Briord ranks below 98% of compared French towns on residents aged 65 and over: 11%
In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%; Briord has 5.2%. The 2023 Census counted 1,119 residents in 490 households. The share of households without a car stands at 3.5%. At 7.9%, the share of second homes is higher than in 85% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Ain median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Briord
Growing fast
Briord had 919 residents at the 2012 census and 1,119 in 2023, up 22%: faster growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Growth of +22% since 2012 puts Briord ahead of 92% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +13% for the median Ain town, the change came in two steps: +11% from 2012 to 2017, then +10% to 2023.
Briord is younger than 79% of compared French towns: a median age of 40
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Briord 40. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (8.4%), Briord is below 89% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
Briord ranks above 73% of compared French towns on couples with children: 29%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Ain median and the France median
Living alone · share
Where just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town, Briord has 33%. Couples with children make up 25% in the typical compared French town. Households here average 2.3 people each.
Flats make up 7.6% in Briord, less than in 91% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
6.4% of homes stand empty. On households in social housing, Briord sits lower than 50% of compared French towns: 12%.
At the median, €26,370 a year to live on
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €26,370 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 54% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker: 26%, a higher share than 98% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
With households headed by a retired person at 27%, Briord is behind 78% of compared French towns on that count. Compared with other places, households headed by a manager or professional are scarce here: 6.3%, fewer than in nearly three quarters of compared French towns. The usual figure: 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 2% in Briord, less than in 91% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, against 0.7% in Briord. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents: 47%, a higher share than 79% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
22% of residents 15 and over are single; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 89% of compared French towns: 19%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
15% of adults out of school have no qualification (typical compared French town: 19%). The benchmark for graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town: 30%.
Ranked by age, 3rd youngest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Around Briord, 5 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briord | 40 | 11% | 7.9% | 2% |
| Montalieu-Vercieu 3,510 · 4.1 mi | 38.3 | 16% | 4.1% | 5% |
| Morestel 4,340 · 6.9 mi | 46.2 | 26% | 1.3% | 7.6% |
| Lagnieu 7,411 · 10.5 mi | 43.1 | 23% | 2.1% | 7.3% |
| Belley 9,388 · 10.5 mi | 46.5 | 26% | 3% | 13% |
| Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin 7,698 · 10.6 mi | 45.9 | 23% | 5.3% | 5.6% |
| Saint-Chef 3,921 · 10.9 mi | 43.3 | 19% | 2.1% | 4.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Briord
What is the population of Briord?
1,119 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 22% more than in 2012 (919).
How old are Briord’s residents?
The median age is 40, younger than 79% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 11% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Briord?
45, with occasional dwellings: 7.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Briord?
INSEE counts 23 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (0.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Briord?
€26,370 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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