0.3% of homes are flats, below 99% of compared French towns
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, against 5.7% in Sens-Beaujeu. In 2023, the Census found 403 residents here, living in 190 households. On the census count, 43% of households are headed by a retired person. This Cher town has fewer households without a car than 87% of compared French towns, at 5.1%.
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 Sens-Beaujeu
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 98 second homes and occasional dwellings in Sens-Beaujeu, 29% of its 340 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 99% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Sens-Beaujeu had 423 residents at the 2012 census and 403 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 87% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 44 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.
Second homes make up 29% in Sens-Beaujeu, more than in 95% 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
In Sens-Beaujeu, 13% of homes stand empty, beside 6.7% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
A −5% change since 2012: slower than 87% 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 first five years brought −6%; the six to 2023, +1%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 65% of compared French towns: 25%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Sens-Beaujeu 45.6. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Sens-Beaujeu is 45.6, higher than in 60% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of single-parent households than 99% of compared French towns, at 4.9%
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 share of couples with children is 29%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. One-person households are more common here than in nearly two thirds of compared French towns. Against that, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. There are 2.1 people in the average household.
At the median, €25,340 a year to live on
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 residents live in households above €25,340 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 56% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 20% in Sens-Beaujeu, more than in 82% 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 12%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
4% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 74% 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.
Here, 3.9% of residents are foreign nationals. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
18% of residents 15 and over are single, below 98% 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 share of married residents stands at 43%. Across the comparison, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Sens-Beaujeu sits below 79% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (14%)
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: 26%, below 63% of compared French towns. To put it in context, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 403 to 2,582 people: this is the 21st 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
3 in 4 nearby towns have a higher median age than Sens-Beaujeu
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sens-Beaujeu | 45.6 | 25% | 29% | 4% |
| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire 9,733 · 12.3 mi | 54.4 | 36% | 8.3% | 6.7% |
| Aubigny-sur-Nère 5,451 · 16.1 mi | 51.8 | 31% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny 2,546 · 16.3 mi | 41 | 18% | 2.4% | 3.5% |
| Châtillon-sur-Loire 3,065 · 17.8 mi | 48.6 | 27% | 11% | 2.7% |
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 Sens-Beaujeu
What is the population of Sens-Beaujeu?
403 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (423).
How old are Sens-Beaujeu’s residents?
The median age is 45.6, older than 60% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Sens-Beaujeu?
98, with occasional dwellings: 29% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Sens-Beaujeu?
INSEE counts 16 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4% of residents, and 16 foreign nationals (3.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Sens-Beaujeu?
€25,340 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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