Bénévent-l'Abbaye is older than 95% of compared French towns: a median age of 55.8
One-person households make up 49%, against 35% in the typical compared French town. Across Bénévent-l'Abbaye, 15% of households have no car. On households headed by a retired person, Bénévent-l'Abbaye sits higher than 83% of compared French towns: 40%. Census day 2023: 769 residents and 370 households in the town.
Throughout this page, the Creuse 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 Bénévent-l'Abbaye
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 110 second homes and occasional dwellings in Bénévent-l'Abbaye, 18% of its 590 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Bénévent-l'Abbaye’s residents are under 55.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 37% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 16% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Bénévent-l'Abbaye had 838 residents at the 2012 census and 769 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 95% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 110 homes empty (19%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Empty homes: 19%, a higher share than 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
The share of second homes is 18%, against 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Flats make up about one in seven here (15%). The wider picture: 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
Bénévent-l'Abbaye changed by −8% from 2012 to 2023, behind 95% 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 −7%; the six to 2023, −1%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Creuse town −5%.
Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns: 5.7%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Bénévent-l'Abbaye 55.8. The median compared French town: 44.
37% of residents are 65 or over; in the typical compared French town the figure is 22%. The wider picture: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
About 78 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Bénévent-l'Abbaye ranks below 88% of compared French towns on couples with children: 16%
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 Creuse median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 1.9 people share a household. Measured more widely, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. At 9.3%, the share of single-parent households is lower than in 62% of compared French towns.
At the median, €23,160 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.
Living standards centre on €23,160 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 80% of compared French towns.
13% of households are headed by a manual worker, below 54% 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
The share of households headed by a manager or professional stands at 9.3%. As a yardstick, 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).
Bénévent-l'Abbaye: 5.6% of residents are foreign nationals, above 61% 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.
Immigrants make up a share higher than in 53% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Creuse has 7.6%. On average, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. The census found that 6.9% of residents are immigrants in Bénévent-l'Abbaye.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Bénévent-l'Abbaye, 41% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 65% 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
Compared with 25% in the typical compared French town, 24% of residents 15 and over are single here. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Above 92% of compared French towns: 30% of adults out of school have no qualification
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
The figure for graduates of higher education is 20% in Bénévent-l'Abbaye and 30% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for adults with no qualification is 19% in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 769 to 2,582 people: this is 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).
Every neighbor is younger than Bénévent-l'Abbaye
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bénévent-l'Abbaye | 55.8 | 37% | 18% | 6.9% |
| La Souterraine 4,978 · 10.6 mi | 51.4 | 33% | 5.6% | 8.8% |
| Guéret 12,955 · 12.4 mi | 46.4 | 26% | 4.5% | 8.6% |
| Bessines-sur-Gartempe 2,709 · 12.7 mi | 51.5 | 29% | 8.6% | 3.7% |
| Sainte-Feyre 2,566 · 13.8 mi | 51.4 | 30% | 5% | 2.4% |
| Ambazac 5,556 · 15.9 mi | 47.5 | 25% | 4.8% | 2.1% |
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 Bénévent-l'Abbaye
What is the population of Bénévent-l'Abbaye?
769 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (838).
How old are Bénévent-l'Abbaye’s residents?
The median age is 55.8, older than 95% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 37% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bénévent-l'Abbaye?
110, with occasional dwellings: 18% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bénévent-l'Abbaye?
INSEE counts 53 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.9% of residents, and 43 foreign nationals (5.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bénévent-l'Abbaye?
€23,160 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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