18% of homes in Maisoncelle are second homes
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. There were 52 households in Maisoncelle at the 2023 Census, home to 119 residents. Residents aged 65 and over: 29% of the total. 3.9% of homes stand empty, against 6.7% in the typical compared French town.
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 Maisoncelle
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 12 second homes and occasional dwellings in Maisoncelle, 18% of its 67 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 100% 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
Maisoncelle had 126 residents at the 2012 census and 119 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 90% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A lower share of households without a car than 94% of compared French towns, at 3.9%
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 2% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 31% who have been there 30 years or more. Elsewhere, just over one in ten households have no car in the typical compared French town. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Maisoncelle changed by −6% from 2012 to 2023, behind 90% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −1% in Pas-de-Calais.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 94% of compared French towns, at 7.8%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Maisoncelle 49.7. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 49.7, Maisoncelle is older than 82% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Maisoncelle: 30% of households are couples with children, above 75% 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
Compared with 35% in the typical compared French town, 30% of households are one person living alone here. At 10%, the share of single-parent households is lower than in half of compared French towns. To put it in context, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Households here average 2.3 people each.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €24,460 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 €24,460 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 67% of compared French towns.
50% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 99% 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
Two in five households are headed by a retired person; in the typical compared French town the figure is 32%. For comparison, 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).
Maisoncelle sits below 94% of compared French towns for immigrants (1.7%)
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 Maisoncelle, 1.7%. Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 17% of residents 15 and over are single
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 married residents is 43%; Maisoncelle has 50%. The wider picture: 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
20% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 85% 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
The share of adults with no qualification tops 84% of compared French towns: 27%. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 14th oldest 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 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Maisoncelle is younger than 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maisoncelle | 49.7 | 29% | 18% | 1.7% |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt 4,480 · 6.8 mi | 52.1 | 33% | 3.5% | 2.4% |
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise 4,677 · 9.6 mi | 47.7 | 25% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| Frévent 3,259 · 13.4 mi | 49 | 27% | 1.7% | 1% |
| Cauchy-à-la-Tour 2,593 · 14.1 mi | 44.7 | 23% | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| Auxi-le-Château 2,547 · 14.9 mi | 50.3 | 31% | 3.5% | 1.4% |
| Auchel 10,051 · 15 mi | 40 | 20% | 0.5% | 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 Maisoncelle
What is the population of Maisoncelle?
119 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (126).
How old are Maisoncelle’s residents?
The median age is 49.7, older than 82% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Maisoncelle?
12, with occasional dwellings: 18% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Maisoncelle?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.7% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (1.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Maisoncelle?
€24,460 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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