A higher share of couples with children than 93% of compared French towns, at 35%
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 215 residents in 85 households: that is Beaumetz at the 2023 Census. Census figures put second homes at 5.1% locally. In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over; here, 27%.
Throughout this page, the Somme 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 Beaumetz
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 5.9% single parents with children; 16% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Beaumetz had 230 residents at the 2012 census and 215 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A −7% change since 2012: slower than 92% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the change was −2%; from 2017 to 2023, −5%.
Older than 76% of compared French towns: half of Beaumetz is over 48.4
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Beaumetz 48.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 13%, above 87% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
24% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 97% 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 Somme median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2.5 people on average. 5.9% of households are single parents, fewer than in 96% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Empty homes: 9.1%, a higher share than 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. In Beaumetz, 8.2% of households have no car. One household in 12 has no car (median compared French town: 11%).
Half of residents have a standard of living above €24,110 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 €24,110 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 70% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person: 35%, a higher share than 65% of compared French towns
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
In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker; in Beaumetz, 12%. To put it in context, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Beaumetz sits below 99% of compared French towns for immigrants (0.9%)
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.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Beaumetz ranks above 91% of compared French towns on married residents: 50%
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
The share of single residents is 20%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification make up 29% in Beaumetz, more than in 89% 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 share of graduates of higher education is 25%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification.
Ranked by age, 15th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 2 are older than Beaumetz
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumetz | 48.4 | 27% | 5.1% | 0.9% |
| Auxi-le-Château 2,547 · 6.2 mi | 50.3 | 31% | 3.5% | 1.4% |
| Flixecourt 3,221 · 9 mi | 43.5 | 22% | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| Doullens 5,751 · 9.9 mi | 45.7 | 25% | 1.9% | 4.1% |
| Frévent 3,259 · 11.9 mi | 49 | 27% | 1.7% | 1% |
| Abbeville 22,395 · 12.8 mi | 47.1 | 25% | 1.5% | 2.7% |
| Ailly-sur-Somme 3,003 · 15.2 mi | 47.3 | 25% | 0.6% | 2.3% |
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 Beaumetz
What is the population of Beaumetz?
215 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (230).
How old are Beaumetz’s residents?
The median age is 48.4, older than 76% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Beaumetz?
5, with occasional dwellings: 5.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Beaumetz?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.9% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Beaumetz?
€24,110 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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