Épône sits above 88% of compared French towns for couples with children (33%)
With a median age of 39.2, Épône is younger than 83% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 7,031 residents locally, living in 2,850 households. For Épône, the census puts households headed by a manager or professional at 18%. Just over a fifth of households rent social housing (HLM); in the typical compared French town the figure is 12%.
Throughout this page, the Yvelines 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 Épône
Immigrants
INSEE counts 1,100 immigrants in Épône (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 16% of residents, against 15% for the median compared commune in Yvelines. 12% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A +9% change since 2012: Épône grew faster than 65% 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 +1%; 2017 to 2023, +8%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Yvelines town +7%.
Below 75% of compared French towns: 18% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Épône 39.2. The median compared French town: 44.
More residents aged 15 to 24 than in 51% of compared French towns: 11%. As a yardstick, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
More single-parent households than 85% of compared French towns: 13%
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 Yvelines median and the France median
Living alone · share
In the typical compared French town, 35% of households are one person living alone; in Épône, 33%. There are 2.4 people in the average household. Measured more widely, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
Épône: 7.9% of homes are second homes, above 85% 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
One household in eight has no car (median compared French town: 11%). In the typical compared French town, 2.1% of homes are second homes. The census found that 5.6% of homes stand empty in Épône. Higher than in 57% of compared French towns: 12% of households have no car.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €29,320 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 €29,320 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 81% of compared French towns. One measure of hardship: 11.0% of residents are below the poverty line.
Below 72% of compared French towns: 29% of households are headed by a retired person
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
Against a figure of 14% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker in Épône comes in at 12%. Set beside that, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Above 87% of compared French towns: 16% of residents 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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Épône has 12%. Typically, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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.
Above 60% of compared French towns: 27% of residents 15 and over are single
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
Locally, 44% of residents 15 and over are married. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
40% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, more than in 78% 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
By its share of adults with no qualification (17%), Épône is below 64% of compared French towns. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 6,941 to 7,119 people, the 9th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Bailly-Romainvilliers (34.9), the oldest Binic-Étables-sur-Mer (56.4).
Nearby, 3 of 6 towns have older populations than Épône
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épône | 39.2 | 18% | 7.9% | 16% |
| Mézières-sur-Seine 3,923 · 1 mi | 38.8 | 14% | 1.4% | 11% |
| Aubergenville 12,723 · 1.6 mi | 36.8 | 13% | 0.7% | 18% |
| Gargenville 7,869 · 2 mi | 39.6 | 18% | 0.8% | 13% |
| Porcheville 3,382 · 2.2 mi | 37.3 | 15% | 0.8% | 17% |
| Issou 4,060 · 2.3 mi | 40 | 15% | 0.9% | 15% |
| Juziers 4,065 · 2.7 mi | 39.8 | 17% | 12% | 12% |
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 Épône
What is the population of Épône?
7,031 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% more than in 2012 (6,467).
How old are Épône’s residents?
The median age is 39.2, younger than 83% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Épône?
260, with occasional dwellings: 7.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Épône?
INSEE counts 1,120 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 16% of residents, and 870 foreign nationals (12%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Épône?
€29,320 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 11.0% 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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