3.6% of households are single parents, below 99% of compared French towns
Just over a quarter of households are headed by a manual worker (typical compared French town: 14%). Bellencombre counted 564 residents and 270 households at the 2023 Census. The share of second homes stands at 6.1%. Higher than in 66% of compared French towns: 16% of households rent social housing (HLM).
Throughout this page, the Seine-Maritime 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 Bellencombre
Fewer residents than in 2012
Bellencombre had 692 residents at the 2012 census and 564 in 2023, down 18%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 37 homes empty (11%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−18% since 2012, a pace below 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
The median Seine-Maritime town changed ±0% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −2% and the next six −17%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 20% in Bellencombre, less than in 63% 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
■ Bellencombre 43.8. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 43.8, Bellencombre is younger than 52% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 11%.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Above 72% of compared French towns: 29% of households are couples with children
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 Seine-Maritime median and the France median
Living alone · share
Set against 35% in the typical compared French town, nearly two in five households are one person living alone in Bellencombre. Households here average 2.1 people each. The benchmark for couples with children in the typical compared French town: 25%.
Bellencombre: 11% of homes stand empty, above 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
Where 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town, Bellencombre has 11%. For empty homes, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 6.7%. The census found that 13% of households have no car in the town.
Median living standard: €23,210 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 median standard of living in Bellencombre is €23,210 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 80% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a manager or professional than 85% of compared French towns: 5%
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
Against a figure of 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Bellencombre comes in at 29%. By way of comparison, 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).
In Bellencombre, 0.8% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 99% 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.
Set against 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 0.5% of residents are foreign nationals in Bellencombre. By way of 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.
Bellencombre sits below 62% of compared French towns for married residents (41%)
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
About one in four: that is how common single residents are in Bellencombre (24%). For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Graduates of higher education make up 16% in Bellencombre, less than in 94% 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
The figure for adults with no qualification is 31% in Bellencombre and 19% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
16th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 564 to 2,582
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).
5 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Bellencombre
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellencombre | 43.8 | 20% | 6.1% | 0.8% |
| Val-de-Scie 2,530 · 4.8 mi | 42.1 | 22% | 3.6% | 1.3% |
| Neufchâtel-en-Bray 4,662 · 9.7 mi | 51.7 | 34% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Buchy 2,815 · 10.4 mi | 45.9 | 25% | 1.8% | 0.9% |
| Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont 3,665 · 11.5 mi | 49.2 | 29% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Quincampoix 3,103 · 13.2 mi | 49.7 | 24% | 0.5% | 2% |
| Montville 4,625 · 13.2 mi | 45.9 | 24% | 1% | 1.8% |
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 Bellencombre
What is the population of Bellencombre?
564 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 18% fewer than in 2012 (692).
How old are Bellencombre’s residents?
The median age is 43.8, younger than 52% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bellencombre?
20, with occasional dwellings: 6.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bellencombre?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.8% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (0.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bellencombre?
€23,210 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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