A higher share of second homes than 97% of compared French towns, at 52%
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Nearly half of households are headed by a retired person, or about one in two. There were 130 households in Beaumont at the 2023 Census, home to 262 residents. Residents aged 15 to 24: 5.4% here and 11% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Ardèche 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 Beaumont
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 150 second homes and occasional dwellings in Beaumont, 52% of its 290 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 98% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Beaumont’s residents are under 51.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 34% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Growing fast
Beaumont had 223 residents at the 2012 census and 262 in 2023, up 17%: faster growth than in 87% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A lower share of flats than 98% of compared French towns, at 3.6%
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
Empty homes: 2.7% here and 6.7% in the typical compared French town. On top of that, households in social housing are rarer here than in 96% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. Census figures put households without a car at 7.8% in Beaumont.
A +17% change since 2012: faster than 87% 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, +9% to 2017 and +7% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +4% in Ardèche.
In Beaumont, 34% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 93% 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
■ Beaumont 51.1. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Beaumont is 51.1, higher than in 86% of compared French towns. Against that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
43% women, 57% men
About 75 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Beaumont ranks above 82% of compared French towns on one-person households: 44%
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 Ardèche median and the France median
Living alone · share
In the typical compared French town, 25% of households are couples with children; in Beaumont, 24%. The wider picture: 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €17,570 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.
Living standards centre on €17,570 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 99% of compared French towns.
Only 3.8% of households are headed by a manual worker in Beaumont
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 make up 15%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
4.1% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 72% 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.
On foreign nationals, Beaumont sits lower than just over half of compared French towns: 4.2%. In the typical compared French town, immigrants come to 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Beaumont ranks above 71% of compared French towns on single residents: 28%
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
With married residents at 41%, Beaumont is behind 64% of compared French towns on that count. As a reference point, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
In Beaumont, 13% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 81% 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
The share of graduates of higher education is 34%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town: 19%.
41 French towns of 262 to 2,582 people: this is the 11th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Nearby, 3 of 6 towns have older populations than Beaumont
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont | 51.1 | 34% | 52% | 4.1% |
| Les Vans 2,662 · 9.5 mi | 58.6 | 39% | 25% | 8.7% |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 2,920 · 10.8 mi | 49.7 | 28% | 5.1% | 5.8% |
| Aubenas 12,416 · 11.8 mi | 47.9 | 29% | 5.3% | 12% |
| Vals-les-Bains 3,474 · 12.6 mi | 56.1 | 36% | 24% | 5.2% |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg 3,031 · 16.2 mi | 50.2 | 30% | 8% | 5.1% |
| Bessèges 2,606 · 17.4 mi | 59.4 | 40% | 9.6% | 4.7% |
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 Beaumont
What is the population of Beaumont?
262 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 17% more than in 2012 (223).
How old are Beaumont’s residents?
The median age is 51.1, older than 86% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 34% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Beaumont?
150, with occasional dwellings: 52% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Beaumont?
INSEE counts 11 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.1% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (4.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Beaumont?
€17,570 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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