42.5median age

Who lives here · INSEE, census 2023

44% of households are couples with children, more than in 99% of compared French towns

Here 22% of households are headed by a manual worker, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 14%. Fewer empty homes than in 98% of compared French towns: 2.2%. Potte’s 45 households held 111 residents at the 2023 Census. The census found that 15% of residents are 65 or over in the town.

−5%residents since 2012 15%aged 65 or older 2.7%immigrants 45households

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 · In brief

What stands out about the people of Potte

44%of households are couples with children (France median 25%)−5%residents since 2012 (France median +5%)

A town of families

44% of households are couples with children and 11% single parents with children; 17% of residents are under 15. Households ↓

Fewer residents than in 2012

Potte had 117 residents at the 2012 census and 111 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓

Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.

Population

−5% since 2012, a pace below 88% 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.

Census 2012

117

residents

Census 2017

103

residents

Census 2023

111

residents

in today’s commune boundaries

2012 to 2023

Potte−5%

Somme median−3%

France median+5%

2017 to 2023

Potte+8%

Somme median−3%

France median+2%

In two steps, −12% to 2017 and +8% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −3% in Somme.

Ages

A median age of 42.5: Potte is younger than 62% of compared French towns

Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.

Age groups · share of residents

PotteSomme medianFrance median

Under 1517%

15 to 2411%

25 to 4425%

45 to 6432%

65 and over15%

of whom 80 and over2.7%

0%20%40%

Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns

2535455565

■ Potte 42.5. The median compared French town: 44.

Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 11%.

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

Potte

Somme median

France median

WomenMen

About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Households

Only 33% of households are one person living alone in Potte

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.

One person 33%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 44%Single parent 11%Several people, not a family 0%

Against the Somme median and the France median

Potte

Somme median

France median

One personCouple, no childrenCouple with childrenSingle parentSeveral people, not a family

Living alone · share

PotteSomme medianFrance median

One-person households33%

Residents 65+ living alone12%

0%25%50%

A household here holds 2.4 people on average. Few places have as many single-parent households: 11% here, more than in 66% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.

Homes & cars

Potte ranks below 92% of compared French towns on households without a car: 4.4%

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

PotteSomme medianFrance median

Main residences96%

Second homes2.2%

Empty2.2%

0%50%100%

Type of home

Potte

Somme median

France median

HousesFlats

Cars per household · share of households

PotteSomme medianFrance median

No car4.4%

One car44%

Two or more51%

0%30%60%

Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town. Long tenure is the mark of 20% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 6.7% (under two years). Second homes make up 2.2%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.

Households by occupation

Potte ranks above 92% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 44%

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

PotteSomme medianFrance median

Retired44%

Managers and professionals0%

Intermediate occupations11%

Clerical and service workers22%

Manual workers22%

Craftspeople, shopkeepers, business owners0%

Farmers0%

Others not working0%

0%25%50%

Unemployment rate

15.0%

of economically active residents 15 to 64 (census 2023)

Median of compared communes: 10.1%

Working residents

aged 15 or older

Work & commute →

Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For households headed by a retired person, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 32%.

Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).

Immigrants and foreign nationals

Only 2.7% of residents are immigrants in Potte

INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.

Immigrants

2.7% of residents

Median of compared communes: 6.5%

Foreign nationals

2.7% of residents

Median of compared communes: 4.3%

Share of residents · census 2023

PotteSomme medianFrance median

Immigrants2.7%

Foreign nationals2.7%

0%5%10%

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.

4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, against 2.7% in Potte. For comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Somme has 2.5%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 85% 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.

Couples

Above 73% of compared French towns: 46% of residents 15 and over are married

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

PotteSomme medianFrance median

Married46%

In a civil partnership (PACS)6.6%

Living together, unmarried13%

Single24%

Divorced4.4%

Widowed5.5%

0%30%60%

In Potte, 24% of residents 15 and over are single, beside 25% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.

Qualifications

Only 20% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Potte

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

PotteSomme medianFrance median

No diploma (or primary certificate)20%

Brevet5.9%

CAP or BEP (vocational)34%

Baccalauréat20%

Bac+211%

Bac+3 or bac+44.7%

Bac+5 or more4.7%

0%20%40%

On adults with no qualification, Potte sits higher than 56% of compared French towns: 20%. Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.

Towns its size

10th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 111 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.

Potte 42.5

VillejustPrayssacLa Croix-en-Touraine

365064

At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.

Neighbors

Of the 6 towns nearest Potte, 5 are older

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

RoyeHamRosières-en-SanterrePéronneNoyonGauchyPotte

Under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	Median age	65+	Second homes	Immigrants
Potte	42.5	15%	2.2%	2.7%
Roye 5,833 · 8.5 mi	42.8	22%	2.1%	3.7%
Ham 4,378 · 8.5 mi	45.8	25%	1%	2.8%
Rosières-en-Santerre 2,894 · 9 mi	46.9	27%	0.9%	2.3%
Péronne 7,090 · 9.3 mi	48.6	28%	1.4%	4.3%
Noyon 12,971 · 15.7 mi	41.8	22%	1.4%	18%
Gauchy 5,183 · 17 mi	47.7	24%	0.4%	4%

More about Potte

Health, work, housing and schools

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How to read these numbers

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 Potte

What is the population of Potte?

111 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (117).

How old are Potte’s residents?

The median age is 42.5, younger than 62% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 15% 65 or older.

How many second homes are there in Potte?

1, with occasional dwellings: 2.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.

How many immigrants live in Potte?

INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.7% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (2.7%). 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

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