A median age of 56.7: Barbezières is older than 96% of compared French towns
The figure for households without a car is 3.3% in Barbezières and 11% in the typical compared French town. Census figures put flats at 4.6% here. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. There were 63 households in the town at the 2023 Census, home to 134 residents.
Throughout this page, the Charente 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 Barbezières
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 17 second homes and occasional dwellings in Barbezières, 18% of its 91 homes: higher than in 93% 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 Barbezières’ residents are under 56.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 37% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 12 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
18% of homes are second homes, a share 93% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Empty homes: 13% here and 6.7% in the typical compared French town. 10% of households arrived within the last two years, while 30% have stayed 30 years or more. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
A +8% change since 2012: faster than 64% 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 change was +1% from 2012 to 2017 and +7% from 2017 to 2023.
Barbezières ranks below 99% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 4.7%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Barbezières 56.7. The median compared French town: 44.
22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, against 37% in Barbezières. The usual figure: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Only 33% of households are one person living alone in Barbezières
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 median and the France median
Living alone · share
Average household size: 2.1 people. On couples with children, Barbezières sits lower than 51% of compared French towns: 25%. For one-person households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 35%.
€20,930 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.
Half of Barbezières’ residents live in households with a standard of living below €20,930 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 94% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 8.3% in Barbezières, less than in 86% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 17%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. 33% of households are headed by a retired person, or about one in three.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Foreign nationals make up 8.6% in Barbezières, more than in 77% 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.
The share of immigrants tops 71% of compared French towns: 10%. Typically, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
19% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 96% 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
The figure for married residents is 50% in Barbezières and 43% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Only 16% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Barbezières
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 account for 20%. By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
5th highest median age among 41 French towns of 134 to 2,582
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.
No nearby town is as old as Barbezières
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbezières | 56.7 | 37% | 18% | 10% |
| Rouillac 2,919 · 8.6 mi | 49.3 | 30% | 5.7% | 2.6% |
| La Boixe 2,841 · 14.8 mi | 45.7 | 25% | 3.8% | 1.7% |
| Jarnac 4,486 · 16.2 mi | 52.5 | 33% | 3.8% | 4.5% |
| Ruffec 3,449 · 16.2 mi | 55.8 | 37% | 4.9% | 10% |
| Val-de-Cognac 3,471 · 17.2 mi | 50.5 | 28% | 3.9% | 3.1% |
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 Barbezières
What is the population of Barbezières?
134 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% more than in 2012 (124).
How old are Barbezières’ residents?
The median age is 56.7, older than 96% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 37% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Barbezières?
17, with occasional dwellings: 18% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Barbezières?
INSEE counts 14 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 10% of residents, and 12 foreign nationals (8.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Barbezières?
€20,930 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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