Couples with children make up 36% in Houppeville, more than in 95% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car is 11%; Houppeville has 3.8%. The town has fewer empty homes than 96% of compared French towns, at 2.9%. There were 1,150 households here at the 2023 Census, home to 2,814 residents. Census figures put flats at 5.3% in the town.
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 Houppeville
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 4.8% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Many graduates
51% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 19% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A growing town: +10% since 2012, faster than 68% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Seine-Maritime town ±0%. The first five years brought +8%; the six to 2023, +1%.
In Houppeville, 9.2% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 78% 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
■ Houppeville 45.4. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Houppeville is 45.4, higher than in 59% of compared French towns. For Houppeville, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 21%. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Houppeville sits below 98% of compared French towns for one-person households (22%)
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
Households here average 2.5 people each. By way of comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. 4.8% of households are single parents, a lower share than in 99% of compared French towns.
Houppeville ranks below 95% of compared French towns on second homes: 0.5%
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
In the last two years, 6.4% of households moved in; at the other end, 24% have stayed 30 years or more. Few places have so few households in social housing: 7.7% here, fewer than in 73% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
A median of €32,040 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.
Living standards centre on €32,040 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. Under the poverty line sit 3.0% of residents.
3.5% of households are headed by a manual worker, below 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
Households headed by a manager or professional: 24%, above 93% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%. Census figures put households headed by a retired person at 34% in Houppeville.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Houppeville ranks below 90% of compared French towns on foreign nationals: 1.2%
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 share of immigrants trails 81% of compared French towns: 3.1%. For foreign nationals, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 4.3%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Houppeville: 53% of residents 15 and over are married, above 98% of compared French towns
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 19%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Houppeville: 51% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, above 94% 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
Adults with no qualification: 9.6% here and 19% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 2,785 to 2,844 people, the 17th 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.
The youngest is Miremont (37.7), the oldest Vendays-Montalivet (59).
Median age: 1 of the 6 towns around Houppeville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houppeville | 45.4 | 21% | 0.5% | 3.1% |
| Le Houlme 4,130 · 1.8 mi | 40.9 | 22% | 0.8% | 3.8% |
| Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville 7,071 · 1.9 mi | 42.6 | 21% | 0.9% | 6.1% |
| Malaunay 6,221 · 2 mi | 40.2 | 19% | 0.9% | 3.2% |
| Montville 4,625 · 2.5 mi | 45.9 | 24% | 1% | 1.8% |
| Maromme 10,957 · 2.6 mi | 42.9 | 24% | 0.8% | 8.2% |
| Déville-lès-Rouen 10,802 · 3.1 mi | 36.7 | 17% | 1.4% | 9.7% |
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 Houppeville
What is the population of Houppeville?
2,814 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% more than in 2012 (2,567).
How old are Houppeville’s residents?
The median age is 45.4, older than 59% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Houppeville?
6, with occasional dwellings: 0.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Houppeville?
INSEE counts 88 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.1% of residents, and 35 foreign nationals (1.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Houppeville?
€32,040 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 3.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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