In Beauzac, 17% of homes are second homes, more than in 92% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%; Beauzac has 23%. At the 2023 Census Beauzac was home to 2,954 people in 1,290 households. Households in social housing: 2.9% of the total. On single-parent households, Beauzac sits lower than 90% of compared French towns: 7%.
Throughout this page, the Haute-Loire 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 Beauzac
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 300 second homes and occasional dwellings in Beauzac, 17% of its 1,760 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 82% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
9.1% of homes are flats, fewer than in 88% 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
Set against 6.7% in the typical compared French town, 9.7% of homes stand empty in Beauzac. For Beauzac, the census puts households without a car at 7%. Across the comparison, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town.
Growth of +7% since 2012 puts Beauzac ahead of 60% 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
Half of Beauzac is over 46.6, older than 67% 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
■ Beauzac 46.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Here, 23% of residents are 65 or over. At 11%, residents aged 15 to 24 sit close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Beauzac: 29% of households are couples with children, above 70% 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 Haute-Loire median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households average 2.2 people. At 33%, the share of one-person households is lower than in 63% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
Median standard of living: €25,960 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.
At €25,960 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 50% of compared French towns. The poverty rate is 9.0%.
More households headed by a retired person than 65% of compared French towns: 35%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%; Beauzac has 7.2%. Set beside that, nearly a third 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).
1.5% of residents are immigrants, below 96% 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.
By its share of foreign nationals (0.9%), Beauzac is below 96% of compared French towns. 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.
Single residents: 21%, a lower share than 87% 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 share of married residents tops 82% of compared French towns: 48%. As a reference point, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 79% of compared French towns: 22%
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
For Beauzac, the census puts adults with no qualification at 20%. Graduates of higher education make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
The 15th youngest of 41 French towns of 2,923 to 2,988 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.
At the ends of the range sit Gorcy (40.5), the youngest, and Vimoutiers (60.1), the oldest.
Beauzac sits below 2 of its 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauzac | 46.6 | 23% | 17% | 1.5% |
| Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon 2,688 · 3 mi | 41.2 | 19% | 7.1% | 1.9% |
| Bas-en-Basset 4,638 · 3.1 mi | 47.5 | 25% | 10% | 1.2% |
| Monistrol-sur-Loire 8,823 · 4 mi | 45.5 | 22% | 3.8% | 3.6% |
| Retournac 3,007 · 4.8 mi | 51.1 | 32% | 17% | 3.8% |
| Sainte-Sigolène 6,097 · 6.5 mi | 42.9 | 21% | 4% | 7% |
| Yssingeaux 7,415 · 8.1 mi | 46.5 | 25% | 9.2% | 3.2% |
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 Beauzac
What is the population of Beauzac?
2,954 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% more than in 2012 (2,755).
How old are Beauzac’s residents?
The median age is 46.6, older than 67% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Beauzac?
300, with occasional dwellings: 17% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Beauzac?
INSEE counts 45 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.5% of residents, and 25 foreign nationals (0.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Beauzac?
€25,960 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 9.0% 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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