39% of households are couples with children, more than in 98% of compared French towns
Compared with 12% in the typical compared French town, 2.3% of households rent social housing (HLM) here. 23% of households are headed by a retired person, a lower share than in 90% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 907 residents in 350 households. Locally, 18% of residents are 65 or over.
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 Tortequesne
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 51 second homes and occasional dwellings in Tortequesne, 12% of its 420 homes: higher than in 89% of compared French towns. 94% 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
39% of households are couples with children and 11% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Tortequesne had 724 residents at the 2012 census and 907 in 2023, up 25%: faster growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In Tortequesne, 12% of homes are second homes, more than in 89% 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
Households without a car: 7.1%, below 72% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. In Tortequesne, 4.8% of homes stand empty. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Tortequesne’s population changed by +25% since 2012, more than in 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −1% for the median Pas-de-Calais town, the change came in two steps: +14% from 2012 to 2017, then +10% to 2023.
A median age of 40.5: Tortequesne is younger than 77% 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
■ Tortequesne 40.5. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (12%), Tortequesne is above 72% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Below 98% of compared French towns: 23% of households are one person living alone
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
With single-parent households at 11%, Tortequesne is ahead of 70% of compared French towns on that count. On average, 2.6 people share a household. Set beside that, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Standard of living at the median: €26,590 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €26,590 a year: higher than in 57% of compared French towns.
Tortequesne: 19% of households are headed by a manual worker, above 78% 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
Locally, 8.6% of households are headed by a manager or professional. 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).
In Tortequesne, 1.4% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 97% 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.
Foreign nationals: 0.3% here and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. 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.
Fewer single residents than 87% of compared French towns: 21%
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
47% of residents 15 and over are married; in the typical compared French town the figure is 43%. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification make up 16% in Tortequesne, less than in 65% 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 graduates of higher education is 27%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town: 19%.
Of 41 French towns its size (907 to 2,582 people), the 4th 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.
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 5 are older than Tortequesne
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tortequesne | 40.5 | 18% | 12% | 1.4% |
| Arleux 3,125 · 3.3 mi | 43.3 | 21% | 12% | 1.4% |
| Brebières 5,283 · 3.3 mi | 40.6 | 18% | 0.3% | 1.4% |
| Vitry-en-Artois 4,849 · 3.5 mi | 41.4 | 22% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
| Courchelettes 2,855 · 3.9 mi | 47.3 | 27% | 0.7% | 2.9% |
| Biache-Saint-Vaast 4,568 · 4.4 mi | 38.5 | 17% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Lambres-lez-Douai 4,883 · 4.6 mi | 46.8 | 25% | 0.4% | 2.6% |
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 Tortequesne
What is the population of Tortequesne?
907 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 25% more than in 2012 (724).
How old are Tortequesne’s residents?
The median age is 40.5, younger than 77% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Tortequesne?
51, with occasional dwellings: 12% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Tortequesne?
INSEE counts 13 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.4% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (0.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Tortequesne?
€26,590 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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