A median age of 57: Bresdon is older than 96% of compared French towns
Nearly a quarter of households are one person living alone, against 35% in the typical compared French town. Bresdon had 231 residents in 100 households at the 2023 census. The census found that 1.2% of homes are flats here. Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Charente-Maritime 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 Bresdon
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 35 second homes and occasional dwellings in Bresdon, 22% of its 160 homes: higher than in 94% 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Bresdon’s residents are under 57 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 37% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Bresdon had 255 residents at the 2012 census and 231 in 2023, down 9%: slower growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 22 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
2.9% of households have no car, fewer 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
Some 4.8% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 39% who have been there 30 years or more. On the census count, just over a fifth of homes are second homes. Compared with other places, empty homes are common here: 14%, more than in 93% of compared French towns. Typically, 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town.
−9% since 2012: 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +8% for the median Charente-Maritime town, the change came in two steps: −13% from 2012 to 2017, then +4% to 2023.
37% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 96% 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
■ Bresdon 57. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 7.1%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 4.7% of households are single parents
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 Charente-Maritime median and the France median
Living alone · share
30% of households are couples with children, against 25% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Households average 2.2 people.
A typical living standard of €23,980 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €23,980 a year: lower than in 72% of compared French towns.
61% of households are headed by a retired person, a share 99% 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
By its share of households headed by a manual worker (4.8%), Bresdon is below 97% of compared French towns. Typically, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Bresdon ranks above 77% of compared French towns on foreign nationals: 8.7%
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.
The median compared commune in Charente-Maritime has 3.1%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in two thirds of compared French towns. Across Bresdon, nearly one in ten residents are immigrants. For foreign nationals, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 4.3%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Bresdon: 55% of residents 15 and over are married, above 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
By its share of single residents (17%), Bresdon is below 99% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education: 17%, a lower share than 93% of compared French towns
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
With adults with no qualification at 29%, Bresdon is ahead of 88% of compared French towns on that count. In the typical compared French town, graduates of higher education come to 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 231 to 2,582 people, the 5th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
No nearby town is as old as Bresdon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bresdon | 57 | 37% | 22% | 9.2% |
| Rouillac 2,919 · 6.6 mi | 49.3 | 30% | 5.7% | 2.6% |
| Jarnac 4,486 · 12.5 mi | 52.5 | 33% | 3.8% | 4.5% |
| Val-de-Cognac 3,471 · 13.2 mi | 50.5 | 28% | 3.9% | 3.1% |
| Cognac 18,532 · 14.7 mi | 44.7 | 24% | 2.8% | 6.3% |
| Châteaubernard 3,878 · 14.9 mi | 49.5 | 29% | 1.9% | 4.8% |
| La Boixe 2,841 · 15 mi | 45.7 | 25% | 3.8% | 1.7% |
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 Bresdon
What is the population of Bresdon?
231 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% fewer than in 2012 (255).
How old are Bresdon’s residents?
The median age is 57, older than 96% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 37% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bresdon?
35, with occasional dwellings: 22% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bresdon?
INSEE counts 21 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9.2% of residents, and 20 foreign nationals (8.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bresdon?
€23,980 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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