A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 98% of compared French towns, at 52%
One-person households: 27%, below 90% of compared French towns. In Humières, 7.3% of homes are second homes. Residents aged 65 and over are more common here than in 83% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 218 people lived in the town, in 95 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.
A change of ±0% since 2012 leaves Humières behind 68% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the change was +6%; from 2017 to 2023, −5%.
Humières sits below 81% of compared French towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (9%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Humières 45.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Humières’s residents are over 45.3, older than in 58% of compared French towns. For comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
28% of households are couples with children, more than in 65% 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
A household here holds 2.3 people on average. Elsewhere, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. At 9.9%, single-parent households sit close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
Households without a car make up 6.2% in Humières, less than in 79% 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
Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 3% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 27%. The share of households without a car in the typical compared French town is 11%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 6.7% of homes stand empty; in Humières, 9.2%.
A median standard of living of €24,970 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 Humières’ residents live in households with a standard of living below €24,970 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 61% of compared French towns.
Humières ranks above 95% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 24%
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
About one in ten: that is how common households headed by a manager or professional are in Humières (9.9%). 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).
A smaller share of immigrants than 85% of compared French towns: 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.
In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Humières, 1.8%. Against that, 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.
A smaller share of single residents than 99% of compared French towns: 16%
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
Just over half of residents 15 and over are married, against 43% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 63% of compared French towns: 26%
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
Just over a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 218 to 2,582 people: this is the 21st 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).
Humières and its 6 nearest towns: 4 of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humières | 45.3 | 29% | 7.3% | 2.6% |
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise 4,677 · 5.6 mi | 47.7 | 25% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt 4,480 · 7.6 mi | 52.1 | 33% | 3.5% | 2.4% |
| Frévent 3,259 · 8.5 mi | 49 | 27% | 1.7% | 1% |
| Auxi-le-Château 2,547 · 11.6 mi | 50.3 | 31% | 3.5% | 1.4% |
| Cauchy-à-la-Tour 2,593 · 13.4 mi | 44.7 | 23% | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| Calonne-Ricouart 5,369 · 14.1 mi | 41 | 20% | 0.4% | 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 Humières
What is the population of Humières?
218 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (217).
How old are Humières’ residents?
The median age is 45.3, older than 58% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Humières?
8, with occasional dwellings: 7.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Humières?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.6% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (1.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Humières?
€24,970 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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