Older than 91% of compared French towns: half of Bessuéjouls is over 53
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. On the census count, 2.8% of households have no car. Census day 2023: 222 residents and 110 households in Bessuéjouls. Set against 35% in the typical compared French town, 24% of households are one person living alone locally.
Throughout this page, the Aveyron 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 Bessuéjouls
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 24 second homes and occasional dwellings in Bessuéjouls, 17% of its 140 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 83% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Bessuéjouls had 250 residents at the 2012 census and 222 in 2023, down 11%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Bessuéjouls’ residents are under 53 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 27% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 3.6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 92% of compared French towns: 17% of homes 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of flats is 30%; Bessuéjouls has 8.7%. To put it in context, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Of all households, 5.6% moved in during the last two years and 34% have stayed three decades or more.
Bessuéjouls changed by −11% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 98% 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
The median Aveyron town changed +1% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −15% and the next six +4%.
Bessuéjouls ranks below 98% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 6.7%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Bessuéjouls 53. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 65 and over (27%), Bessuéjouls is above 77% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 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: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of couples with children than 59% of compared French towns: 24%
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 Aveyron median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2.1 people in the average household. In the typical compared French town, 25% of households are couples with children. Single-parent households are about as common here as in the typical compared French town: 9.5%.
A typical living standard of €26,030 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €26,030 a year: higher than in 51% of compared French towns.
Bessuéjouls ranks below 87% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 4.8%
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
Compared with 14% in the typical compared French town, 9.5% of households are headed by a manual worker here. For comparison, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town. Across Bessuéjouls, a third 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).
2.2% of residents are immigrants, below 89% 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.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 1.3% of residents are foreign nationals here. As a reference point, 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.
47% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 80% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, nearly a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in Bessuéjouls. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Graduates of higher education: 26%, a lower share than 66% 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 Bessuéjouls, the census puts adults with no qualification at 20%. The wider picture: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 7th oldest of 41 French towns of 222 to 2,582 people
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.
Of the 6 towns nearest Bessuéjouls, 1 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessuéjouls | 53 | 27% | 17% | 2.2% |
| Espalion 4,605 · 2 mi | 53.1 | 35% | 20% | 7.2% |
| Bozouls 3,001 · 3.8 mi | 48.4 | 25% | 9.4% | 2.7% |
| Sébazac-Concourès 3,234 · 10 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 3.4% | 3.6% |
| Onet-le-Château 12,080 · 12.6 mi | 42.6 | 23% | 2.9% | 14% |
| Rodez 23,981 · 13.8 mi | 41.7 | 24% | 4.3% | 11% |
| Olemps 3,559 · 15.3 mi | 51.6 | 30% | 2% | 3.6% |
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 Bessuéjouls
What is the population of Bessuéjouls?
222 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% fewer than in 2012 (250).
How old are Bessuéjouls’ residents?
The median age is 53, older than 91% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bessuéjouls?
24, with occasional dwellings: 17% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bessuéjouls?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.2% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bessuéjouls?
€26,030 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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