In Berneuil, 2.5% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
Compared with 2.1% in the typical compared French town, one in ten homes are second homes here. Census day 2023: 418 residents and 200 households in Berneuil. About one in 17: that is how common households without a car are in Berneuil (5.8%). At 7.4%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is lower than in 95% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Haute-Vienne 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 Berneuil
Empty homes
The census found 46 homes empty (17%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−1% since 2012: slower than 74% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +1% in Haute-Vienne.
Older than 71% of compared French towns: half of Berneuil is over 47.3
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Berneuil 47.3. The median compared French town: 44.
About one in four: that is how common residents aged 65 and over are in Berneuil (23%).
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
In Berneuil, 2.5% of households are single parents, fewer than in 99% 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-Vienne median and the France median
Living alone · share
In the typical compared French town, 35% of households are one person living alone; in Berneuil, 33%. By way of comparison, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. The average household has 2.1 people.
Berneuil sits above 98% of compared French towns for empty homes (17%)
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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The benchmark for empty homes in the typical compared French town: 6.7%.
A median standard of living of €21,750 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.
Living standards centre on €21,750 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 90% of compared French towns.
In Berneuil, 15% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 60% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Census figures put households headed by a retired person at 31% in Berneuil. On average, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 4%, a lower share than 73% 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.
In Berneuil, 3.6% of residents are foreign nationals. Measured more widely, 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.
A smaller share of married residents than 62% of compared French towns: 41%
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
Nearly a quarter of residents 15 and over are single, or about one in four. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
16% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 96% 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
Compared with 19% in the typical compared French town, 22% of adults out of school have no qualification here. The share of graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (418 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).
3 of 6 neighbors are older than Berneuil
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berneuil | 47.3 | 23% | 9.9% | 4% |
| Bellac 3,537 · 4.7 mi | 58.2 | 39% | 8.1% | 7.9% |
| Oradour-sur-Glane 2,550 · 10.2 mi | 44.8 | 25% | 3.4% | 2.6% |
| Bessines-sur-Gartempe 2,709 · 12.4 mi | 51.5 | 29% | 8.6% | 3.7% |
| Couzeix 10,195 · 14.3 mi | 45.9 | 25% | 1.2% | 4.8% |
| Rilhac-Rancon 4,805 · 15.2 mi | 48.1 | 25% | 1.6% | 3.8% |
| Verneuil-sur-Vienne 4,903 · 15.2 mi | 45.5 | 23% | 3.3% | 3.4% |
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 Berneuil
What is the population of Berneuil?
418 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (422).
How old are Berneuil’s residents?
The median age is 47.3, older than 71% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Berneuil?
27, with occasional dwellings: 9.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Berneuil?
INSEE counts 17 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4% of residents, and 15 foreign nationals (3.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Berneuil?
€21,750 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.