Photo: Toutaitanous 2 · CC BY-SA 3.0Only 26% of households are one person living alone in Beaumont-lès-Valence
11% of homes are flats; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. Beaumont-lès-Valence has fewer households without a car than 87% of compared French towns, at 5.1%. At the 2023 Census Beaumont-lès-Valence was home to 4,337 people in 1,830 households. Put another way, about one in seven: 15% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
Throughout this page, the Drôme 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.
Growth of +15% since 2012 puts Beaumont-lès-Valence ahead of 81% 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 years 2012 to 2017 brought −4%; 2017 to 2023, +19%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Drôme town +8%.
Beaumont-lès-Valence sits below 84% of compared French towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (8.8%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Beaumont-lès-Valence 43.5. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Beaumont-lès-Valence is 43.5, lower than in 54% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Residents aged 65 and over come to 21% here, about two in ten.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
A higher share of couples with children than 78% of compared French towns, at 31%
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 Drôme median and the France median
Living alone · share
10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town, against 8.5% in Beaumont-lès-Valence. A household here holds 2.4 people on average. Elsewhere, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
7.7% of households rent social housing (HLM), below 72% 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
Compared with 6.7% in the typical compared French town, 5.3% of homes stand empty here. The usual figure: 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 0.9% of homes are second homes.
At the median, €28,200 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €28,200 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 72% of compared French towns. Living below the poverty line: 8.0% of residents.
11% of households are headed by a manual worker, below 73% 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 retired person stands at 31%. Households headed by a manual worker make up 14% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Foreign nationals make up 1.3% in Beaumont-lès-Valence, less than in 89% 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: 3.1%, below 81% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
Below 98% of compared French towns: 18% 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
The figure for married residents is 53% in Beaumont-lès-Valence and 43% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Below 77% of compared French towns: 14% 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
In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in Beaumont-lès-Valence, 37%. As a reference point, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 4,302 to 4,374 people: this is the 8th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Tigery is the youngest (33.7); Le Château-d'Oléron the oldest (55).
Older than Beaumont-lès-Valence: 3 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont-lès-Valence | 43.5 | 21% | 0.9% | 3.1% |
| Malissard 3,294 · 2.6 mi | 49.8 | 26% | 1.5% | 4.1% |
| Montmeyran 2,960 · 2.6 mi | 48.1 | 24% | 3.1% | 3% |
| Portes-lès-Valence 10,477 · 3.3 mi | 42.5 | 21% | 0.9% | 9.8% |
| Étoile-sur-Rhône 5,468 · 3.4 mi | 43 | 20% | 2% | 4.4% |
| Chabeuil 6,833 · 4.5 mi | 46.9 | 24% | 2.8% | 3.5% |
| Valence 64,458 · 4.8 mi | 40.5 | 22% | 3.3% | 17% |
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 Beaumont-lès-Valence
What is the population of Beaumont-lès-Valence?
4,337 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% more than in 2012 (3,784).
How old are Beaumont-lès-Valence’s residents?
The median age is 43.5, younger than 54% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Beaumont-lès-Valence?
18, with occasional dwellings: 0.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Beaumont-lès-Valence?
INSEE counts 130 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.1% of residents, and 58 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Beaumont-lès-Valence?
€28,200 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 8.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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