Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France has 5,998,916 residents in 5 départements and 3,788 communes. The median price per square metre ranges from €1,260/m² in Aisne to €2,280/m² in Oise.

Region · 5 départements · 3,788 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

5,998,916residents2022 census

57%of households own their homemain home

70%housesof all homes

4%second homesof all homes

Hauts-de-France · 3,788 communes

0%30%+

Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 5 départements.

Colour shows where each département sits among the others in the region.

Département	Residents	Communes	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Second homes
Aisne (02)	525,558	798	€1,260/m²	–	62%	10%	15.8%	3%
Nord (59)	2,616,909	648	€2,130/m²	–	54%	8%	14.9%	2%
Oise (60)	830,725	680	€2,280/m²	–	61%	8%	12.0%	2%
Pas-de-Calais (62)	1,460,184	890	€1,760/m²	–	58%	9%	14.1%	7%
Somme (80)	565,540	772	€1,810/m²	–	60%	10%	13.7%	9%

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0)

People.

5,998,916 residents and 2,622,185 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

19%

aged under 15

18%

aged 15–29

25%

aged 60 and over

35%

of households are people living alone

27%

of households are couples with children

11%

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

2,958,083 homes, 89% of them main residences, with 4.4 rooms on average.

70%

of homes are houses

57%

of households own their home

19%

of households rent social housing (HLM)

second homes

empty homes

82%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 19199%

1919–194516%

1946–197024%

1971–199027%

1991–200512%

2006–201912%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

14.3%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

27%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

27%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Départements in the region.

Every département has its own page, with all of its communes.

Aisne Nord Oise Pas-de-Calais Somme