A smaller share of households headed by a manager or professional than 99% of compared French towns: 2.5%
3.6% of homes are flats; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. By contrast, with a median age of 50, Beaulon is older than 83% of compared French towns. The town counted 1,649 residents and 790 households at the 2023 Census. The census found that 4.2% of households rent social housing (HLM) locally.
Throughout this page, the Allier 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, 70% of compared French towns grew faster than Beaulon: ±0%
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
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 96% of compared French towns, at 7.4%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Beaulon 50. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 28%, against 22% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of single-parent households than 99% of compared French towns: 3.1%
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 Allier median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2.1 people in the average household. 38% of households are one person living alone, a higher share than in 61% of compared French towns. Single-parent households: 10% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. In the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children is 25%; Beaulon has 26%.
6.2% of homes in Beaulon are second homes
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
The figure for households without a car is 8.4% in Beaulon and 11% in the typical compared French town. Empty homes: a tenth of the total. For comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
€24,590 a year is the median standard of living here
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 median standard of living in Beaulon is €24,590 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 65% of compared French towns.
47% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 95% 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
Against a figure of 14% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker in Beaulon comes in at 16%. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
2.6% of residents are immigrants, below 86% 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 median compared commune in Allier has 4.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 86% of compared French towns. For immigrants, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 6.5%. Locally, 1.6% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents: 22%, a lower share than 82% 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
Here, 44% of residents 15 and over are married. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
In Beaulon, 16% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 96% 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
Where nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, Beaulon has 26%. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
41 French towns of 1,649 to 2,582 people: this is the 14th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 4 are older than Beaulon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaulon | 50 | 28% | 6.2% | 2.6% |
| Bourbon-Lancy 4,674 · 4.7 mi | 57.2 | 39% | 14% | 4.3% |
| Dompierre-sur-Besbre 2,959 · 5.2 mi | 54.3 | 34% | 4.5% | 4.6% |
| Yzeure 12,897 · 15.3 mi | 49.8 | 27% | 2.4% | 6.4% |
| Moulins 19,206 · 16.4 mi | 43.9 | 25% | 4.3% | 9.9% |
| Avermes 4,074 · 17 mi | 51.3 | 30% | 1.4% | 5.2% |
| Digoin 7,353 · 17.3 mi | 53.9 | 34% | 1.9% | 15% |
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 Beaulon
What is the population of Beaulon?
1,649 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (1,650).
How old are Beaulon’s residents?
The median age is 50, older than 83% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Beaulon?
58, with occasional dwellings: 6.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Beaulon?
INSEE counts 43 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.6% of residents, and 27 foreign nationals (1.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Beaulon?
€24,590 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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