A lower share of flats than 99% of compared French towns, at 0.6%
One-person households: 19% here and 35% in the typical compared French town. At the 2023 Census Ransart was home to 407 people in 160 households. Locally, 6.3% of households have no car. 38% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 77% 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 Ransart
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 13% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A change of +1% since 2012 leaves Ransart behind 67% 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 ±0%, and from 2017 to 2023 +1%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Pas-de-Calais town −1%.
Younger than 60% of compared French towns: half of Ransart is under 42.7
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Ransart 42.7. The median compared French town: 44.
On the census count, just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24. Compared with other places, residents aged 65 and over are scarce here: 22%, fewer than in 54% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
A higher share of couples with children than 90% of compared French towns, at 34%
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
The share of single-parent households tops 83% of compared French towns: 13%. Across the comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. A household here holds 2.5 people on average.
A lower share of households in social housing than 99% of compared French towns, at 0.6%
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
5.1% of homes stand empty; in the typical compared French town the figure is 6.7%. Second homes are more common here than in 52% of compared French towns. Typically, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town.
Half above, half below €27,860 a year in standard of living
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 Ransart is €27,860 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 69% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional: 6.1%, a lower share than 75% 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
Compared with 14% in the typical compared French town, 16% of households are headed by a manual worker here. By way of comparison, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
2.2% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 90% 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.
1% of residents are foreign nationals; in the typical compared French town the figure 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.
A higher share of married residents than 87% of compared French towns, at 49%
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
The share of single residents is 22%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
Ransart sits below 80% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (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
Just over a third of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, against 30% in the typical compared French town. For adults with no qualification, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 19%.
Of 41 French towns its size (407 to 2,582 people), the 10th youngest
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.
Around Ransart, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ransart | 42.7 | 22% | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| Dainville 5,683 · 5.5 mi | 50.9 | 32% | 0.5% | 2.4% |
| Achicourt 7,873 · 5.6 mi | 44.7 | 24% | 0.8% | 5.7% |
| Beaurains 5,559 · 5.8 mi | 43 | 20% | 0.4% | 2.4% |
| Arras 42,875 · 6.6 mi | 36.3 | 18% | 1.8% | 8.5% |
| Sainte-Catherine 3,471 · 7.6 mi | 47 | 24% | 0.4% | 2.7% |
| Anzin-Saint-Aubin 2,833 · 7.8 mi | 48.5 | 26% | 0.6% | 2.3% |
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 Ransart
What is the population of Ransart?
407 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (404).
How old are Ransart’s residents?
The median age is 42.7, younger than 60% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ransart?
4, with occasional dwellings: 2.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ransart?
INSEE counts 9 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.2% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Ransart?
€27,860 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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