A higher share of couples with children than 99% of compared French towns, at 41%
With a median age of 40, Bézu-Saint-Germain is younger than nearly four fifths of compared French towns. The town is home to 991 residents in 360 households, by the 2023 Census. The census found that 5.7% of households have no car here. Flats: 5.3%, below 95% 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.
What stands out about the people of Bézu-Saint-Germain
A town of families
41% of households are couples with children and 13% single parents with children; 22% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Bézu-Saint-Germain has changed by ±0%, slower than 71% 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 −4% for the median Aisne town, the change came in two steps: +5% from 2012 to 2017, then −5% to 2023.
In Bézu-Saint-Germain, 13% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 97% 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
■ Bézu-Saint-Germain 40. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 11% in the typical compared French town, just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24 in Bézu-Saint-Germain. Typically, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
22% of households are one person living alone, below 98% of compared French towns
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: 2.7 people. The share of one-person households in the typical compared French town is 35%. 13% of households are single parents, a higher share than in 89% of compared French towns.
3.5% of homes are second homes, a share 67% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
With empty homes at 7.7%, Bézu-Saint-Germain is ahead of 61% of compared French towns on that count. As a reference point, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Turnover: 4.5% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 16% have lived in their home 30 years or more.
A typical living standard of €26,190 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €26,190 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 52% of compared French towns.
Bézu-Saint-Germain: 22% of households are headed by a manual worker, above 90% 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
Households headed by a retired person: 28% here and 32% in the typical compared French town. On average, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. In Bézu-Saint-Germain, 7% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
2.2% of residents are foreign nationals, fewer than in 76% 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.
The share of immigrants is 5.5%, against 6.5% in the typical compared French town. That is lower than in nearly three fifths of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Aisne has 5.7%. Elsewhere, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
Bézu-Saint-Germain ranks above 62% of compared French towns on single residents: 27%
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
Married residents: 43% of the total. For comparison, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
25% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 69% 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
17% of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
Of 41 French towns its size (991 to 2,582 people), the 3rd youngest
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 Bézu-Saint-Germain, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bézu-Saint-Germain | 40 | 13% | 3.5% | 5.5% |
| Château-Thierry 15,097 · 3.7 mi | 41.3 | 22% | 2.4% | 16% |
| Essômes-sur-Marne 2,691 · 5.4 mi | 44.5 | 21% | 2.3% | 9.6% |
| Fère-en-Tardenois 2,836 · 8.2 mi | 47.8 | 28% | 1.9% | 3.3% |
| Charly-sur-Marne 2,594 · 10.4 mi | 42.1 | 22% | 3.3% | 10% |
| Dormans 2,890 · 10.9 mi | 48.9 | 28% | 3.7% | 4.9% |
| La Ferté-sous-Jouarre 10,254 · 16.4 mi | 39 | 17% | 2.5% | 20% |
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 Bézu-Saint-Germain
What is the population of Bézu-Saint-Germain?
991 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (994).
How old are Bézu-Saint-Germain’s residents?
The median age is 40, younger than 79% of compared French towns. 28% are under 18 and 13% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bézu-Saint-Germain?
14, with occasional dwellings: 3.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bézu-Saint-Germain?
INSEE counts 54 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.5% of residents, and 22 foreign nationals (2.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bézu-Saint-Germain?
€26,190 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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