In Bernières-d'Ailly, 41% of households are couples with children, more than in 99% of compared French towns
1.5% of homes are flats (typical compared French town: 30%). In 2023, the Census found 222 residents in Bernières-d'Ailly, living in 92 households. On the census count, 5.8% of households have no car. The median age here is 42, lower than in nearly two thirds 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 Bernières-d'Ailly
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 12 second homes and occasional dwellings in Bernières-d'Ailly, 11% of its 110 homes: higher than in 88% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
41% of households are couples with children and 9.9% single parents with children; 17% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Bernières-d'Ailly had 253 residents at the 2012 census and 222 in 2023, down 12%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes make up 11% in Bernières-d'Ailly, more than in 88% 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
In Bernières-d'Ailly, 4.6% of homes stand empty, beside 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 5% of households moved in less than two years ago; 22% have been in their home 30 years or more. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Bernières-d'Ailly changed by −12% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −4%, and from 2017 to 2023 −9%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Calvados town +1%.
Bernières-d'Ailly sits below 83% of compared French towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (8.9%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Bernières-d'Ailly 42. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 65 and over at 19%, Bernières-d'Ailly is behind just over two thirds of compared French towns on that count. As a reference point, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
19% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
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
Households here average 2.4 people each. The wider picture: 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Nothing unusual on single-parent households: 9.9%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
Half above, half below €24,350 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.
At €24,350 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 67% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a manual worker than 96% of compared French towns, at 25%
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 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%. Against a figure of 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Bernières-d'Ailly comes in at 25%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 99% of compared French towns, at 0.8%
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.
0.4% of residents are foreign nationals; in the typical compared French town the figure is 4.3%. Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Bernières-d'Ailly ranks below 89% of compared French towns on single residents: 21%
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 the typical compared French town, 43% of residents 15 and over are married; in Bernières-d'Ailly, 47%. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 78% of compared French towns, at 22%
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
Nearly a quarter of adults out of school have no qualification (typical compared French town: 19%). Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
The 8th youngest 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Bernières-d'Ailly sits below 4 of its 6 closest neighbors on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernières-d'Ailly | 42 | 19% | 11% | 0.8% |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Auge 7,100 · 5.5 mi | 49.7 | 29% | 7.8% | 2.8% |
| Falaise 7,680 · 6.4 mi | 46 | 26% | 2% | 2.6% |
| Mézidon Vallée d'Auge 9,766 · 8.5 mi | 40.9 | 20% | 6.8% | 1.8% |
| Moult-Chicheboville 3,441 · 11.3 mi | 35.9 | 13% | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| Argences 3,959 · 12.2 mi | 43.4 | 24% | 0.8% | 1.8% |
| Vimoutiers 2,978 · 13.5 mi | 60.1 | 43% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
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 Bernières-d'Ailly
What is the population of Bernières-d'Ailly?
222 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% fewer than in 2012 (253).
How old are Bernières-d'Ailly’s residents?
The median age is 42, younger than 66% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bernières-d'Ailly?
12, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bernières-d'Ailly?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.8% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bernières-d'Ailly?
€24,350 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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