 of 6 towns have older populations than Héloup
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Héloup | 44.3 | 23% | 3.6% | 1.5% |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis 3,636 · 2.3 mi | 54 | 35% | 1.4% | 5% |
| Alençon 25,490 · 3.7 mi | 42.7 | 24% | 1.1% | 12% |
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe 2,928 · 8 mi | 51 | 33% | 7% | 2.2% |
| Villaines-la-Juhel 2,671 · 14.7 mi | 57.5 | 38% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Sées 4,168 · 15.9 mi | 51.8 | 33% | 2.9% | 1.9% |
| Mamers 4,996 · 16 mi | 50.9 | 32% | 1.4% | 4.2% |
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 Héloup
What is the population of Héloup?
899 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (982).
How old are Héloup’s residents?
The median age is 44.3, older than 52% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Héloup?
16, with occasional dwellings: 3.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Héloup?
INSEE counts 13 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.5% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (0.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Héloup?
€28,270 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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