36% of households are couples with children, more than in 94% of compared French towns
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Épinoy had 491 residents in 200 households at the 2023 census. For Épinoy, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 15%. Against a figure of 14% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker in Épinoy comes in at 18%.
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 Épinoy
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 13% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Épinoy had 544 residents at the 2012 census and 491 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower than most: −10% since 2012, behind 97% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Pas-de-Calais town −1%. The first five years brought ±0%; the six to 2023, −10%.
A median age of 40.9: Épinoy is younger than 74% 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
■ Épinoy 40.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Here 12% of residents are 15 to 24, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 11%.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
23% of households are one person living alone, below 97% 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
Each household has 2.5 people on average. One-person households make up 35% in the typical compared French town. 13% of households are single parents, a higher share than in 85% of compared French towns.
Fewer households without a car than 91% of compared French towns: 4.5%
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
Empty homes: 9.5% here and 6.7% in the typical compared French town. For households without a car, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 11%. In Épinoy, 0.9% of homes are second homes. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €26,220 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 €26,220 a year: higher than in 53% of compared French towns.
5.1% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 84% 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
Across Épinoy, a third of households are headed by a retired person. Typically, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 97% of compared French towns: 1.4% 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.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 1% of residents are foreign nationals here. On average, 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.
22% of residents 15 and over are single, below 76% of compared French towns
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
Locally, 43% of residents 15 and over are married. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 66% of compared French towns, at 16%
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
Here, 29% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%.
4th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 491 to 2,582
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).
Of the 6 towns nearest Épinoy, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épinoy | 40.9 | 15% | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| Neuville-Saint-Rémy 4,012 · 3.7 mi | 41.6 | 23% | 0.9% | 3.4% |
| Arleux 3,125 · 4.3 mi | 43.3 | 21% | 12% | 1.4% |
| Proville 3,206 · 5 mi | 49.7 | 28% | 0.5% | 2.7% |
| Escaudœuvres 3,171 · 5.2 mi | 46.2 | 26% | 1% | 4% |
| Cambrai 31,134 · 5.2 mi | 45 | 24% | 1.8% | 5.1% |
| Monchecourt 2,516 · 5.8 mi | 39.3 | 19% | 0.9% | 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 Épinoy
What is the population of Épinoy?
491 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (544).
How old are Épinoy’s residents?
The median age is 40.9, younger than 74% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 15% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Épinoy?
2, with occasional dwellings: 0.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Épinoy?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.4% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Épinoy?
€26,220 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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