45.2median age

Who lives here · INSEE, census 2023

Flats make up 11% in Ardres, less than in 85% of compared French towns

In Ardres, 19% of households are headed by a manual worker, beside 14% in the typical compared French town. 5.7% of homes are second homes, or about one in 18. At 15%, the share of households in social housing is higher than in 62% of compared French towns. This Pas-de-Calais town is home to 4,389 residents in 1,900 households, by the 2023 Census.

+3%residents since 2012 22%aged 65 or older 1%immigrants 1,900households

Throughout this page, the Pas-de-Calais 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.

Population

Ardres’s population moved +3% on 2012, less than in 58% 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.

Census 2012

4,268

residents

Census 2017

4,405

residents

Census 2023

4,389

residents

in today’s commune boundaries

2012 to 2023

Ardres+3%

Pas-de-Calais median−1%

France median+5%

2017 to 2023

Ardres±0%

Pas-de-Calais median−1%

France median+2%

Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −1% in Pas-de-Calais.

Ages

A median age of 45.2: Ardres is older than 58% of compared French towns

Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.

Age groups · share of residents

ArdresPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Under 1518%

15 to 2410%

25 to 4421%

45 to 6429%

65 and over22%

of whom 80 and over6.5%

0%20%40%

Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns

2535455565

■ Ardres 45.2. The median compared French town: 44.

Across Ardres, one in ten residents are 15 to 24. This Pas-de-Calais town sits close to the norm on residents aged 65 and over: 22%, about the same as in the typical compared French town.

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

Ardres

Pas-de-Calais median

France median

WomenMen

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Households

Couples with children: 27%, a higher share than 59% 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.

One person 34%Couple, no children 28%Couple with children 27%Single parent 9.8%Several people, not a family 0.8%

Against the Pas-de-Calais median and the France median

Ardres

Pas-de-Calais median

France median

One personCouple, no childrenCouple with childrenSingle parentSeveral people, not a family

Living alone · share

ArdresPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

One-person households34%

Residents 65+ living alone35%

0%20%40%

There are 2.3 people in the average household. By way of comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Against a figure of 35% in the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households in Ardres comes in at 34%.

Homes & cars

12% of households have no car, more than in 57% 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

ArdresPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Main residences88%

Second homes5.7%

Empty6.3%

0%50%100%

Type of home

Ardres

Pas-de-Calais median

France median

HousesFlats

Cars per household · share of households

ArdresPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

No car12%

One car48%

Two or more40%

0%30%60%

Households that moved in under two years ago: 13%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 19%. Elsewhere, 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town. Empty homes are about as common here as in the typical compared French town: 6.3%.

Income

A median standard of living of €24,410 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.

Median standard of living

€24,410

a year, per consumption unit (2023)

Medians: Pas-de-Calais €22,665 · France €25,970

Poverty rate

15.0%

of residents below 60% of France’s median standard of living

Medians: Pas-de-Calais 19.0% · France 13.0%

Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.

The median standard of living in Ardres is €24,410 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 67% of compared French towns. One measure of hardship: 15.0% of residents are below the poverty line.

Households by occupation

In Ardres, 33% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 50% 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

ArdresPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Retired33%

Managers and professionals9.5%

Intermediate occupations11%

Clerical and service workers17%

Manual workers19%

Craftspeople, shopkeepers, business owners5.1%

Farmers0%

Others not working5.7%

0%20%40%

Unemployment rate

14.1%

of economically active residents 15 to 64 (census 2023)

Median of compared communes: 10.1%

Working residents

1,620

aged 15 or older

Work & commute →

9.5% of households are headed by a manager or professional. For households headed by a retired person, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 32%.

Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).

Immigrants and foreign nationals

Fewer immigrants than 99% of compared French towns: 1%

INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.

Immigrants

1% of residents

Median of compared communes: 6.5%

Foreign nationals

0.5% of residents

Median of compared communes: 4.3%

Share of residents · census 2023

ArdresPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Immigrants1%

Foreign nationals0.5%

0%5%10%

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 median compared commune in Pas-de-Calais has 1.7%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%. Here, 0.5% of residents are foreign nationals.

INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.

Couples

Ardres ranks below 75% of compared French towns on single residents: 23%

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

ArdresPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Married44%

In a civil partnership (PACS)6%

Living together, unmarried11%

Single23%

Divorced6.3%

Widowed10%

0%25%50%

The census found that 44% of residents 15 and over are married in Ardres. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.

Qualifications

Below 72% of compared French towns: 24% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification

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

ArdresPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

No diploma (or primary certificate)23%

Brevet8.1%

CAP or BEP (vocational)27%

Baccalauréat18%

Bac+210%

Bac+3 or bac+48.7%

Bac+5 or more4.8%

0%20%40%

Where 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, Ardres has 23%. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.

Towns its size

Of 41 French towns its size (4,359 to 4,419 people), the 17th 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.

Ardres 45.2

LabègeLe Château-d'OléronAime-la-Plagne

314456

At the ends of the range sit Labège (33), the youngest, and Le Château-d'Oléron (55), the oldest.

Neighbors

1 of 6 neighbors are older than Ardres

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

AudruicqGuînesCoulogneMarckCalaisOye-PlageArdres

Under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	Median age	65+	Second homes	Immigrants
Ardres	45.2	22%	5.7%	1%
Audruicq 5,309 · 4.2 mi	43	23%	1.4%	0.9%
Guînes 5,479 · 4.6 mi	40.4	18%	0.9%	0.7%
Coulogne 5,438 · 6 mi	47.1	25%	1.5%	1%
Marck 10,467 · 6.2 mi	41.7	19%	1.6%	1.2%
Calais 67,571 · 7.5 mi	39.7	19%	2.4%	4.1%
Oye-Plage 5,780 · 8.2 mi	42	22%	10%	1.2%

More about Ardres

Health, work, housing and schools

Health D⁻Deaths, doctors and care nearby Work & commute C⁻Jobs, unemployment and how people get to work Cost of living B⁻Home prices, rents, owning and renting Schools ACollèges and lycées within 5 km

How to read these numbers

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 Ardres

What is the population of Ardres?

4,389 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% more than in 2012 (4,268).

How old are Ardres’ residents?

The median age is 45.2, older than 58% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.

How many second homes are there in Ardres?

120, with occasional dwellings: 5.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.

How many immigrants live in Ardres?

INSEE counts 42 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1% of residents, and 22 foreign nationals (0.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.

What is the median income in Ardres?

€24,410 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 15.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

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