Berrieux ranks below 99% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 5.1%
By its share of couples with children (31%), Berrieux is above 81% of compared French towns. This Aisne town had 178 residents in 78 households at the 2023 census. Across Berrieux, 7.5% of homes are second homes. One in ten homes stand empty, more than in 77% of compared French towns.
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.
From 2012 to 2023, 82% of compared French towns grew faster than Berrieux: −3%
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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved +2%, then −5% to 2023.
In Berrieux, 16% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 88% 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
■ Berrieux 42.9. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 42.9, Berrieux is younger than 59% of compared French towns. For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Berrieux sits above 83% of compared French towns for single-parent households (13%)
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. The usual figure: 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. More one-person households than in three fifths of compared French towns: 38%.
99% of homes are houses
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
Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 3.8% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 28%.
€28,150 a year: the median standard of living
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.
At €28,150 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 72% of compared French towns.
Berrieux sits below 60% of compared French towns for households headed by a manual worker (13%)
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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town is 14%. In Berrieux, 31% of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 99% of compared French towns, at 1.1%
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.
The share of foreign nationals trails 92% of compared French towns: 1.1%. To put it in context, 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.
Single residents make up 16% in Berrieux, less than in 99% 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
Census figures put married residents at 42% in Berrieux. In the typical compared French town, 25% of residents 15 and over are single.
Berrieux ranks below 77% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 14%
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
By its share of graduates of higher education (25%), Berrieux is below 69% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, adults with no qualification come to 19%.
Ranked by age, 10th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 4 are older than Berrieux
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrieux | 42.9 | 16% | 7.5% | 1.1% |
| Villeneuve-sur-Aisne 2,792 · 6.7 mi | 41.9 | 21% | 1.3% | 2.4% |
| Athies-sous-Laon 2,578 · 9.4 mi | 44.9 | 23% | 0.7% | 2% |
| Laon 24,220 · 11.3 mi | 40.8 | 21% | 1.8% | 9.4% |
| Fismes 5,850 · 14.4 mi | 43.6 | 23% | 1.5% | 3.1% |
| Saint-Brice-Courcelles 3,566 · 16.7 mi | 47.2 | 25% | 0.6% | 3.9% |
| Bétheny 6,975 · 16.8 mi | 47.6 | 27% | 0.8% | 4.2% |
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 Berrieux
What is the population of Berrieux?
178 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (184).
How old are Berrieux’s residents?
The median age is 42.9, younger than 59% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Berrieux?
7, with occasional dwellings: 7.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Berrieux?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.1% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Berrieux?
€28,150 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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