We had a letter from the mairie (I think) with code numbers on so that we could fill the census in on-line. I forgot all about it but thought I’d put the letter on one side. Today an enumerator came round and I blithely said I would do it this evening, so he left.
I now can’t find the letter, so can’t do it.
Does this matter?
Or do I have to go up to the top of the drive in the freezing fog, bring our recycle bin back down and sit in the kitchen sorting through it to try and find the letter?
Call the mairie and get the person to come round again.
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I’d imagine that if its online “they” will know if its not been done and will come calling again so you can explain that you couldn’t find the letter, or you can wait until its really chucking it down to go and look for it🤣. I recycled my tax return one year…
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I thought the census was in 2020?
Or has the pandemic altered the date?
We certainly didn’t get a visit in 2020.
Found it! In the end (it was bugging me) took the car up and brought the bin back down, found the envelope - papers still inside. Wheeled bin back up again. Needed the exercise. So now just have to fill it in. 
Thanks for the comments.
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There is no fixed census once every ten years as is done in the UK and some other countries.
The French INSEE census is updated on an annual rolling basis with the oldest data for each set being discarded when the new data has gathered.
So every year there are censuses somewhere. Towns with a population under 10,000 are surveyed every five years. Towns with a population over 10,000 are counted annually using a survey of a sample of the population.
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Done! 
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I thought there was an up to date census thread on here somewhere but blowed if I can find it.
In it I mentioned the young woman who came round to take my details and mentioned that I was surprised that she called me David throughout and more than that referred to me as ‘tu’ all the time. I thought it might be a young/old/respect sort of thing but totuying an old man you don’t know doesn’t seem to fit with that, not that I care, I like it.
Today I have been reading through the annual commune magazine, was pleased to see Fran faithfully listed with all the (over a dozen) others who have departed in 2024.
But then I got to a page about the census, and saw 2 photos of the people who were conducting it. Underneath one was the name Laura D. Of course, I exclaimed, when we came to live here 25 years ago and one of our closest neighbours were the D family, still are, their little girl was fascinated with our 2 Greyhounds, especially Kelly, and it became a regular thing for us to hear a reedy little voice at the gate calling ‘Kelly, Kelly’ though she pronounced it Kerree. 
I will have to have a word with Jean-Louis, and share the joke against me, I am sure he will pass it on and it will be well recieved. 
Would the tutoyer thing be because back then she considered us as an Aunt and Uncle? 
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Not precisely uncle, but certainly familiar. And now all grown up perhaps not wanting to put you at arm’s length but treat you as old friend,
As a small child, our close neighbours were all “uncle/aunty” this and that… we knew them well and Mr or Mrs blah blah was much too formal… 
this lady has known you well since she was a little girl … and for her, seeing you again… it was just like old times…
The small children (and adults) who know me well always use tu…
sometimes I recognise a “now grownup” sometimes not… and we end up laughing about it… 'nuff said