14% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 93% of compared French towns
Single-parent households are more common here than in 92% of compared French towns. For Écouen, the census puts empty homes at 4%. At the 2023 Census Écouen was home to 7,202 people in 2,910 households. Households headed by a retired person make up 22%, against 32% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Val-d'Oise 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.
Écouen changed by −1% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 73% 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
The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Val-d'Oise town +8%.
Écouen is younger than 84% of compared French towns: a median age of 39
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Écouen 39. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24 (typical compared French town: 11%).
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children: 32%, a higher share than 84% 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 Val-d'Oise median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2.5 people share a household. The comparison figure for couples with children is 25% in the typical compared French town. Fewer one-person households than in three quarters of compared French towns: 30%.
Below 96% of compared French towns: 0.5% of homes are second homes
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
47% of homes are flats (typical compared French town: 30%). On average, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Across Écouen, 18% of households rent social housing (HLM). This Val-d'Oise town has more households without a car than 57% of compared French towns, at 12%.
Standard of living at the median: €28,800 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.
Living standards centre on €28,800 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 77% of compared French towns. 13.0% of residents have a standard of living below 60% of France’s median.
In Écouen, 13% of households are headed by a manager or professional, more than in 69% 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 manual worker: 12%, below 65% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Écouen, 14% of residents are immigrants, more than in 83% 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 figure for foreign nationals is 9.2% in Écouen and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Val-d'Oise has 16%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 83% 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.
Écouen ranks above 80% of compared French towns on single residents: 30%
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 married residents stands at 43%. Across the comparison, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
37% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, a share 71% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
The share of adults with no qualification is 16%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. Graduates of higher education make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
4th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 7,111 to 7,292
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 Égly (35.7), the youngest, and Trégunc (56.6), the oldest.
Nearby, 1 of 6 towns have older populations than Écouen
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Écouen | 39 | 14% | 0.5% | 14% |
| Ézanville 9,858 · 1.1 mi | 39.2 | 17% | 1.1% | 15% |
| Villiers-le-Bel 30,053 · 1.7 mi | 32.3 | 10% | 0.7% | 36% |
| Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt 15,063 · 2 mi | 35.7 | 15% | 0.9% | 18% |
| Domont 16,065 · 2.2 mi | 38 | 15% | 1.1% | 17% |
| Sarcelles 59,173 · 2.9 mi | 33.6 | 13% | 0.6% | 36% |
| Groslay 8,453 · 2.9 mi | 37.9 | 14% | 0.8% | 16% |
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 Écouen
What is the population of Écouen?
7,202 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (7,253).
How old are Écouen’s residents?
The median age is 39, younger than 84% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 14% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Écouen?
14, with occasional dwellings: 0.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Écouen?
INSEE counts 1,010 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 14% of residents, and 660 foreign nationals (9.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Écouen?
€28,800 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 13.0% 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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