Half of Hancourt is under 33, younger than 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, 11% of households have no car; in Hancourt, 5.6%. 8% fewer people than in 2012. The town had 94 residents in 35 households at the 2023 Census.
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 Hancourt
A town of families
43% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 29% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
A young town
Half of Hancourt’s residents are under 33 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 29% are under 15 and 13% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Hancourt had 102 residents at the 2012 census and 94 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 9 homes empty (20%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Hancourt has changed by −8%, slower than 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 −3% for the median Somme town, the change came in two steps: −10% from 2012 to 2017, then +2% to 2023.
Hancourt sits below 97% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (13%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Hancourt 33. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 6.3% of residents are 15 to 24 here. Across the comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
A higher share of couples with children than 99% of compared French towns, at 43%
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
There are 2.7 people in the average household. The comparison figure for couples with children is 25% in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, one-person households are scarce here: 29%, fewer than in 83% of compared French towns.
More empty homes than 99% of compared French towns: 20%
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
One household in 18 has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town. Turnover: 8.3% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 19% have lived in their home 30 years or more. Against that, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
Hancourt ranks above 99% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 29%
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
32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, against 29% in Hancourt. 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).
1% of residents are immigrants, below 99% 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.
The median compared commune in Somme has 2.5%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns. Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of 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
38% of residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Hancourt sits below 79% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (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
A quarter of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. To put it in context, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The youngest of 41 French towns of 94 to 2,582 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Hancourt is the youngest (33); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
No nearby town is as young as Hancourt
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancourt | 33 | 13% | 0% | 1% |
| Péronne 7,090 · 6.5 mi | 48.6 | 28% | 1.4% | 4.3% |
| Saint-Quentin 52,813 · 10.4 mi | 41.3 | 23% | 1.6% | 9% |
| Ham 4,378 · 10.7 mi | 45.8 | 25% | 1% | 2.8% |
| Gauchy 5,183 · 10.8 mi | 47.7 | 24% | 0.4% | 4% |
| Fresnoy-le-Grand 2,890 · 15.7 mi | 44.1 | 23% | 1.2% | 2.7% |
| Masnières 2,689 · 15.7 mi | 40 | 19% | 0.7% | 2.1% |
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 Hancourt
What is the population of Hancourt?
94 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (102).
How old are Hancourt’s residents?
The median age is 33, younger than 99% of compared French towns. 30% are under 18 and 13% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Hancourt?
0, with occasional dwellings: 0% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Hancourt?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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