Beschreibung:
Au regard de ses structures familiales, le visage de la France ne se modifie que lentement. La famille nucléaire classique domine dans la moitié nord, tandis que les ménages complexes conservent leurs bastions du Sud-Ouest. Cependant, pour certains types familiaux, les diverses régions du pays se sont rapprochées entre les deux derniers recensements. Il en est ainsi en particulier des ménages complexes.
Geographical analysis of household family structures. The geographic pattern of family structures in France is altering very slowly. The nuclear family is still a dominant character within the northern part of the country, whereas complex households hold their position in the South-West. Nevertheless, for several family types, the dicrepancies get narrower during the last intercensal period. This is particularly the case of complex households .