6.2% of homes are flats, fewer than in 94% of compared French towns
4.3% of households are headed by a manager or professional, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. The 2023 Census put Hulluch’s population at 3,371, in 1,420 households. The share of couples with children stands at 31%. Compared with other places, second homes are scarce here: 0.3%, fewer than in 99% 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 Hulluch
Social housing
30% of households rent from a social landlord (HLM), 13% rent privately and 54% own their home. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Hulluch has grown +11%, faster than 74% 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
Here the change came as +14% to 2017, then −2% to 2023. Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −1% in Pas-de-Calais.
18% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 78% 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
■ Hulluch 41.3. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 tops nearly three quarters of compared French towns: 12%. Typically, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. Half of Hulluch’s residents are under 41.3, younger than in 71% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Hulluch: 14% of households are single parents, above 93% 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 2.4 people on average. The usual figure: one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. 31% of households are one person living alone, a lower share than in 74% of compared French towns.
In Hulluch, 30% of households rent social housing (HLM), more than in 93% 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
Turnover: 6.8% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 21% have lived in their home 30 years or more. Few places have so few empty homes: 4.3% here, fewer than in 84% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Households without a car: 15% here and 11% in the typical compared French town.
A median standard of living of €24,150 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.
Half of residents live in households above €24,150 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 70% of compared French towns. Below the poverty line: 18.0% of residents.
A higher share of households headed by a manual worker than 82% of compared French towns, at 20%
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 retired person: 30%, below 62% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 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).
1.7% of residents are immigrants, below 94% 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.
Here 0.9% of residents are foreign nationals, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Hulluch, 46% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 75% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%; Hulluch has 23%. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Hulluch ranks above 72% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 24%
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 share of graduates of higher education is 25%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 9th youngest of 41 French towns this size
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 36.4 in Mareuil-lès-Meaux to 64.9 in Saint-Cast-le-Guildo.
Hulluch is younger than 1 of its 6 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hulluch | 41.3 | 18% | 0.3% | 1.7% |
| Haisnes 4,396 · 1.4 mi | 39.2 | 18% | 0.2% | 1.5% |
| Douvrin 5,867 · 1.7 mi | 38.1 | 17% | 0.5% | 1.7% |
| Wingles 8,720 · 1.8 mi | 37.6 | 17% | 0.3% | 2.6% |
| Auchy-les-Mines 4,625 · 2.1 mi | 40.1 | 16% | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| Vendin-le-Vieil 8,536 · 2.4 mi | 39.3 | 16% | 0.2% | 2% |
| Loos-en-Gohelle 6,799 · 2.4 mi | 41.6 | 19% | 0.2% | 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 Hulluch
What is the population of Hulluch?
3,371 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% more than in 2012 (3,028).
How old are Hulluch’s residents?
The median age is 41.3, younger than 71% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Hulluch?
4, with occasional dwellings: 0.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Hulluch?
INSEE counts 58 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.7% of residents, and 32 foreign nationals (0.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Hulluch?
€24,150 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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