A higher share of couples with children than 95% of compared French towns, at 36%
Residents aged 15 to 24: 6.7% here and 11% in the typical compared French town. Census figures put households without a car at 2.9% in Beaulieu. Lower than in just over four fifths of compared French towns: 13% of homes are flats. The town’s 940 households held 2,264 residents at the 2023 Census.
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 Beaulieu
Growing fast
Beaulieu had 1,667 residents at the 2012 census and 2,264 in 2023, up 36%: faster growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 5.3% single parents with children; 22% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A growing town: +36% since 2012, faster than 98% 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 first five years brought +17%; the six to 2023, +16%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Hérault town +13%.
In Beaulieu, 19% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 70% 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
■ Beaulieu 42. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 42, Beaulieu is younger than nearly two thirds of compared French towns. As a reference point, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
In Beaulieu, 25% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 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 Hérault median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2.4 people on average. On average, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. 5.3% of households are single parents, fewer than in 98% of compared French towns.
5.2% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 85% 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
With empty homes at 5.1%, Beaulieu is behind 73% of compared French towns on that count. Few places have so few second homes: 2% here, fewer than in 51% of compared French towns. The usual figure: just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Turnover: 6.9% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 18% have lived in their home 30 years or more.
A median standard of living of €30,110 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €30,110 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 85% of compared French towns. Poverty touches 8.0% of residents.
More households headed by a manager or professional than 79% of compared French towns: 16%
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
By its share of households headed by a manual worker (11%), Beaulieu is below 70% of compared French towns. Here, 33% of households are headed by a retired person. The usual figure: nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Foreign nationals: 2.2%, a lower share than 76% 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 the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%; Beaulieu has 4.7%. The comparison figure for foreign nationals is 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Immigrants make up a share lower than in 66% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Hérault has 6.8%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Beaulieu ranks below 99% of compared French towns on single residents: 17%
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
In Beaulieu, 48% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 43% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification: 11%, a lower share than 93% 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
In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in Beaulieu, 46%. For adults with no qualification, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 19%.
Among 41 French towns of 2,264 to 2,582 people, the 8th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
A younger town than 2 of the 6 around it: Beaulieu
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaulieu | 42 | 19% | 2% | 4.7% |
| Restinclières 2,612 · 0.7 mi | 38 | 13% | 2.4% | 3.9% |
| Sussargues 2,840 · 1.5 mi | 46.7 | 23% | 3.8% | 3.9% |
| Saint-Drézéry 3,006 · 2.4 mi | 40.9 | 17% | 1.5% | 3.8% |
| Castries 6,883 · 3.9 mi | 43.4 | 21% | 3.6% | 5.7% |
| Saint-Brès 3,623 · 4.1 mi | 39.4 | 16% | 1% | 5% |
| Baillargues 7,829 · 4.7 mi | 40.5 | 19% | 2.8% | 7.5% |
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 Beaulieu
What is the population of Beaulieu?
2,264 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 36% more than in 2012 (1,667).
How old are Beaulieu’s residents?
The median age is 42, younger than 66% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Beaulieu?
20, with occasional dwellings: 2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Beaulieu?
INSEE counts 110 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.7% of residents, and 50 foreign nationals (2.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Beaulieu?
€30,110 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 8.0% 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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