Épiais-Rhus is older than 91% of compared French towns: a median age of 52.9
4.5% of homes are flats, against 30% in the typical compared French town. At the 2023 Census Épiais-Rhus was home to 603 people in 270 households. Households in social housing account for 0.4%. Few places have so few empty homes: 3.4% here, fewer than in 93% of compared French towns.
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.
What stands out about the people of Épiais-Rhus
Fewer residents than in 2012
Épiais-Rhus had 652 residents at the 2012 census and 603 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Épiais-Rhus’ residents are under 52.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 27% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.1% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower than most: −8% since 2012, behind 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
The years 2012 to 2017 brought −6%; 2017 to 2023, −2%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Val-d'Oise town +8%.
Épiais-Rhus sits above 74% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (27%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Épiais-Rhus 52.9. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 trails 64% of compared French towns: 10%. On average, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Only 1.6% of households are single parents in Épiais-Rhus
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
By its share of couples with children (28%), Épiais-Rhus is above 64% of compared French towns. One-person households are rarer here than in 83% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, single-parent households come to 10%.
Épiais-Rhus ranks below 86% of compared French towns on households without a car: 5.2%
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
With second homes at 5.8%, Épiais-Rhus is ahead of four fifths of compared French towns on that count. Households that moved in under two years ago: 5.6%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 29%. Set beside that, 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town.
€33,720 a year is the median standard of living here
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 €33,720 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 94% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 7.6% in Épiais-Rhus, less than in 89% 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
In the typical compared French town, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional; in Épiais-Rhus, 16%. As a yardstick, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. Households headed by a retired person make up about one in three here (35%).
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Épiais-Rhus, 1.8% of residents are foreign nationals, fewer 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.
Compared with 6.5% in the typical compared French town, 3.8% of residents are immigrants here. Immigrants make up a share lower than in 75% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Val-d'Oise has 16%. The usual figure: 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A larger share of married residents than 99% of compared French towns: 55%
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
22% of residents 15 and over are single; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
12% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 89% 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
With graduates of higher education at 43%, Épiais-Rhus is ahead of 86% of compared French towns on that count. Adults with no qualification make up 19% in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 603 to 2,582 people: this is the 8th oldest
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).
Every neighbor is younger than Épiais-Rhus
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épiais-Rhus | 52.9 | 27% | 5.8% | 3.8% |
| Marines 3,594 · 3.9 mi | 39.7 | 17% | 1.9% | 6.4% |
| Osny 17,954 · 4.2 mi | 38.6 | 17% | 0.9% | 18% |
| Pontoise 31,970 · 5.2 mi | 34.2 | 13% | 2.2% | 23% |
| Cergy 70,906 · 5.5 mi | 30.4 | 9.1% | 4.4% | 30% |
| Auvers-sur-Oise 6,863 · 5.8 mi | 44.3 | 20% | 3.4% | 9.4% |
| Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône 25,578 · 6.1 mi | 35.3 | 12% | 0.6% | 25% |
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 Épiais-Rhus
What is the population of Épiais-Rhus?
603 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (652).
How old are Épiais-Rhus’ residents?
The median age is 52.9, older than 91% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Épiais-Rhus?
17, with occasional dwellings: 5.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Épiais-Rhus?
INSEE counts 23 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.8% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (1.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Épiais-Rhus?
€33,720 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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