Half of Bethon is over 57.2, older than 97% of compared French towns
14% of households are couples with children; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. Census day 2023: 222 residents and 130 households in Bethon. Households in social housing account for 4.5%. At 4.8%, the share of flats is lower than in 96% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Marne 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 Bethon
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 19 second homes and occasional dwellings in Bethon, 12% of its 160 homes: higher than in 89% of compared French towns. 95% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Bethon had 287 residents at the 2012 census and 222 in 2023, down 23%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Bethon’s residents are under 57.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 13% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
47% of Bethon’s households are one person: higher than in 89% of compared French towns; 27% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
12% of homes are second homes, more than in 89% 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
10% of homes stand empty (typical compared French town: 6.7%). Put another way, about one in 16: 6.4% of households have no car. As a yardstick, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Since 2012, Bethon has changed by −23%, slower than 99% 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
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Marne town −2%.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns, at 4.9%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Bethon 57.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 22% in the typical compared French town, 33% of residents are 65 or over here. Measured more widely, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
47% of households are one person living alone, a share 89% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 Marne median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 1.8 people on average. Bethon has fewer single-parent households than 83% of compared French towns, at 7.7%. As a reference point, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
A median of €32,280 a year per consumption unit
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 €32,280 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 92% of compared French towns.
Bethon ranks below 79% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 27%
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
On the census count, 15% of households are headed by a manual worker. Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 55% of compared French towns. For comparison, 32% 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).
In Bethon, 2.6% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 86% 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.
Here 2.5% of residents are foreign nationals, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. To put it in context, 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.
Married residents: 47%, a higher share than 79% 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
Across Bethon, 24% of residents 15 and over are single. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Adults with no qualification: 25%, a higher share than 77% 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: 26% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (222 to 2,582 people), the 5th 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).
No nearby town is as old as Bethon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethon | 57.2 | 33% | 12% | 2.6% |
| Villenauxe-la-Grande 2,605 · 3 mi | 41.3 | 22% | 3.5% | 9.4% |
| Romilly-sur-Seine 14,959 · 8.6 mi | 42.8 | 23% | 2.7% | 17% |
| Sézanne 4,576 · 9 mi | 50.7 | 30% | 3% | 8.3% |
| Nogent-sur-Seine 5,537 · 9.6 mi | 42.5 | 22% | 6.5% | 13% |
| Provins 11,632 · 15 mi | 41.9 | 22% | 2.5% | 17% |
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 Bethon
What is the population of Bethon?
222 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 23% fewer than in 2012 (287).
How old are Bethon’s residents?
The median age is 57.2, older than 97% of compared French towns. 11% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bethon?
19, with occasional dwellings: 12% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bethon?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.6% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (2.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bethon?
€32,280 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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