50% of homes are second homes, a share 97% of compared French towns don’t reach
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Put another way, about one in 100: 1% of households rent social housing (HLM). Branville is home to 238 residents in 110 households, by the 2023 Census. Nearly a quarter of households are one person living alone; in the typical compared French town the figure is 35%.
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 Branville
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 110 second homes and occasional dwellings in Branville, 50% of its 230 homes: higher than in 97% 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 ↓
Growing fast
Branville had 198 residents at the 2012 census and 238 in 2023, up 20%: faster growth than in 90% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Flats make up 0.9% in Branville, less than in 99% 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
By its share of empty homes (3.9%), Branville is below 88% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. In Branville, 3.8% of households have no car.
A +20% change since 2012: faster than 90% 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
In two steps, −1% to 2017 and +21% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +1% in Calvados.
Branville is older than 77% of compared French towns: a median age of 48.6
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Branville 48.6. The median compared French town: 44.
At 11%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is in line with the figure in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in four: 23% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children: 24%, a lower share than 58% 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 average 2.3 people. The benchmark for couples with children in the typical compared French town: 25%. Branville sits close to the norm on single-parent households: 9.5%, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
Median standard of living: €28,340 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.
The median standard of living in Branville is €28,340 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 74% of compared French towns.
43% of households are headed by a retired person, a share 90% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Nearly a quarter of households are headed by a manual worker, against 14% in the typical compared French town. The share of households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Branville ranks below 95% of compared French towns on immigrants: 1.7%
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 make up 6.5% 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.
17% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 99% 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
In Branville, 46% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 43% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 81% of compared French towns: 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
Adults with no qualification: 17% here and 19% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town: 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (238 to 2,582 people), the 15th oldest
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).
5 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Branville
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branville | 48.6 | 23% | 50% | 1.7% |
| Dives-sur-Mer 5,122 · 5.6 mi | 53.8 | 33% | 42% | 3% |
| Deauville 3,539 · 6.2 mi | 63.3 | 47% | 73% | 7.2% |
| Touques 3,913 · 6.5 mi | 49.8 | 29% | 23% | 7.3% |
| Cabourg 3,725 · 6.7 mi | 63.9 | 48% | 79% | 4.1% |
| Trouville-sur-Mer 4,619 · 7.3 mi | 59.5 | 42% | 70% | 8% |
| Pont-l'Évêque 5,145 · 7.4 mi | 47.7 | 28% | 4.2% | 2.2% |
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 Branville
What is the population of Branville?
238 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 20% more than in 2012 (198).
How old are Branville’s residents?
The median age is 48.6, older than 77% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Branville?
110, with occasional dwellings: 50% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Branville?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.7% 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 Branville?
€28,340 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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