Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0A median age of 38.1: Douvrin is younger than 88% of compared French towns
Households headed by a manual worker make up 23%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. There were 2,440 households in Douvrin at the 2023 Census, home to 5,867 residents. Across Douvrin, 29% of households are one person living alone. Few places have so few flats: 11% here, fewer 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.
What stands out about the people of Douvrin
A young town
Half of Douvrin’s residents are under 38.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 21% are under 15 and 17% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Growing fast
Douvrin had 5,023 residents at the 2012 census and 5,867 in 2023, up 17%: faster growth than in 85% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Douvrin grew +17% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 85% 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 +8% and the next six +9%.
Douvrin ranks below 83% of compared French towns on residents aged 65 and over: 17%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Douvrin 38.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with other places, residents aged 15 to 24 are scarce here: 11%, fewer than in 50% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children make up 32% in Douvrin, more than in 86% 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
Average household size: 2.4 people. In the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children is 25%. On single-parent households, Douvrin sits higher than 74% of compared French towns: 12%.
Fewer second homes than 96% of compared French towns: 0.5%
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
Newcomers of less than two years account for 6.7% of households, residents of 30 years or more for 23%. On empty homes, Douvrin sits lower than just over four fifths of compared French towns: 4.4%. For comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Here 17% of households rent social housing (HLM), where the figure in the typical compared French town is 12%.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €24,330 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 Douvrin is €24,330 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 68% of compared French towns. The share living below the poverty line is 14.0%.
28% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 72% 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%, above 57% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, nearly a third 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 Douvrin, 1.7% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 95% 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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Douvrin has 1.1%. By way of comparison, 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.
Only 40% of residents 15 and over are married in Douvrin
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
About one in four: that is how common single residents are in Douvrin (24%). For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Graduates of higher education: 27%, a lower share than 60% 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
The census found that 18% of adults out of school have no qualification in Douvrin. By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
3rd lowest median age among 41 French towns of 5,821 to 5,915
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villabé is the youngest (36.9); Montmorillon the oldest (57.4).
Nearby, 5 of 6 towns have older populations than Douvrin
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douvrin | 38.1 | 17% | 0.5% | 1.7% |
| Haisnes 4,396 · 1.1 mi | 39.2 | 18% | 0.2% | 1.5% |
| Wingles 8,720 · 1.6 mi | 37.6 | 17% | 0.3% | 2.6% |
| Hulluch 3,371 · 1.7 mi | 41.3 | 18% | 0.3% | 1.7% |
| Salomé 3,182 · 1.7 mi | 38.2 | 15% | 0.6% | 1.9% |
| Auchy-les-Mines 4,625 · 1.9 mi | 40.1 | 16% | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| Billy-Berclau 5,093 · 1.9 mi | 40.1 | 18% | 0.5% | 1.6% |
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 Douvrin
What is the population of Douvrin?
5,867 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 17% more than in 2012 (5,023).
How old are Douvrin’s residents?
The median age is 38.1, younger than 88% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Douvrin?
12, with occasional dwellings: 0.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Douvrin?
INSEE counts 100 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.7% of residents, and 63 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Douvrin?
€24,330 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 14.0% 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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