Le Ménil-Bérard is older than 93% of compared French towns: a median age of 54
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. There were 32 households in Le Ménil-Bérard at the 2023 Census, home to 67 residents. Locally, 14% of households are couples with children. With households headed by a retired person at 43%, Le Ménil-Bérard is ahead of 90% of compared French towns on that count.
Throughout this page, the Orne 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 Le Ménil-Bérard
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 9 second homes and occasional dwellings in Le Ménil-Bérard, 19% of its 45 homes: higher than in 93% 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 Le Ménil-Bérard’s residents are under 54 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 4.5% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Le Ménil-Bérard had 71 residents at the 2012 census and 67 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 90% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes: 19%, a higher share than 93% 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
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 8.6% of homes stand empty, or about one in 12. Second homes: 2.1% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
−6% since 2012: slower than 90% 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, −5% in Orne.
Le Ménil-Bérard ranks below 95% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 7.6%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Le Ménil-Bérard 54. The median compared French town: 44.
33% of residents are 65 or over; in the typical compared French town the figure is 22%. Against that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
One-person households: 29%, a lower share than 83% 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 Orne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households average 2.1 people. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. One-person households: 35% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
The largest group of households: retired (43%)
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. The census found that 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in Le Ménil-Bérard.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 3% in Le Ménil-Bérard, less than in 82% 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.
The median compared commune in Orne has 4.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 82% of compared French towns. For comparison, 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: 17%, a lower share than 99% 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
In the typical compared French town, 43% of residents 15 and over are married; in Le Ménil-Bérard, 54%. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
28% of adults out of school have no qualification, a share 86% of compared French towns don’t reach
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, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%; Le Ménil-Bérard has 24%. As a yardstick, nearly a fifth 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Le Ménil-Bérard sits below 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Ménil-Bérard | 54 | 33% | 19% | 3% |
| L'Aigle 7,663 · 6.5 mi | 47.4 | 28% | 2.7% | 11% |
| Tourouvre au Perche 2,955 · 9.5 mi | 52.2 | 31% | 21% | 2.6% |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche 2,938 · 10 mi | 49.4 | 27% | 17% | 3% |
| Mortagne-au-Perche 3,898 · 13 mi | 50 | 32% | 5.9% | 5.1% |
| Sées 4,168 · 16.9 mi | 51.8 | 33% | 2.9% | 1.9% |
| Longny les Villages 2,811 · 17 mi | 56.4 | 35% | 24% | 2.8% |
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 Le Ménil-Bérard
What is the population of Le Ménil-Bérard?
67 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (71).
How old are Le Ménil-Bérard’s residents?
The median age is 54, older than 93% of compared French towns. 11% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Le Ménil-Bérard?
9, with occasional dwellings: 19% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Le Ménil-Bérard?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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