Households headed by a manager or professional make up 3.9% in Divion, less than in 93% of compared French towns
By its share of households without a car (20%), Divion is above 84% of compared French towns. 6,766 residents in 2,940 households: that is Divion at the 2023 Census. The share of flats stands at 6.8%. Compared with other places, households in social housing are common here: 24%, more than in 85% of compared French towns.
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.
−1% since 2012, a pace below 73% 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 first five years brought +2%; the six to 2023, −3%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Pas-de-Calais town −1%.
Younger than 84% of compared French towns: half of Divion is under 38.9
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Divion 38.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Where just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, Divion has 19%. Across Divion, 13% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households make up 13% in Divion, more than in 89% 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 Pas-de-Calais median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 2.3 people. The census found that 26% of households are couples with children in Divion. At 35%, the share of one-person households is higher than in half of compared French towns. The share of single-parent households in the typical compared French town is 10%.
0.7% of homes are second homes, fewer than in 90% 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
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
In the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes is 6.7%; Divion has 8%. Second homes: 2.1% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Of all households, 9.3% moved in during the last two years and 23% have stayed three decades or more.
Half above, half below €19,620 a year in standard of living
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 €19,620 a year: lower than in 97% of compared French towns. The poverty rate is 30.0%.
Divion: 27% of households are headed by a manual worker, above 98% 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
On the census count, 32% of households are headed by a retired person. In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Divion, 1% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 99% 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 0.5%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. For immigrants, the comparison 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.
Below 79% of compared French towns: 38% of residents 15 and over are married
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
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in Divion comes in at 27%. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 97% of compared French towns: 15%
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
Compared with 19% in the typical compared French town, a quarter of adults out of school have no qualification here. In the typical compared French town, graduates of higher education come to 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 6,688 to 6,839 people, the 8th 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.
Ages run from 36.9 in Merville to 60.6 in Nyons.
Median age: 5 of the 6 towns around Divion are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divion | 38.9 | 19% | 0.7% | 1% |
| Calonne-Ricouart 5,369 · 1.4 mi | 41 | 20% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Bruay-la-Buissière 21,424 · 2 mi | 39.7 | 19% | 0.7% | 2.1% |
| Houdain 6,945 · 2 mi | 43.3 | 22% | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| Marles-les-Mines 5,411 · 2.1 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 0% | 1% |
| Auchel 10,051 · 2.9 mi | 40 | 20% | 0.5% | 1% |
| Haillicourt 5,064 · 3.1 mi | 38.9 | 18% | 0.1% | 0.9% |
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 Divion
What is the population of Divion?
6,766 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (6,812).
How old are Divion’s residents?
The median age is 38.9, younger than 84% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Divion?
23, with occasional dwellings: 0.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Divion?
INSEE counts 66 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1% of residents, and 32 foreign nationals (0.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Divion?
€19,620 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 30.0% 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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