Fewer households in social housing than 95% of compared French towns: 2.6%
Second homes: 4.5%, above nearly three quarters of compared French towns. Half of Barbentane’s residents are over 48.5, older than in 77% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 4,266, in 1,980 households. Locally, 37% of households are headed by a retired person.
Throughout this page, the Bouches-du-Rhône 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.
Barbentane grew +10% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 70% 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 +6% for the median Bouches-du-Rhône town, the change came in two steps: +7% from 2012 to 2017, then +3% to 2023.
In Barbentane, 26% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 74% 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
■ Barbentane 48.5. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (8.8%), Barbentane is below 84% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bouches-du-Rhône 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Above 52% of compared French towns: 36% 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 Bouches-du-Rhône median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 2.1 people on average. Set beside that, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. At 9.7%, the share of single-parent households is in line with the figure in the typical compared French town.
More empty homes than 74% of compared French towns: 9.3%
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%; Barbentane has 21%. Few places have so few households without a car: 7.5% here, fewer than in 69% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for empty homes is 6.7% in the typical compared French town.
Half above, half below €27,130 a year in 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.
Half of Barbentane’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €27,130 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 62% of compared French towns. Residents below the poverty line make up 14.0%.
In Barbentane, 16% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 61% 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
11% of households are headed by a manager or professional; in the typical compared French town the figure is 9.4%. The usual figure: 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).
1.9% of residents are foreign nationals, below 80% 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.
4.4% of residents are immigrants; in the typical compared French town the figure is 6.5%. By way of comparison, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Bouches-du-Rhône has 6.3%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 70% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Only 21% of residents 15 and over are single in Barbentane
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
In Barbentane, 45% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 43% in the typical compared French town. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Barbentane sits above 61% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (33%)
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
On the census count, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification. Set beside that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 15th oldest of 41 French towns of 4,231 to 4,306 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 37.1 in Nanteuil-le-Haudouin to 65.3 in Courseulles-sur-Mer.
Barbentane and its 6 nearest towns: 1 of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbentane | 48.5 | 26% | 4.5% | 4.4% |
| Rognonas 4,261 · 2.4 mi | 48 | 26% | 1.4% | 5.4% |
| Graveson 4,698 · 3.4 mi | 44.8 | 21% | 2.9% | 5.5% |
| Aramon 4,081 · 3.7 mi | 47 | 25% | 4.5% | 7.7% |
| Les Angles 8,908 · 4 mi | 52.4 | 33% | 2.7% | 6.7% |
| Avignon 92,188 · 4.5 mi | 38.8 | 20% | 5.9% | 22% |
| Châteaurenard 16,545 · 4.9 mi | 45.2 | 22% | 1.8% | 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 Barbentane
What is the population of Barbentane?
4,266 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% more than in 2012 (3,877).
How old are Barbentane’s residents?
The median age is 48.5, older than 77% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Barbentane?
100, with occasional dwellings: 4.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Barbentane?
INSEE counts 190 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.4% of residents, and 83 foreign nationals (1.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Barbentane?
€27,130 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 14.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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