Fewer households headed by a retired person than 99% of compared French towns: 11%
Against a figure of 2.1% in the typical compared French town, the share of second homes in Épaumesnil comes in at 3.8%. This Somme town had 104 residents in 44 households at the 2023 Census. About one in 12: that is how common households without a car are in Épaumesnil (8.5%). One-person households are rarer here than in 59% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Somme 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 Épaumesnil
Fewer residents than in 2012
Épaumesnil had 126 residents at the 2012 census and 104 in 2023, down 17%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Épaumesnil’s residents are under 52 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 23% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 7 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, 99% of compared French towns grew faster than Épaumesnil: −17%
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 first five years brought +6%; the six to 2023, −22%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Somme town −3%.
Épaumesnil is older than 89% of compared French towns: a median age of 52
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Épaumesnil 52. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 23%. More residents aged 15 to 24 than in 52% of compared French towns: 11%.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
22% of households are single parents, more than in 99% 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 Somme median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2.4 people on average. Measured more widely, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Épaumesnil has fewer couples with children than 64% of compared French towns, at 22%.
Empty homes make up 13% in Épaumesnil, more 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
Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 4.3% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 21%. Set beside that, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
The median resident lives on €22,310 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €22,310 a year: lower than in 87% of compared French towns.
Épaumesnil: 33% of households are headed by a manual worker, above 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
9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, against 11% in Épaumesnil. Set beside that, 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).
0% of residents in Épaumesnil are immigrants
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 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Épaumesnil, 16% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 99% 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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 56% in Épaumesnil. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Épaumesnil ranks below 98% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 14%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%; Épaumesnil has 30%.
9th highest median age among 41 French towns of 104 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Épaumesnil is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épaumesnil | 52 | 23% | 3.8% | 0% |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle 2,819 · 10.2 mi | 51.1 | 30% | 1.8% | 2% |
| Flixecourt 3,221 · 12.4 mi | 43.5 | 22% | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| Abbeville 22,395 · 13.4 mi | 47.1 | 25% | 1.5% | 2.7% |
| Ailly-sur-Somme 3,003 · 15.3 mi | 47.3 | 25% | 0.6% | 2.3% |
| Grandvilliers 2,786 · 17.4 mi | 51.1 | 31% | 2% | 2.6% |
| Saleux 2,739 · 17.5 mi | 43.7 | 22% | 0.9% | 3.8% |
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 Épaumesnil
What is the population of Épaumesnil?
104 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 17% fewer than in 2012 (126).
How old are Épaumesnil’s residents?
The median age is 52, older than 89% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Épaumesnil?
2, with occasional dwellings: 3.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Épaumesnil?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Épaumesnil?
€22,310 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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