Households without a car make up 1.6% in Basly, less than in 99% of compared French towns
21% of households are one person living alone; in the typical compared French town the figure is 35%. The 2023 Census put Basly’s population at 1,029, in 410 households. Locally, 2.4% of homes are flats. At 16%, the share of residents aged 65 and over is lower than in 86% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Calvados 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 Basly
Fewer residents than in 2012
Basly had 1,137 residents at the 2012 census and 1,029 in 2023, down 9%: slower growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 11% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Basly changed by −9% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 96% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −3%, and from 2017 to 2023 −7%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Calvados town +1%.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 12% in Basly, more than in 76% 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
■ Basly 44.2. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Basly is 44.2, higher than in just over half of compared French towns. For comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
A higher share of couples with children than 89% of compared French towns, at 34%
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 Calvados median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households make up 11%, against 10% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, a quarter of households are couples with children. There are 2.5 people in the average household.
Households in social housing: 3.8%, a lower share than 91% of compared French towns
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
Against a figure of 2.1% in the typical compared French town, the share of second homes in Basly comes in at 1.1%. Empty homes are rarer here than in 90% of compared French towns. The wider picture: just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. 7.4% of households moved in less than two years ago; 18% have been in their home 30 years or more.
A typical living standard of €30,400 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.
At €30,400 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 86% of compared French towns.
In Basly, 24% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 85% 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
Here 12% of households are headed by a manager or professional, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 9.4%. Across the comparison, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. Census figures put households headed by a manual worker at 14% in Basly.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
2% of residents are immigrants, below 91% 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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Basly has 0.9%. Against that, 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.
Married residents: 48%, a higher share than 82% 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 a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, Basly has 24%. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 94% of compared French towns, at 10%
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
Set against 30% in the typical compared French town, 43% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Basly. To put it in context, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 16th youngest of 41 French towns of 1,029 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
5 of 6 neighbors are older than Basly
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basly | 44.2 | 16% | 1.1% | 2% |
| Douvres-la-Délivrande 5,143 · 2.2 mi | 48.9 | 27% | 3% | 4% |
| Courseulles-sur-Mer 4,268 · 3.7 mi | 65.3 | 51% | 55% | 2.6% |
| Luc-sur-Mer 3,275 · 3.8 mi | 56.9 | 37% | 27% | 2.5% |
| Biéville-Beuville 3,840 · 5 mi | 45.6 | 23% | 1.1% | 3.1% |
| Hermanville-sur-Mer 3,323 · 5.1 mi | 51.2 | 28% | 30% | 1.9% |
| Rots 2,544 · 5.1 mi | 43.6 | 20% | 1.9% | 1.5% |
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 Basly
What is the population of Basly?
1,029 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% fewer than in 2012 (1,137).
How old are Basly’s residents?
The median age is 44.2, older than 51% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Basly?
5, with occasional dwellings: 1.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Basly?
INSEE counts 21 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2% of residents, and 9 foreign nationals (0.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Basly?
€30,400 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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