A median age of 53.8: Bétous is older than 92% of compared French towns
In Bétous, 44% of households are headed by a retired person, beside 32% in the typical compared French town. This Gers town had 78 residents in 38 households at the 2023 census. Flats account for 4.7%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Gers 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 Bétous
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 12 second homes and occasional dwellings in Bétous, 24% of its 51 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 100% 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
Bétous had 97 residents at the 2012 census and 78 in 2023, down 20%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Bétous’ residents are under 53.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 19% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 2.2% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In Bétous, 24% of homes are second homes, more than in 94% 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
The share of empty homes trails 96% of compared French towns: 3%. Add to that, households without a car are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of second homes is 2.1%.
Bétous’s population moved −20% 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
The change was −9% from 2012 to 2017 and −11% from 2017 to 2023. The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Gers town ±0%.
Bétous ranks below 93% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 7.9%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Bétous 53.8. The median compared French town: 44.
19% of Bétous’ residents are 65 or older, against 34% in the median Gers town and 22% in the median compared French town; 19% are under 18. By way of comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.
Bétous sits below 64% of compared French towns for couples with children (22%)
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 Gers median and the France median
Living alone · share
With single-parent households at 11%, Bétous is ahead of 66% of compared French towns on that count. There are 2.1 people in the average household. A third of households are one person living alone, a lower share than in 59% of compared French towns. For couples with children, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 11% in Bétous, less than in 70% 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
Where 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, Bétous has 11%. In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Bétous, 11% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 85% 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.
The share of immigrants tops 66% of compared French towns: 9%. For foreign nationals, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 4.3%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
28% of residents 15 and over are single, more than in 69% 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
The figure for married residents is 41% in Bétous and 43% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 76% of compared French towns: 23%
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
The figure for adults with no qualification is 16% in Bétous and 19% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
7th highest median age among 41 French towns of 78 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Median age: 1 of the 3 towns around Bétous 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bétous | 53.8 | 19% | 24% | 9% |
| Eauze 4,108 · 10.5 mi | 54.2 | 33% | 8.4% | 20% |
| Vic-Fezensac 3,577 · 14.2 mi | 53.7 | 34% | 4.6% | 6.1% |
| Aire-sur-l'Adour 6,211 · 14.4 mi | 52.8 | 32% | 4% | 6.7% |
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 Bétous
What is the population of Bétous?
78 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 20% fewer than in 2012 (97).
How old are Bétous’ residents?
The median age is 53.8, older than 92% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bétous?
12, with occasional dwellings: 24% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bétous?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9% of residents, and 9 foreign nationals (11%). 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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