43% of households are couples with children, more than in 99% of compared French towns
The share of households headed by a retired person is 7.1%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. At the 2023 Census Nédonchel was home to 357 people in 69 households. The census found that 2.9% of households have no car in the town. Empty homes are more common here than in 82% 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 Nédonchel
Immigrants
INSEE counts 100 immigrants in Nédonchel (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 29% of residents, against 1.7% for the median compared commune in Pas-de-Calais. 29% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
A town of families
43% of households are couples with children and 14% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Nédonchel had 242 residents at the 2012 census and 357 in 2023, up 48%: faster growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Growth of +48% since 2012 puts Nédonchel ahead of 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved +17%, and from 2017 to 2023 +27%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Pas-de-Calais town −1%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 29%, a higher share than 83% 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
■ Nédonchel 42.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Nédonchel’s residents are under 42.8, younger than in 60% of compared French towns. Across Nédonchel, 13% of residents are 15 to 24. Set beside that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 86 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.
21% of households are one person living alone, below 99% 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
By its share of single-parent households (14%), Nédonchel is above 93% of compared French towns. For comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Each household has 2.5 people on average.
A town of second homes: 7.6% of its homes
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
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. In the last two years, 4.4% of households moved in; at the other end, 22% have stayed 30 years or more.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €20,430 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.
At €20,430 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 95% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 14% in Nédonchel, more than in 74% 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
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Nédonchel: 29% of residents are immigrants, above 98% 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.
The median compared commune in Pas-de-Calais has 1.7%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 98% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Nédonchel comes in at 29%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
35% of residents 15 and over are single, a share 93% 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
36% of residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
26% of adults out of school have no qualification, more than in 80% 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
Here a quarter of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%. Adults with no qualification: 19% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
The 10th youngest of 41 French towns of 357 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).
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 2 are older than Nédonchel
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nédonchel | 42.8 | 29% | 7.6% | 29% |
| Cauchy-à-la-Tour 2,593 · 4.3 mi | 44.7 | 23% | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| Burbure 2,834 · 4.8 mi | 43.1 | 20% | 1.2% | 0.7% |
| Auchel 10,051 · 5.1 mi | 40 | 20% | 0.5% | 1% |
| Lillers 10,193 · 5.9 mi | 40.8 | 20% | 0.5% | 1.9% |
| Calonne-Ricouart 5,369 · 6.2 mi | 41 | 20% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Marles-les-Mines 5,411 · 6.4 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 0% | 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 Nédonchel
What is the population of Nédonchel?
357 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 48% more than in 2012 (242).
How old are Nédonchel’s residents?
The median age is 42.8, younger than 60% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Nédonchel?
6, with occasional dwellings: 7.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Nédonchel?
INSEE counts 100 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 29% of residents, and 100 foreign nationals (29%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Nédonchel?
€20,430 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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