20% of homes in Le Brévedent are second homes
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car in Le Brévedent comes in at 4%. In Le Brévedent, 6.8% of residents are 15 to 24. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. There were 100 households locally at the 2023 Census, home to 201 residents.
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 Le Brévedent
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 28 second homes and occasional dwellings in Le Brévedent, 20% of its 140 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 96% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Growing fast
Le Brévedent had 166 residents at the 2012 census and 201 in 2023, up 21%: faster growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many people living alone
49% of Le Brévedent’s households are one person: higher than in 91% of compared French towns; 46% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Flats: 8.8%, a lower share than 89% 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
8.9% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 17% moved in within the last two years. Lower than in 63% of compared French towns: 5.8% of homes stand empty.
Growth of +21% since 2012 puts Le Brévedent ahead of 91% 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
The median Calvados town changed +1% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +4% and the next six +17%.
Only 16% of residents are 65 or over in Le Brévedent
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Le Brévedent 49.6. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 49.6, Le Brévedent is older than 82% of compared French towns. Against that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
49% of households are one person living alone, a share 91% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, 23% of households are couples with children in Le Brévedent. Census figures put single-parent households at 14% here. One-person households: 35% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
€27,140 a year is the median standard of living here
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 Le Brévedent is €27,140 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 62% of compared French towns.
Above 94% of compared French towns: 24% of households are headed by a manual worker
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 manager or professional is 4.6%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Add to that, le Brévedent has fewer households headed by a retired person than 86% of compared French towns, at 24%. Elsewhere, 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).
Immigrants make up 1% in Le Brévedent, less than in 99% 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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Le Brévedent has 0.5%. The usual figure: 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.
23% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 71% 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
Married residents: 41% here and 43% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Only 16% of adults out of school have no qualification in Le Brévedent
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
Graduates of higher education account for 29%. Adults with no qualification make up 19% in the typical compared French town.
The 14th oldest of 41 French towns of 201 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).
Of the 6 towns nearest Le Brévedent, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Brévedent | 49.6 | 16% | 20% | 1% |
| Lisieux 19,645 · 6.1 mi | 47 | 28% | 2.1% | 6.2% |
| Pont-l'Évêque 5,145 · 6.3 mi | 47.7 | 28% | 4.2% | 2.2% |
| Beuzeville 4,704 · 8.4 mi | 43.4 | 25% | 8% | 2.4% |
| Touques 3,913 · 12 mi | 49.8 | 29% | 23% | 7.3% |
| La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur 2,527 · 12.4 mi | 43.8 | 21% | 6.4% | 3.3% |
| Honfleur 6,640 · 12.9 mi | 49.2 | 27% | 31% | 5.4% |
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 Le Brévedent
What is the population of Le Brévedent?
201 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 21% more than in 2012 (166).
How old are Le Brévedent’s residents?
The median age is 49.6, older than 82% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Le Brévedent?
28, with occasional dwellings: 20% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Le Brévedent?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Le Brévedent?
€27,140 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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