A lower share of flats than 99% of compared French towns, at 2.8%
Households headed by a manager or professional: 5.5%, below 80% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Beaurainville was home to 2,014 people in 900 households. On the census count, nearly one in ten homes are second homes. Half of the town’s residents are over 46, older than in 64% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Pas-de-Calais 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.
Beaurainville’s population moved +2% on 2012, less than in 62% 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 years 2012 to 2017 brought +6%; 2017 to 2023, −4%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Pas-de-Calais town −1%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 66% of compared French towns: 25%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Beaurainville 46. The median compared French town: 44.
In Beaurainville, just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24. Set beside that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of single-parent households than 69% of compared French towns: 8.8%
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 Pas-de-Calais median and the France median
Living alone · share
Compared with 35% in the typical compared French town, a third of households are one person living alone here. Households here average 2.2 people each. To put it in context, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
In Beaurainville, 9% of homes stand empty, more than in 73% 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 households moved in less than two years ago; 27% have been in their home 30 years or more. As a yardstick, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Car-free households: one in eight, where the median compared French town has 11%.
The median resident lives on €22,860 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 median standard of living in Beaurainville is €22,860 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 83% of compared French towns.
Beaurainville ranks above 89% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 22%
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
34% of households are headed by a retired person, against 32% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 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).
1.2% of residents are immigrants, below 98% 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 share of foreign nationals trails 96% of compared French towns: 0.9%. The median compared commune in Pas-de-Calais has 1.7%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 98% of compared French towns. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A lower share of single residents than 73% of compared French towns, at 23%
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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 45% in Beaurainville. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
17% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 92% 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
Against a figure of 19% in the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification in Beaurainville comes in at 28%. Measured more widely, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 19th 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.
5 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Beaurainville
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaurainville | 46 | 25% | 8.2% | 1.2% |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt 4,480 · 7 mi | 52.1 | 33% | 3.5% | 2.4% |
| Verton 2,571 · 11.3 mi | 47.1 | 23% | 13% | 1.5% |
| Rang-du-Fliers 4,297 · 11.8 mi | 49.3 | 27% | 7.5% | 2.6% |
| Étaples 10,710 · 13.1 mi | 43.6 | 22% | 7% | 1.3% |
| Merlimont 3,342 · 13.2 mi | 54.8 | 34% | 67% | 2% |
| Cucq 5,129 · 13.4 mi | 56.1 | 35% | 59% | 1.7% |
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 Beaurainville
What is the population of Beaurainville?
2,014 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% more than in 2012 (1,980).
How old are Beaurainville’s residents?
The median age is 46, older than 64% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Beaurainville?
89, with occasional dwellings: 8.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Beaurainville?
INSEE counts 24 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.2% of residents, and 18 foreign nationals (0.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Beaurainville?
€22,860 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).
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