Fewer flats than 99% of compared French towns: 2.3%
Just over a fifth of households are headed by a manual worker; in the typical compared French town the figure is 14%. By contrast, fewer single-parent households than in 98% of compared French towns: 5.5%. Bengy-sur-Craon counted 628 residents and 290 households at the 2023 Census. Census figures put households in social housing at 7.1% here.
Throughout this page, the Cher 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 Bengy-sur-Craon
Fewer residents than in 2012
Bengy-sur-Craon had 679 residents at the 2012 census and 628 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, 94% of compared French towns grew faster than Bengy-sur-Craon: −8%
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 −2%, and from 2017 to 2023 −5%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Cher town −4%.
Half of Bengy-sur-Craon is over 46.1, older than 64% 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
■ Bengy-sur-Craon 46.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 22% in the typical compared French town, 20% of residents are 65 or over in Bengy-sur-Craon. The town has more residents aged 15 to 24 than 62% of compared French towns, at 11%.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
20% of households are couples with children, below 74% 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 Cher median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 2.2 people. For comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Here, 34% of households are one person living alone.
11% of homes stand empty, a share 84% 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
The share of households without a car trails 78% of compared French towns: 6.4%. A fifth of households have been in place 30 years or more; 11% moved in within the last two years.
€25,330 a year: the median 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.
Half of Bengy-sur-Craon’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €25,330 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 56% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 5.2% in Bengy-sur-Craon, less than in 84% 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
In Bengy-sur-Craon, 31% of households are headed by a retired person. As a reference point, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 98% of compared French towns: 1.3%
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%; Bengy-sur-Craon has 1.1%. Elsewhere, 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.
Bengy-sur-Craon sits below 88% of compared French towns for 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
45% of residents 15 and over are married; in the typical compared French town the figure is 43%. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 75% of compared French towns, at 23%
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 15%, Bengy-sur-Craon is behind 70% of compared French towns on that count. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 19th oldest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 5 are older than Bengy-sur-Craon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengy-sur-Craon | 46.1 | 20% | 5.3% | 1.3% |
| Avord 2,909 · 5.6 mi | 32.5 | 11% | 0.9% | 3.7% |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois 3,151 · 10.2 mi | 51.2 | 32% | 6.8% | 1.9% |
| Dun-sur-Auron 3,524 · 11.7 mi | 53.2 | 32% | 3.2% | 2.4% |
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy 4,779 · 14.4 mi | 48.6 | 28% | 0.9% | 4.8% |
| Sancoins 2,951 · 14.4 mi | 57.4 | 36% | 5.9% | 2% |
| Fourchambault 3,992 · 15.7 mi | 49.3 | 27% | 1.2% | 6.3% |
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 Bengy-sur-Craon
What is the population of Bengy-sur-Craon?
628 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (679).
How old are Bengy-sur-Craon’s residents?
The median age is 46.1, older than 64% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bengy-sur-Craon?
18, with occasional dwellings: 5.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bengy-sur-Craon?
INSEE counts 8 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.3% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bengy-sur-Craon?
€25,330 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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