Older than 93% of compared French towns: half of Babeau-Bouldoux is over 54.6
In Babeau-Bouldoux, 3.4% of households are single parents, beside 10% in the typical compared French town. The town had 309 residents in 150 households at the 2023 Census. On the census count, 3.2% of homes are flats. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Hérault 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 Babeau-Bouldoux
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 85 second homes and occasional dwellings in Babeau-Bouldoux, 34% of its 250 homes: higher than in 95% 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Babeau-Bouldoux’s residents are under 54.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 4.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 95% of compared French towns, at 34%
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
One in ten households moved in less than two years ago; 25% have been in their home 30 years or more. For comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Fewer households without a car than in 94% of compared French towns: 4.1%. There is little gap on empty homes: 6.8%, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
Faster growth than 57% of compared French towns: Babeau-Bouldoux changed by +7% since 2012
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
In two steps, +2% to 2017 and +4% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +13% in Hérault.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 95% of compared French towns, at 7.4%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Babeau-Bouldoux 54.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 30%, against 22% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
31% of households are one person living alone, below 71% 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 Hérault median and the France median
Living alone · share
Average household size: 2.1 people. The comparison figure for one-person households is 35% in the typical compared French town. 24% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 56% of compared French towns.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €22,520 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 €22,520 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 85% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a manual worker than 86% of compared French towns: 21%
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
6.9% of households are headed by a manager or professional (typical compared French town: 9.4%). Fewer households headed by a retired person than in 75% of compared French towns: 28%. Set beside that, 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).
In Babeau-Bouldoux, 6.8% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 68% 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 immigrants (8.4%), Babeau-Bouldoux is above 63% of compared French towns. Typically, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
Fewer single residents than 88% of compared French towns: 21%
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
46% of residents 15 and over are married; in the typical compared French town the figure is 43%. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
In Babeau-Bouldoux, 17% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 62% 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
30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. Elsewhere, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 7th oldest of 41 French towns this size
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).
Every neighbor is younger than Babeau-Bouldoux
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babeau-Bouldoux | 54.6 | 30% | 34% | 8.4% |
| Puisserguier 3,078 · 8.2 mi | 51.2 | 29% | 8.6% | 7.4% |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers 5,261 · 10.2 mi | 43.4 | 23% | 6% | 5% |
| Capestang 3,514 · 10.3 mi | 48.4 | 26% | 8.6% | 9% |
| Ouveillan 2,713 · 10.7 mi | 44.5 | 25% | 7.3% | 5.8% |
| Murviel-lès-Béziers 3,000 · 11.8 mi | 47.7 | 25% | 7.6% | 6.4% |
| Sallèles-d'Aude 3,179 · 12.2 mi | 45.8 | 23% | 9.3% | 6.1% |
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 Babeau-Bouldoux
What is the population of Babeau-Bouldoux?
309 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% more than in 2012 (290).
How old are Babeau-Bouldoux’s residents?
The median age is 54.6, older than 93% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Babeau-Bouldoux?
85, with occasional dwellings: 34% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Babeau-Bouldoux?
INSEE counts 26 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.4% of residents, and 21 foreign nationals (6.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Babeau-Bouldoux?
€22,520 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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