Second homes make up 17% in Équihen-Plage, more than in 92% of compared French towns
31% of households are couples with children (typical compared French town: 25%). In 2023, the Census found 2,619 residents in Équihen-Plage, living in 1,140 households. Locally, just over a fifth of households have no car. Higher than in 72% of compared French towns: 37% of households are headed by a retired person.
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 Équihen-Plage
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 250 second homes and occasional dwellings in Équihen-Plage, 17% of its 1,450 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 81% 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
Équihen-Plage had 2,919 residents at the 2012 census and 2,619 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Social housing
33% of households rent from a social landlord (HLM), 9.6% rent privately and 56% own their home. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Households in social housing make up 33% in Équihen-Plage, more than in 94% 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
Some 7.8% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 27% who have been there 30 years or more. Fewer empty homes than in 82% of compared French towns: 4.4%. Across the comparison, just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. In Équihen-Plage, nearly a quarter of homes are flats.
Équihen-Plage changed by −10% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −1% for the median Pas-de-Calais town, the change came in two steps: −6% from 2012 to 2017, then −4% to 2023.
Équihen-Plage sits above 84% of compared French towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (13%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Équihen-Plage 44.6. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 44.6, Équihen-Plage is older than 53% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Here, 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
7.1% of households are single parents, fewer 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
On average, 2.3 people share a household. Measured more widely, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Few places have so few one-person households: 31% here, fewer than in 69% of compared French towns.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €23,250 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 Équihen-Plage is €23,250 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 79% of compared French towns. Poverty touches 18.0% of residents.
Équihen-Plage: 24% of households are headed by a manual worker, above 94% 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
In the typical compared French town, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional; in Équihen-Plage, 6.6%. Set beside that, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 99% of compared French towns: 0.8%
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 99% of compared French towns. Typically, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The census found that 0.6% of residents are foreign nationals in Équihen-Plage.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Above 81% of compared French towns: 48% 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
Single residents make up 24%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education: 17%, a lower share than 93% 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
29% of adults out of school have no qualification (typical compared French town: 19%). In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
The 19th youngest of 41 French towns of 2,593 to 2,641 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.
At the ends of the range sit Bourguébus (34.6), the youngest, and Longeville-sur-Mer (62.9), the oldest.
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 2 are older than Équihen-Plage
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Équihen-Plage | 44.6 | 22% | 17% | 0.8% |
| Outreau 13,138 · 2 mi | 43.2 | 22% | 1% | 1.4% |
| Saint-Étienne-au-Mont 5,029 · 2 mi | 41.4 | 18% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
| Le Portel 8,768 · 2.3 mi | 44 | 21% | 5.1% | 1.1% |
| Saint-Léonard 3,353 · 2.6 mi | 49 | 27% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Boulogne-sur-Mer 40,539 · 3.6 mi | 39.8 | 20% | 3.9% | 5.2% |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot 4,115 · 4.1 mi | 51.8 | 30% | 65% | 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 Équihen-Plage
What is the population of Équihen-Plage?
2,619 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (2,919).
How old are Équihen-Plage’s residents?
The median age is 44.6, older than 53% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Équihen-Plage?
250, with occasional dwellings: 17% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Équihen-Plage?
INSEE counts 21 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.8% of residents, and 16 foreign nationals (0.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Équihen-Plage?
€23,250 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 18.0% 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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