Bréau-Mars sits above 95% of compared French towns for second homes (34%)
In the typical compared French town, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM); in Bréau-Mars, 2.5%. At the 2023 Census Bréau-Mars was home to 689 people in 320 households. Census figures put single-parent households at 6.3% here. This Gard town has fewer households without a car than 98% of compared French towns, at 3.1%.
Throughout this page, the Gard 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 Bréau-Mars
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 170 second homes and occasional dwellings in Bréau-Mars, 34% of its 510 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 99% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Growing fast
Bréau-Mars had 590 residents at the 2012 census and 689 in 2023, up 17%: faster growth than in 85% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A smaller share of flats than 94% of compared French towns: 6.3%
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
17% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 8.4% moved in within the last two years. Fewer empty homes than in 81% of compared French towns: 4.5%.
Bréau-Mars grew +17% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 85% 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 median Gard town changed +7% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +4% and the next six +12%.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 7.4%, a lower share than 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
■ Bréau-Mars 48.4. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 48.4, Bréau-Mars is older than just over three quarters of compared French towns. Across Bréau-Mars, just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over. As a yardstick, 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: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
35% of households are one person living alone, more than in 52% 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 Gard median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 2.2 people. In Bréau-Mars, a quarter of households are couples with children.
The median resident lives on €21,550 a year per consumption unit
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 €21,550 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 91% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a manual worker than 80% of compared French towns: 9.3%
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
Where 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, Bréau-Mars has 36%. As a reference point, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. About one in 13: that is how common households headed by a manager or professional are in Bréau-Mars (7.8%).
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Bréau-Mars sits below 60% of compared French towns for foreign nationals (3.3%)
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 Gard has 6.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 58% of compared French towns. Foreign nationals: 4.3% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. 5.6% of residents are immigrants, or about one in 18.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents: 44%, a higher share than 59% 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
For Bréau-Mars, the census puts single residents at 25%. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 82% of compared French towns: 13%
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, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%; Bréau-Mars has 32%. As a yardstick, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (689 to 2,582 people), the 15th oldest
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).
Of the 5 towns nearest Bréau-Mars, 4 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bréau-Mars | 48.4 | 26% | 34% | 5.6% |
| Le Vigan 3,863 · 2 mi | 54.8 | 34% | 11% | 12% |
| Ganges 3,724 · 8 mi | 52.8 | 35% | 3.5% | 9.8% |
| Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort 3,737 · 14.6 mi | 51.1 | 29% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Saint-Martin-de-Londres 2,696 · 16.2 mi | 45 | 21% | 5.4% | 4.2% |
| Saint-Jean-du-Gard 2,586 · 17.6 mi | 53.3 | 30% | 14% | 5.6% |
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 Bréau-Mars
What is the population of Bréau-Mars?
689 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 17% more than in 2012 (590).
How old are Bréau-Mars’ residents?
The median age is 48.4, older than 76% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bréau-Mars?
170, with occasional dwellings: 34% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bréau-Mars?
INSEE counts 39 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.6% of residents, and 23 foreign nationals (3.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bréau-Mars?
€21,550 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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