Torcy sits above 94% of compared French towns for couples with children (36%)
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 171 residents in Torcy, living in 73 households. Locally, 30% of residents are 65 or over. Against a figure of 6.7% in the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes in Torcy comes in at 4%.
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 Torcy
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 21 second homes and occasional dwellings in Torcy, 21% of its 97 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 81% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 7.1% single parents with children; 15% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A town of second homes: 21% 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
2.8% of households arrived within the last two years, while 22% have stayed 30 years or more. In the typical compared French town, second homes come to 2.1%. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At 11%, households without a car sit close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
Torcy grew +7% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 59% 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
The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Pas-de-Calais town −1%. The change was +3% from 2012 to 2017 and +4% from 2017 to 2023.
A larger share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 72% of compared French towns: 12%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Torcy 44.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Torcy’s residents are over 44.4, older than in 52% of compared French towns. On average, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
7.1% of households are single parents, fewer than in 88% 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
Households average 2.4 people. The usual figure: one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Torcy has fewer one-person households than 83% of compared French towns, at 29%.
At the median, €23,650 a year to live on
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 €23,650 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 75% of compared French towns.
In Torcy, 21% of households are headed by a manager or professional, more than in 90% 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
With households headed by a retired person at 36%, Torcy is ahead of 68% of compared French towns on that count. Higher than in 53% of compared French towns: 14% of households are headed by a manual worker. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 60% of compared French towns: 5.3%
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 60% of compared French towns. On average, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 19: 5.3% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Above 99% of compared French towns: 56% of residents 15 and over are married
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, 25% of residents 15 and over are single; in Torcy, 19%. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
A higher share of adults with no qualification than 61% of compared French towns, at 21%
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
Graduates of higher education come to 31% in Torcy, about three in ten. On average, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 171 to 2,582 people: this is the 16th 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.
Older than Torcy: 2 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torcy | 44.4 | 30% | 21% | 5.3% |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt 4,480 · 7.6 mi | 52.1 | 33% | 3.5% | 2.4% |
| Desvres 4,829 · 15.3 mi | 41.9 | 23% | 1.5% | 0.9% |
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise 4,677 · 15.5 mi | 47.7 | 25% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| Lumbres 3,579 · 15.9 mi | 42.9 | 22% | 1% | 0.7% |
| Samer 4,704 · 16.1 mi | 37.7 | 16% | 1% | 0.6% |
| Étaples 10,710 · 16.9 mi | 43.6 | 22% | 7% | 1.3% |
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 Torcy
What is the population of Torcy?
171 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% more than in 2012 (160).
How old are Torcy’s residents?
The median age is 44.4, older than 52% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Torcy?
21, with occasional dwellings: 21% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Torcy?
INSEE counts 9 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.3% of residents, and 9 foreign nationals (5.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Torcy?
€23,650 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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