Couples with children make up 47% in Verlincthun, more than in 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, the share of flats is 30%; Verlincthun has 0.5%. 1.1% of households have no car, or about one in 91. At 5.5%, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is lower than in four fifths of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 516 residents in 190 households.
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 Verlincthun
A town of families
47% of households are couples with children and 2.8% single parents with children; 24% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Verlincthun had 392 residents at the 2012 census and 516 in 2023, up 32%: faster growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A young town
Half of Verlincthun’s residents are under 38.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 24% are under 15 and 14% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
+32% since 2012, a pace 97% of compared French towns didn’t match
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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Pas-de-Calais town −1%. The first five years brought +13%; the six to 2023, +16%.
14% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 94% 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
■ Verlincthun 38.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Verlincthun’s residents are under 38.1, younger than in 88% of compared French towns. For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. In Verlincthun, one in ten residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Only 14% of households are one person living alone in Verlincthun
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
Compared with 10% in the typical compared French town, 2.8% of households are single parents here. In the typical compared French town, one-person households come to 35%.
3.6% of homes stand empty, fewer than in 92% 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 in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Second homes make up about one in 22 here (4.6%). For comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
A median of €26,260 a year per consumption unit
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 midpoint of living standards here is €26,260 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 53% of compared French towns.
28% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 99% 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 32% in the typical compared French town, 28% of households are headed by a retired person here. Elsewhere, 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).
Only 0.8% of residents are immigrants in Verlincthun
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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Verlincthun comes in at 0.4%. Typically, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Immigrants make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Pas-de-Calais has 1.7%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A larger share of married residents than 98% of compared French towns: 54%
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
Here 20% of residents 15 and over are single, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 25%. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
Above 61% of compared French towns: 33% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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
17% of adults out of school have no qualification, against 19% in the typical compared French town. The share of graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town is 30%.
41 French towns of 516 to 2,582 people: this is the 2nd 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Median age: 5 of the 6 towns around Verlincthun are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verlincthun | 38.1 | 14% | 4.6% | 0.8% |
| Samer 4,704 · 2.6 mi | 37.7 | 16% | 1% | 0.6% |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot 4,115 · 3.1 mi | 51.8 | 30% | 65% | 2.1% |
| Saint-Étienne-au-Mont 5,029 · 4.5 mi | 41.4 | 18% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
| Saint-Léonard 3,353 · 5.2 mi | 49 | 27% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Camiers 2,582 · 5.5 mi | 50.6 | 29% | 71% | 1.5% |
| Équihen-Plage 2,619 · 6.2 mi | 44.6 | 22% | 17% | 0.8% |
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 Verlincthun
What is the population of Verlincthun?
516 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 32% more than in 2012 (392).
How old are Verlincthun’s residents?
The median age is 38.1, younger than 88% of compared French towns. 30% are under 18 and 14% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Verlincthun?
9, with occasional dwellings: 4.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Verlincthun?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.8% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Verlincthun?
€26,260 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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