Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Béceleuf.
Who lives here
Béceleuf has fewer young adults than Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 8.5% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, close to Deux-Sèvres’ towns (26%) and above compared French towns (22%). Half of Béceleuf is older than 47.5, half younger. Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.
47.5median age
BéceleufDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Béceleuf keeps more of its old housing than Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Béceleuf is Église Saint-Maurice. On the Culture ministry’s list, Béceleuf counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Béceleuf are out of work than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or across compared French towns: 7.6%
5.5% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. For its 350 residents in work, Béceleuf has 150 jobs: 0.4 each. Also worth knowing: the typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,490 a year per consumption unit.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
150
jobs based in Béceleuf, 0.4 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Béceleuf
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Béceleuf is a commune of 750 people in the Communauté de communes Val de Gâtine. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
