What is the youngest city in Hauts-de-France?

Creil, at 33.9 years, ahead of Lille (34.8 years).

What is the oldest city in Hauts-de-France?

Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, at 58.9 years. 103 cities of Hauts-de-France are measured here.

Where does Creil stand in France?

17 of the 1,102 French cities measured on mean age. The national ranking is on its own page.

Which cities lead in Hauts-de-France?

Creil (33.9 years), Lille (34.8 years), Roubaix (35.0 years), Montataire (35.2 years), Loos (36.3 years). The whole table is on this page.

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The youngest cities in Hauts-de-France

Creil is the youngest city in Hauts-de-France, at 33.9 years, ahead of Lille (34.8 years) and Roubaix (35.0 years). At the other end, Le Touquet-Paris-Plage is the oldest city, at 58.9 years.

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The top 100 of the 103 cities of Hauts-de-France on mean age
Rank	City	Mean age	Population
1	60 Creil	33.9 years	36,301
2	59 Lille	34.8 years	238,246
3	59 Roubaix	35.0 years	98,286
4	60 Montataire	35.2 years	14,257
5	59 Loos	36.3 years	22,567
6	59 Denain	36.3 years	20,665
7	60 Nogent-sur-Oise	36.4 years	21,907
8	59 Tourcoing	37.1 years	98,772
9	59 Villeneuve-d'Ascq	37.4 years	62,868
10	60 Méru	37.4 years	13,897
11	59 Grande-Synthe	37.9 years	20,239
12	80 Amiens	38.0 years	136,449
13	59 Bruay-sur-l'Escaut	38.2 years	11,644
14	59 Armentières	38.3 years	26,998
15	59 Mons-en-Barœul	38.3 years	21,105
16	59 Marquette-lez-Lille	38.3 years	12,622
17	59 Anzin	38.4 years	13,183
18	59 Ronchin	38.9 years	19,787
19	59 Hautmont	38.9 years	14,152
20	62 Saint-Omer	39.1 years	14,382
21	59 Faches-Thumesnil	39.2 years	18,619
22	62 Avion	39.2 years	17,435
23	62 Arras	39.3 years	42,875
24	59 Douchy-les-Mines	39.3 years	10,109
25	59 La Madeleine	39.4 years	21,790
26	59 Halluin	39.4 years	20,715
27	59 Wattrelos	39.5 years	40,847
28	59 Lys-lez-Lannoy	39.5 years	14,050
29	60 Pont-Sainte-Maxence	39.5 years	12,361
30	59 Jeumont	39.5 years	10,160
31	59 Valenciennes	39.6 years	43,468
32	59 Wattignies	39.6 years	15,525
33	59 Saint-André-lez-Lille	39.6 years	13,233
34	59 Douai	39.8 years	40,250
35	60 Beauvais	39.9 years	55,550
36	59 Annœullin	39.9 years	10,847
37	60 Compiègne	40.1 years	40,761
38	59 Raismes	40.1 years	12,199
39	62 Carvin	40.2 years	17,909
40	59 Haubourdin	40.2 years	15,074
41	62 Liévin	40.3 years	30,063
42	59 Croix	40.3 years	20,566
43	59 Sin-le-Noble	40.3 years	16,076
44	62 Hénin-Beaumont	40.4 years	25,688
45	59 Seclin	40.4 years	13,261
46	59 Comines	40.4 years	12,731
47	60 Clermont	40.4 years	10,564
48	62 Auchel	40.4 years	10,051
49	62 Bruay-la-Buissière	40.5 years	21,424
50	59 Vieux-Condé	40.5 years	10,617
51	62 Oignies	40.6 years	10,323
52	59 Marly (59)	40.7 years	11,995
53	59 Gravelines	40.7 years	11,430
54	62 Calais	40.8 years	67,571
55	62 Lillers	40.8 years	10,193
56	62 Béthune	41.0 years	25,224
57	62 Harnes	41.0 years	12,247
58	59 Somain	41.0 years	11,766
59	62 Marck	41.0 years	10,467
60	59 Maubeuge	41.1 years	28,767
61	59 Hem	41.1 years	18,582
62	62 Méricourt	41.1 years	11,619
63	62 Boulogne-sur-Mer	41.2 years	40,539
64	59 Lambersart	41.2 years	27,090
65	62 Bully-les-Mines	41.2 years	12,146
66	02 Villers-Cotterêts	41.2 years	10,489
67	62 Lens	41.3 years	32,920
68	59 Wasquehal	41.4 years	20,726
69	59 Wambrechies	41.4 years	11,012
70	60 Senlis	41.5 years	15,157
71	02 Château-Thierry	41.5 years	15,097
72	59 Roncq	41.5 years	14,075
73	59 Marcq-en-Barœul	41.7 years	40,184
74	02 Laon	41.7 years	24,220
75	60 Noyon	41.9 years	12,971
76	02 Tergnier	42.0 years	13,045
77	02 Saint-Quentin	42.2 years	52,813
78	59 Coudekerque-Branche	42.2 years	20,787
79	59 Fourmies	42.2 years	11,449
80	62 Courrières	42.2 years	10,176
81	59 Saint-Amand-les-Eaux	42.3 years	15,974
82	59 Caudry	42.3 years	13,833
83	59 Neuville-en-Ferrain	42.4 years	10,002
84	62 Outreau	42.6 years	13,138
85	59 Mouvaux	42.7 years	13,369
86	62 Étaples	42.7 years	10,710
87	62 Longuenesse	42.8 years	10,548
88	59 Hazebrouck	42.9 years	21,912
89	02 Soissons	43.0 years	28,046
90	59 Dunkerque	43.3 years	86,263
91	59 Saint-Saulve	43.3 years	10,947
92	62 Nœux-les-Mines	43.4 years	11,590
93	60 Crépy-en-Valois	43.5 years	14,351
94	02 Chauny	43.5 years	11,596
95	59 Bailleul	43.9 years	14,732
96	59 Cambrai	44.4 years	31,134
97	60 Chantilly	44.9 years	10,591
98	62 Saint-Martin-Boulogne	45.1 years	10,888
99	80 Abbeville	45.3 years	22,395
100	62 Montreuil-sur-Mer	48.3 years	1,912

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Scope, method and sources

Scope: France, metropolitan and overseas, Corsica and the DROM included. This dataset holds every commune of 10,000 inhabitants or more, plus smaller communes famous enough to be household names, 1,131 in all. It is not the full list of 35,000 French communes, so a village can sit outside a ranking whose extreme it would otherwise hold.

Method and sources: populations are the INSEE legal populations, boundaries and coordinates come from the IGN commune registry, both served by geo.api.gouv.fr. Density is the population divided by the commune's area; distances are measured as the crow flies from the commune's centre. Data read on August 28, 2026.

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What is the youngest city in Hauts-de-France?: Creil, at 33.9 years, ahead of Lille (34.8 years).
What is the oldest city in Hauts-de-France?: Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, at 58.9 years. 103 cities of Hauts-de-France are measured here.
Where does Creil stand in France?: 17 of the 1,102 French cities measured on mean age. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Hauts-de-France?: Creil (33.9 years), Lille (34.8 years), Roubaix (35.0 years), Montataire (35.2 years), Loos (36.3 years). The whole table is on this page.