France excluding Mayotte, families with at least one minor child.
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The source adds the following information:
"Couples with children include so-called 'traditional' families, where all the children in the household are those of the couple, and blended families. A blended family includes a couple of adults and at least one child born from a previous union of one of the partners. Children who live with their parents and half-brothers or half-sisters are also part of a blended family. When a parent lives with their children without residing as a couple, it is a single-parent family."
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Average number of children in families by type in France in 2020
This chart reveals the average number of children in families in France in 2020, according to the type of family. It is observed that on average, a little more than two children lived in a blended family during that year.
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