Only 7.1% of residents are 15 to 24 in Bendejun
The figure for households without a car is 5.9% in Bendejun and 11% in the typical compared French town. This Alpes-Maritimes town is home to 971 residents in 390 households, by the 2023 Census. Census figures put second homes at 7.4% in the town. Fewer households in social housing than in 88% of compared French towns: 4.6%.
Throughout this page, the Alpes-Maritimes 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 Bendejun
Empty homes
The census found 65 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
+2% since 2012, a pace below 60% 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
In two steps, ±0% to 2017 and +2% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +6% in Alpes-Maritimes.
Bendejun is older than 78% of compared French towns: a median age of 48.7
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Bendejun 48.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 26%, above 73% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Below 79% of compared French towns: 29% of households are one person living alone
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 Alpes-Maritimes median and the France median
Living alone · share
28% of households are couples with children (typical compared French town: 25%). In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%. The average household has 2.3 people.
A higher share of empty homes than 92% of compared French towns, at 13%
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
Of all households, 9.8% moved in during the last two years and 22% have stayed three decades or more. Empty homes: 6.7% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Without a car: one household in 17, against 11% in the median compared French town.
€26,730 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €26,730 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 59% of compared French towns.
Bendejun sits below 73% of compared French towns for households headed by a manager or professional (6.4%)
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
The share of households headed by a manual worker trails two thirds of compared French towns: 12%. Across Bendejun, 29% of households are headed by a retired person. For comparison, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 68% of compared French towns: 2.8% of residents are foreign nationals
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 census found that 5.7% of residents are immigrants in Bendejun. That is lower than in 57% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Alpes-Maritimes has 11%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
23% of residents 15 and over are single, below 68% 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
Where 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, Bendejun has 41%. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
26% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 64% 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
For Bendejun, the census puts adults with no qualification at 19%. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 15th oldest 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Every neighbor is younger than Bendejun
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendejun | 48.7 | 26% | 7.4% | 5.7% |
| Contes 7,897 · 2.6 mi | 46.4 | 25% | 4.5% | 5.4% |
| Levens 5,377 · 3 mi | 44.5 | 20% | 7.2% | 4.6% |
| Tourrette-Levens 4,624 · 3.3 mi | 48.4 | 25% | 3.4% | 6.9% |
| L'Escarène 2,585 · 3.4 mi | 47.5 | 25% | 9.6% | 5.4% |
| Saint-Martin-du-Var 3,431 · 5 mi | 39.4 | 20% | 0.8% | 6.9% |
| Drap 5,484 · 5.6 mi | 40.1 | 20% | 1.4% | 12% |
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 Bendejun
What is the population of Bendejun?
971 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% more than in 2012 (949).
How old are Bendejun’s residents?
The median age is 48.7, older than 78% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bendejun?
36, with occasional dwellings: 7.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bendejun?
INSEE counts 55 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.7% of residents, and 27 foreign nationals (2.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bendejun?
€26,730 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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