Audresselles is older than 93% of compared French towns: a median age of 54.6
2.7% of homes stand empty; in the typical compared French town the figure is 6.7%. Compared with other places, households headed by a manual worker are scarce here: 10%, fewer than in 74% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 608 residents in 280 households. Flats make up about one in 16 here (6.4%).
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.
What stands out about the people of Audresselles
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 320 second homes and occasional dwellings in Audresselles, 51% of its 620 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 89% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Audresselles had 692 residents at the 2012 census and 608 in 2023, down 12%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Audresselles’ residents are under 54.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
51% of homes are second homes, a share 97% 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 make up 15%, against 12% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for second homes is 2.1% in the typical compared French town.
−12% since 2012, a pace below 98% 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 median Pas-de-Calais town changed −1% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −6% and the next six −6%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 32% in Audresselles, more than in 90% 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
■ Audresselles 54.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 11% in Audresselles. Measured more widely, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Audresselles ranks below 72% of compared French towns on couples with children: 21%
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 Pas-de-Calais median and the France median
Living alone · share
One-person households make up 32%, against 35% in the typical compared French town. On average, 2.1 people share a household. Few places have so few single-parent households: 9% here, fewer than in nearly two thirds of compared French towns. The comparison figure for couples with children is 25% in the typical compared French town.
A typical living standard of €25,410 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.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €25,410 a year: lower than in 55% of compared French towns.
Audresselles: 45% of households are headed by a retired person, above 93% 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: 11% here and 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 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).
Below 88% of compared French towns: 2.3% of residents are immigrants
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 figure for foreign nationals is 1.8% in Audresselles and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Only 21% of residents 15 and over are single in Audresselles
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
The share of married residents is 49%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
17% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 63% 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
Graduates of higher education make up 32%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (608 to 2,582 people), the 7th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Audresselles is older 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audresselles | 54.6 | 32% | 51% | 2.3% |
| Wimereux 6,256 · 3.4 mi | 52.1 | 30% | 41% | 1.7% |
| Wimille 3,866 · 4.9 mi | 47.8 | 23% | 4.7% | 1.2% |
| Marquise 5,217 · 5 mi | 41 | 20% | 1.7% | 1.8% |
| Rinxent 2,987 · 6.5 mi | 41.2 | 19% | 1.4% | 0.9% |
| Boulogne-sur-Mer 40,539 · 6.8 mi | 39.8 | 20% | 3.9% | 5.2% |
| Saint-Martin-Boulogne 10,888 · 7 mi | 47.2 | 25% | 1.4% | 2.1% |
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 Audresselles
What is the population of Audresselles?
608 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% fewer than in 2012 (692).
How old are Audresselles’ residents?
The median age is 54.6, older than 93% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Audresselles?
320, with occasional dwellings: 51% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Audresselles?
INSEE counts 14 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.3% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (1.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Audresselles?
€25,410 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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