67% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 99% of compared French towns
6% of residents are 15 to 24, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Lower than in 92% of compared French towns: 4.5% of households have no car. Matringhem’s 86 households held 177 residents at the 2023 Census. Census figures put flats at 2.8% in the 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 Matringhem
Empty homes
The census found 21 homes empty (19%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Matringhem had 191 residents at the 2012 census and 177 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Matringhem’s residents are under 52 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 29% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 4.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Matringhem changed by −7% from 2012 to 2023, behind 94% 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 −3% to 2017, then −4% to 2023. Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −1% in Pas-de-Calais.
A median age of 52: Matringhem is older than 89% 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
■ Matringhem 52. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 22% in the typical compared French town, 29% of residents are 65 or over here.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children: 22%, a lower share than 64% 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 Matringhem, a third of households are one person living alone. The share of couples with children in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Empty homes make up 19% in Matringhem, more than in 99% 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
Just over a quarter of households have been in place 30 years or more; 5.6% moved in within the last two years. The wider picture: 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Higher than in 64% of compared French towns: 3.2% of homes are second homes.
€21,940 a year is the median standard of living here
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 Matringhem is €21,940 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 89% of compared French towns.
Below 95% of compared French towns: 5.6% of households are headed by a manual worker
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 manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 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).
Fewer immigrants than 90% of compared French towns: 2.2%
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 90% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Foreign nationals make up about one in 45 here (2.2%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
12% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 99% 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
48% of residents 15 and over are married; in the typical compared French town the figure is 43%. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 98% of compared French towns: 14%
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
In Matringhem, 28% of adults out of school have no qualification, beside 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.
The 9th oldest of 41 French towns of 177 to 2,582 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Around Matringhem, 1 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matringhem | 52 | 29% | 3.2% | 2.2% |
| Lumbres 3,579 · 11.2 mi | 42.9 | 22% | 1% | 0.7% |
| Wizernes 3,321 · 11.8 mi | 44.3 | 20% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Aire-sur-la-Lys 9,598 · 12.2 mi | 45.5 | 22% | 0.4% | 1% |
| Blendecques 4,859 · 12.8 mi | 43.7 | 21% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Cauchy-à-la-Tour 2,593 · 12.9 mi | 44.7 | 23% | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt 4,480 · 13 mi | 52.1 | 33% | 3.5% | 2.4% |
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 Matringhem
What is the population of Matringhem?
177 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (191).
How old are Matringhem’s residents?
The median age is 52, older than 89% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Matringhem?
3, with occasional dwellings: 3.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Matringhem?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.2% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (2.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Matringhem?
€21,940 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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