Older than 94% of compared French towns: half of Bellecombe-Tarendol is over 54.9
Households without a car are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Census figures put flats at 4.8% in Bellecombe-Tarendol. At the 2023 Census, 77 people lived here, in 44 households. Single-parent households: 11% here and 10% in the typical compared French town.
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.
What stands out about the people of Bellecombe-Tarendol
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 40 second homes and occasional dwellings in Bellecombe-Tarendol, 48% of its 84 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 98% 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
Bellecombe-Tarendol had 94 residents at the 2012 census and 77 in 2023, down 18%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Bellecombe-Tarendol’s residents are under 54.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 26% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 2.6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In Bellecombe-Tarendol, 48% of homes are second homes, more than in 97% 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
Newcomers of less than two years account for 6.8% of households, residents of 30 years or more for 32%. Empty homes are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Bellecombe-Tarendol’s population moved −18% on 2012, less than in 99% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the change was −20%; from 2017 to 2023, +3%. Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Drôme town +8%.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns, at 5.2%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Bellecombe-Tarendol 54.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 22% in the typical compared French town, just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over in Bellecombe-Tarendol. To put it in context, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
About 79 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
44% of households are one person living alone, more than in 82% of compared French towns
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
The typical household size is 1.8 people. Here, just over a fifth of households are couples with children. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%.
Above 55% of compared French towns: 33% of households are headed by a retired person
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 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Bellecombe-Tarendol, 3.9% 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.
Put another way, about one in 26: 3.9% of residents are foreign nationals. Against that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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.
More single residents than 88% of compared French towns: 33%
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
Just over two in five residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
In Bellecombe-Tarendol, 35% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, more than in 67% of compared French towns
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
Adults with no qualification come to 18% in Bellecombe-Tarendol, about two in ten. In the typical compared French town, graduates of higher education come to 30%.
The 6th oldest of 41 French towns of 77 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Bellecombe-Tarendol sits below 3 of its 5 closest neighbors on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellecombe-Tarendol | 54.9 | 26% | 48% | 3.9% |
| Nyons 6,816 · 10.8 mi | 60.6 | 43% | 17% | 9.9% |
| Vaison-la-Romaine 6,058 · 15.8 mi | 56.6 | 38% | 15% | 12% |
| Malaucène 2,758 · 16.3 mi | 51.5 | 30% | 34% | 7.3% |
| Bédoin 3,106 · 17.9 mi | 56.4 | 36% | 32% | 7.1% |
| Valréas 9,224 · 18 mi | 49.4 | 30% | 4.6% | 14% |
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 Bellecombe-Tarendol
What is the population of Bellecombe-Tarendol?
77 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 18% fewer than in 2012 (94).
How old are Bellecombe-Tarendol’s residents?
The median age is 54.9, older than 94% of compared French towns. 10% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bellecombe-Tarendol?
40, with occasional dwellings: 48% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bellecombe-Tarendol?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.9% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (3.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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