Bétête is older than 93% of compared French towns: a median age of 54.4
Against a figure of 10% in the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households in Bétête comes in at 5.3%. At the 2023 Census, 389 people lived in the town, in 190 households. For Bétête, the census puts flats at 0.9%. Compared with other places, households without a car are scarce here: 5.2%, fewer than in 86% of compared French towns.
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 Bétête
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 65 second homes and occasional dwellings in Bétête, 20% of its 320 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 Bétête’s residents are under 54.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 63 homes empty (20%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Bétête sits above 99% of compared French towns for empty homes (20%)
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
Car-free households: one in 19, where the median compared French town has 11%. Bétête has more second homes than 93% of compared French towns, at 20%. On average, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing account for 8.1%.
A +15% change since 2012: faster than 83% 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 −5% for the median Creuse town, the change came in two steps: +8% from 2012 to 2017, then +7% to 2023.
7.7% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 95% 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
■ Bétête 54.4. The median compared French town: 44.
30% of residents are 65 or over; in the typical compared French town the figure is 22%. On average, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Fewer couples with children than 64% of compared French towns: 22%
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
By its share of one-person households (38%), Bétête is above 63% of compared French towns. Each household has 2.1 people on average. For couples with children, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Median living standard: €21,980 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €21,980 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 88% of compared French towns.
49% of households are headed by a retired person, a share 97% 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
Compared with 14% in the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households are headed by a manual worker here. As a reference point, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. Here, 8% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Bétête, 6.7% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 68% 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 median compared commune in Creuse has 7.6%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 53% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals. On the census count, 6.9% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 90% of compared French towns: 20% of residents 15 and over are single
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
Married residents: 49%, above 87% of compared French towns. Against that, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Only 18% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Bétête
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
A fifth of adults out of school have no qualification. The share of graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town is 30%.
The 7th oldest of 41 French towns of 389 to 2,582 people
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.
Around Bétête, 1 of 3 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bétête | 54.4 | 30% | 20% | 6.9% |
| La Châtre 4,037 · 15.7 mi | 56.2 | 39% | 6.5% | 4.6% |
| Guéret 12,955 · 16 mi | 46.4 | 26% | 4.5% | 8.6% |
| Sainte-Feyre 2,566 · 16.2 mi | 51.4 | 30% | 5% | 2.4% |
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 Bétête
What is the population of Bétête?
389 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% more than in 2012 (337).
How old are Bétête’s residents?
The median age is 54.4, older than 93% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bétête?
65, with occasional dwellings: 20% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bétête?
INSEE counts 27 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.9% of residents, and 26 foreign nationals (6.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bétête?
€21,980 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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