0.6% of homes are flats, below 99% of compared French towns
The median age in Echinghen is 50.1, higher than in 83% of compared French towns. The town counted 378 residents and 140 households at the 2023 Census. The share of households without a car stands at 2.2%. 18% of households are one person living alone, against 35% in the typical compared French town.
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.
Echinghen changed by +2% from 2012 to 2023, behind 62% 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
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Pas-de-Calais town −1%.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 8.5%, a lower share than 88% 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
■ Echinghen 50.1. The median compared French town: 44.
On the census count, nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
29% of households are couples with children, more than in 69% 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
Set against 10% in the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households are single parents in Echinghen. Typically, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Households here average 2.4 people each.
A town of second homes: 8.2% of its 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 24% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 6.6% moved in within the last two years. Set beside that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Against a figure of 6.7% in the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes in Echinghen comes in at 5.7%.
A median standard of living of €31,560 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 midpoint of living standards here is €31,560 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 90% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a retired person than 97% of compared French towns: 50%
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
The figure for households headed by a manual worker is 3.6% in Echinghen and 14% in the typical compared French town. Roughly one in ten: 11% of households are headed by a manager or professional. 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).
A lower share of immigrants than 85% of compared French towns, at 2.6%
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 median compared commune in Pas-de-Calais has 1.7%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 85% of compared French towns. Against that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 38: 2.6% 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.
Echinghen sits above 99% of compared French towns for married residents (55%)
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 single residents tops 72% of compared French towns: 29%. By way of comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification make up 25% in Echinghen, more than in 76% 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 figure for graduates of higher education is 34% in Echinghen and 30% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town: 19%.
The 14th oldest of 41 French towns of 378 to 2,582 people
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 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Echinghen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echinghen | 50.1 | 23% | 8.2% | 2.6% |
| Saint-Léonard 3,353 · 1.2 mi | 49 | 27% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Saint-Martin-Boulogne 10,888 · 1.9 mi | 47.2 | 25% | 1.4% | 2.1% |
| Saint-Étienne-au-Mont 5,029 · 2.3 mi | 41.4 | 18% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
| Boulogne-sur-Mer 40,539 · 2.5 mi | 39.8 | 20% | 3.9% | 5.2% |
| Outreau 13,138 · 2.7 mi | 43.2 | 22% | 1% | 1.4% |
| Le Portel 8,768 · 3.3 mi | 44 | 21% | 5.1% | 1.1% |
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 Echinghen
What is the population of Echinghen?
378 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% more than in 2012 (371).
How old are Echinghen’s residents?
The median age is 50.1, older than 83% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Echinghen?
13, with occasional dwellings: 8.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Echinghen?
INSEE counts 10 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.6% of residents, and 10 foreign nationals (2.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Echinghen?
€31,560 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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