5.6% of households are single parents, below 97% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Bernot had 431 residents in 190 households at the 2023 Census. 37% of households are headed by a retired person. With empty homes at 11%, Bernot is ahead of 83% of compared French towns on that count.
Throughout this page, the Aisne 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.
−3% since 2012: slower than 83% 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
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Aisne town −4%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 20% in Bernot, less than in 63% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Bernot 44.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Bernot’s residents are over 44.9, older than in 56% of compared French towns. The census found that just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24 here. For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Above 80% of compared French towns: 31% of households are couples with children
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 Aisne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Average household size: 2.3 people. On one-person households, Bernot sits lower than nearly two thirds of compared French towns: 32%. In the typical compared French town, couples with children come to 25%.
A higher share of second homes than 78% of compared French towns, at 5.4%
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
Turnover: 6% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 34% have lived in their home 30 years or more. Second homes make up 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Households without a car are about as common here as in the typical compared French town: 11%.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €24,430 a year
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.
Half of residents live in households above €24,430 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 67% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a manual worker than 87% of compared French towns, at 21%
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
Here 11% of households are headed by a manager or professional, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 9.4%. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 99% of compared French towns: 0.9%
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.
Set against 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 0.5% of residents are foreign nationals in Bernot. As a reference point, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Bernot, 21% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 87% 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
Compared with other places, married residents are common here: 43%, more than in half of compared French towns. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education make up 21% in Bernot, less than in 82% of compared French towns
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
With adults with no qualification at 24%, Bernot is ahead of 74% of compared French towns on that count. By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
20th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 431 to 2,582
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).
A younger town than 2 of the 6 around it: Bernot
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernot | 44.9 | 20% | 5.4% | 0.9% |
| Guise 4,490 · 6.2 mi | 47.9 | 27% | 1% | 1.8% |
| Fresnoy-le-Grand 2,890 · 6.6 mi | 44.1 | 23% | 1.2% | 2.7% |
| Bohain-en-Vermandois 5,605 · 8.4 mi | 41.1 | 21% | 0.8% | 4.9% |
| Saint-Quentin 52,813 · 9.4 mi | 41.3 | 23% | 1.6% | 9% |
| Gauchy 5,183 · 10.1 mi | 47.7 | 24% | 0.4% | 4% |
| La Fère 2,796 · 15.4 mi | 39.7 | 21% | 2.3% | 5.6% |
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 Bernot
What is the population of Bernot?
431 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (446).
How old are Bernot’s residents?
The median age is 44.9, older than 56% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bernot?
12, with occasional dwellings: 5.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bernot?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.9% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bernot?
€24,430 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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