More couples with children than 96% of compared French towns: 37%
0.6% of homes are flats; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. Esclavelles had 401 residents in 160 households at the 2023 census. Households without a car account for 3.6%. On households headed by a manager or professional, Esclavelles sits lower than 97% of compared French towns: 3.1%.
Throughout this page, the Seine-Maritime 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 Esclavelles
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 17% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Esclavelles grew +6% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 55% 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 change was ±0%; from 2017 to 2023, +6%.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 74% of compared French towns: 19%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Esclavelles 43.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Esclavelles’s residents are under 43.4, younger than in 55% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. In Esclavelles, 11% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of one-person households than 89% of compared French towns, at 27%
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 Seine-Maritime median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Households average 2.4 people. Elsewhere, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
3.7% of homes are second homes, a share 69% of compared French towns don’t reach
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. To put it in context, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Across Esclavelles, 5.6% of homes stand empty.
A typical living standard of €26,910 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 €26,910 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 60% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a manual worker than 76% of compared French towns: 18%
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
The share of households headed by a retired person stands at 33%. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Esclavelles, 1.7% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 94% 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 make up 1%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, immigrants come to 6.5%.
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 98% of compared French towns: 18%
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
Compared with 43% in the typical compared French town, nearly half of residents 15 and over are married here. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
16% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 66% 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
Graduates of higher education: 26%, below 64% of compared French towns. To put it in context, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 13th youngest of 41 French towns this size
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.
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 5 are older than Esclavelles
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esclavelles | 43.4 | 19% | 3.7% | 1.7% |
| Neufchâtel-en-Bray 4,662 · 3.2 mi | 51.7 | 34% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Buchy 2,815 · 8.2 mi | 45.9 | 25% | 1.8% | 0.9% |
| Forges-les-Eaux 3,642 · 9.5 mi | 55.9 | 36% | 2.7% | 2.1% |
| Val-de-Scie 2,530 · 12 mi | 42.1 | 22% | 3.6% | 1.3% |
| Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont 3,665 · 14.2 mi | 49.2 | 29% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Quincampoix 3,103 · 15.5 mi | 49.7 | 24% | 0.5% | 2% |
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 Esclavelles
What is the population of Esclavelles?
401 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (378).
How old are Esclavelles’ residents?
The median age is 43.4, younger than 55% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Esclavelles?
7, with occasional dwellings: 3.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Esclavelles?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.7% 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 Esclavelles?
€26,910 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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