In Belcodène, 36% of households are couples with children, more than in 95% of compared French towns
Just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town, against 0.3% in Belcodène. This Bouches-du-Rhône town counted 2,009 residents and 770 households at the 2023 Census. Flats account for 8.1%. At 3%, the share of households without a car is lower than in 99% of compared French towns.
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.
What stands out about the people of Belcodène
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 6.5% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Many graduates
48% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 19% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A +9% change since 2012: Belcodène grew faster than 65% 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: +3% from 2012 to 2017, then +6% to 2023.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 87% of compared French towns, at 8.6%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Belcodène 44.4. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 65 and over (20%), Belcodène is below 67% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24. With a median age of 44.4, Belcodène is older than 52% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bouches-du-Rhône 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 19% 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
Single-parent households: 6.5% here and 10% in the typical compared French town. There are 2.5 people in the average household. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%.
A smaller share of empty homes than 79% of compared French towns: 4.7%
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
Households that moved in under two years ago: 9.6%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 20%. Empty homes: 6.7% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. 2.2% of homes are second homes, more than in 51% of compared French towns.
Median standard of living: €33,640 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.
Half of Belcodène’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €33,640 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 94% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a manager or professional than 95% of compared French towns: 27%
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 retired person trails 72% of compared French towns: 28%. About one in 22: that is how common households headed by a manual worker are in Belcodène (4.5%). In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 88% of compared French towns: 1.4% 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.
Immigrants: 3.1% here and 6.5% in the typical compared French town. Foreign nationals: 4.3% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. The median compared commune in Bouches-du-Rhône has 6.3%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in just over four fifths 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.
Below 90% of compared French towns: 20% of residents 15 and over are single
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
Against a figure of 43% in the typical compared French town, the share of married residents in Belcodène comes in at 48%. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Belcodène sits above 91% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (48%)
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
19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, against 13% in Belcodène. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (2,009 to 2,582 people), the 16th youngest
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.
Around Belcodène, 3 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belcodène | 44.4 | 20% | 2.2% | 3.1% |
| La Bouilladisse 6,547 · 2 mi | 46.1 | 23% | 3.2% | 3.1% |
| Gréasque 4,554 · 2.4 mi | 44.3 | 23% | 1.1% | 3.3% |
| Fuveau 10,337 · 2.7 mi | 43.3 | 18% | 4.7% | 5% |
| Peynier 3,739 · 2.8 mi | 44.4 | 21% | 3.5% | 3.7% |
| Peypin 5,771 · 2.8 mi | 46.6 | 24% | 1.6% | 3.5% |
| Saint-Savournin 3,397 · 2.9 mi | 43.9 | 20% | 1.3% | 3.5% |
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 Belcodène
What is the population of Belcodène?
2,009 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% more than in 2012 (1,849).
How old are Belcodène’s residents?
The median age is 44.4, older than 52% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Belcodène?
18, with occasional dwellings: 2.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Belcodène?
INSEE counts 63 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.1% of residents, and 28 foreign nationals (1.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Belcodène?
€33,640 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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