Barquet sits above 99% of compared French towns for couples with children (43%)
Against a figure of 14% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker in Barquet comes in at 34%. One in ten residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 67% of compared French towns. There were 170 households locally at the 2023 Census, home to 449 residents. For Barquet, the census puts households without a car at 1.7%.
Throughout this page, the Eure 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 Barquet
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 36 second homes and occasional dwellings in Barquet, 16% of its 230 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 97% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
43% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 22% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
A young town
Half of Barquet’s residents are under 38 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 22% are under 15 and 17% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
0.4% of homes are flats, below 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
By its share of second homes (16%), Barquet is above 91% of compared French towns. The benchmark for flats in the typical compared French town: 30%. Empty homes: 7.5% of the total.
Barquet grew +6% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 54% 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 −1% for the median Eure town, the change came in two steps: +6% from 2012 to 2017, then ±0% to 2023.
A median age of 38: Barquet is younger than 88% 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
■ Barquet 38. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 22%; Barquet has 17%.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
One-person households make up 23% in Barquet, less than in 98% 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 Eure median and the France median
Living alone · share
Average household size: 2.6 people. In the typical compared French town, 35% of households are one person living alone. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €26,010 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 median standard of living in Barquet is €26,010 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 50% of compared French towns.
Barquet ranks below 79% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 5.7%
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
Here 28% of households are headed by a retired person, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 32%. Across the comparison, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 99% of compared French towns, at 0.9%
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.
With foreign nationals at 0.4%, Barquet is behind 99% of compared French towns on that count. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents: 17%, a lower share than 99% 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
46% of residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Barquet ranks below 85% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 20%
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
Nearly a quarter of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (449 to 2,582 people), the 2nd 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Every neighbor is older than Barquet
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barquet | 38 | 17% | 16% | 0.9% |
| Beaumont-le-Roger 2,769 · 4.8 mi | 48 | 26% | 5% | 3.3% |
| Conches-en-Ouche 4,838 · 6.4 mi | 44.7 | 25% | 2.9% | 3% |
| Le Neubourg 4,199 · 8.2 mi | 52.3 | 33% | 1.8% | 1.7% |
| Mesnil-en-Ouche 4,414 · 9.1 mi | 48.5 | 25% | 19% | 2.3% |
| Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent 5,524 · 10.6 mi | 46.2 | 21% | 1.5% | 6.4% |
| Brionne 4,185 · 12.5 mi | 45.9 | 27% | 3.9% | 3.1% |
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 Barquet
What is the population of Barquet?
449 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (425).
How old are Barquet’s residents?
The median age is 38, younger than 88% of compared French towns. 28% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Barquet?
36, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Barquet?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.9% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Barquet?
€26,010 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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