Photo: Szeder László · CC BY-SA 4.0In Le Barp, 37% of households are couples with children, more than in 95% of compared French towns
The share of households headed by a retired person trails 88% of compared French towns: 24%. Empty homes: 3.8% of the total. 3.3% of households have no car, a lower share than in 98% of compared French towns. Le Barp had 5,806 residents in 2,340 households at the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Gironde 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 Le Barp
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 8.7% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Le Barp had 4,908 residents at the 2012 census and 5,806 in 2023, up 18%: faster growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Le Barp grew +18% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 88% 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 compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Gironde town +16%.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 89% of compared French towns: 16%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Le Barp 41.9. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Le Barp is 41.9, lower than in 66% of compared French towns. Typically, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. The census found that one in ten residents are 15 to 24 here.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
25% of households are one person living alone, below 94% 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 Gironde median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households: 8.7% here and 10% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for one-person households in the typical compared French town: 35%. Each household has 2.5 people on average.
Flats make up 16% in Le Barp, less than in 75% 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
Turnover: 7.2% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 14% have lived in their home 30 years or more. Compared with other places, households in social housing are scarce here: 7.4%, fewer than in 74% of compared French towns. Second homes are about as common here as in the typical compared French town, at 1.9%.
€28,560 a year is the median standard of living here
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.
Half of residents live in households above €28,560 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 75% of compared French towns. Poverty touches 6.0% of residents.
17% of households are headed by a manager or professional, more than in 81% 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
For Le Barp, the census puts households headed by a manual worker at 14%. The share of households headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 72% of compared French towns, at 4.1%
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.
Here 2.6% of residents are foreign nationals, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% 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.
45% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 65% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, 24% of residents 15 and over are single in Le Barp. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
12% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 88% 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
Graduates of higher education: 40% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 5,770 to 5,843 people, the 13th 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.
The youngest is Viry (35.9), the oldest Montmorillon (57.4).
Median age: 2 of the 6 towns around Le Barp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Barp | 41.9 | 16% | 1.9% | 4.1% |
| Salles 8,208 · 6.1 mi | 43 | 18% | 5.7% | 3.5% |
| Marcheprime 5,696 · 7.3 mi | 41.4 | 14% | 0.9% | 4.7% |
| Mios 12,043 · 7.4 mi | 39.8 | 14% | 1.8% | 3.6% |
| Belin-Béliet 6,275 · 7.7 mi | 41.1 | 17% | 2.5% | 4.1% |
| Saucats 3,548 · 8.8 mi | 38.7 | 14% | 1.1% | 3% |
| Biganos 11,431 · 10.4 mi | 45.9 | 23% | 2.1% | 3.7% |
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 Le Barp
What is the population of Le Barp?
5,806 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 18% more than in 2012 (4,908).
How old are Le Barp’s residents?
The median age is 41.9, younger than 66% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Le Barp?
48, with occasional dwellings: 1.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Le Barp?
INSEE counts 240 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.1% of residents, and 150 foreign nationals (2.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Le Barp?
€28,560 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 6.0% 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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