One-person households make up 14% in Héricourt, less than in 99% of compared French towns
With flats at 5.1%, Héricourt is behind 95% of compared French towns on that count. Residents aged 65 and over account for 29%. Households headed by a manager or professional are more common here than in nearly three quarters of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 77 residents here, living in 33 households.
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 Héricourt
One home in 10 is a second home
The census counted 4 second homes and occasional dwellings in Héricourt, 10% of its 39 homes: higher than in 88% of compared French towns. 50% 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
Héricourt had 106 residents at the 2012 census and 77 in 2023, down 27%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
10% of homes are second homes, more than in 88% 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
Empty homes: 5.1% here and 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 5.6% of households arrived within the last two years, while 36% have stayed 30 years or more. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Since 2012, Héricourt has changed by −27%, slower than 99% 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: −10% from 2012 to 2017, then −19% to 2023.
Héricourt is older than 85% of compared French towns: a median age of 50.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Héricourt 50.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Higher than in 55% of compared French towns: 11% of residents are 15 to 24.
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%.
Héricourt: 29% of households are couples with children, above 68% 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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, couples with children come to 25%. Households here average 2.3 people each.
Only 29% of households are headed by a retired person in Héricourt
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 manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 32% of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 0% of Héricourt’s residents
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.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
59% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 99% of compared French towns don’t reach
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: 19% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
36% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, a share 70% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
16% of adults out of school have no qualification, against 19% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 77 to 2,582 people, the 13th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 1 are older than Héricourt
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Héricourt | 50.5 | 29% | 10% | 0% |
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise 4,677 · 4.3 mi | 47.7 | 25% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| Frévent 3,259 · 5.1 mi | 49 | 27% | 1.7% | 1% |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt 4,480 · 9.6 mi | 52.1 | 33% | 3.5% | 2.4% |
| Auxi-le-Château 2,547 · 10 mi | 50.3 | 31% | 3.5% | 1.4% |
| Doullens 5,751 · 13.5 mi | 45.7 | 25% | 1.9% | 4.1% |
| Cauchy-à-la-Tour 2,593 · 14 mi | 44.7 | 23% | 1.2% | 0.8% |
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 Héricourt
What is the population of Héricourt?
77 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 27% fewer than in 2012 (106).
How old are Héricourt’s residents?
The median age is 50.5, older than 85% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Héricourt?
4, with occasional dwellings: 10% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Héricourt?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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