1.4% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
In Bellancourt, just over a fifth of households are one person living alone, beside 35% in the typical compared French town. By contrast, half of the town’s residents are over 50.6, older than in 85% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 494, in 210 households. Put another way, about one in 24: 4.2% of households have no car.
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.
From 2012 to 2023, 82% of compared French towns grew faster than Bellancourt: −3%
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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved +1%, then −4% to 2023.
Residents aged 65 and over: 28%, a higher share than 79% 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
■ Bellancourt 50.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Bellancourt sits close to the norm on residents aged 15 to 24: 11%, about the same as in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 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: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
In Bellancourt, 4.7% of households are single parents, fewer than in 99% 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
There are 2.4 people in the average household. As a yardstick, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, couples with children are common here: 33%, more than in 87% of compared French towns.
Bellancourt sits below 92% of compared French towns for empty homes (3.5%)
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
3.8% of households moved in less than two years ago; 29% have been in their home 30 years or more. In the typical compared French town, empty homes come to 6.7%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At 1.5%, second homes sit close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
€29,200 a year: the median standard of living
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 €29,200 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 80% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a manager or professional than 76% of compared French towns: 15%
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
17% of households are headed by a manual worker (typical compared French town: 14%). Census figures put households headed by a retired person at 35% in Bellancourt. Typically, 9.4% of 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).
Immigrants: 0.6%, a lower share than 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.
The median compared commune in Somme has 2.5%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 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.
A larger share of married residents than 99% of compared French towns: 57%
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
By its share of single residents (21%), Bellancourt is below 86% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, married residents come to 43%.
In Bellancourt, 33% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, more than in 59% 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
18% of adults out of school have no qualification. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 12th 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.
Bellancourt sits below 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellancourt | 50.6 | 28% | 1.5% | 0.6% |
| Abbeville 22,395 · 3.4 mi | 47.1 | 25% | 1.5% | 2.7% |
| Flixecourt 3,221 · 9.3 mi | 43.5 | 22% | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| Auxi-le-Château 2,547 · 13.3 mi | 50.3 | 31% | 3.5% | 1.4% |
| Friville-Escarbotin 4,306 · 16.1 mi | 47.5 | 26% | 2.8% | 1.7% |
| Rue 2,987 · 16.4 mi | 53.8 | 35% | 11% | 1.3% |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle 2,819 · 16.8 mi | 51.1 | 30% | 1.8% | 2% |
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 Bellancourt
What is the population of Bellancourt?
494 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (510).
How old are Bellancourt’s residents?
The median age is 50.6, older than 85% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bellancourt?
3, with occasional dwellings: 1.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bellancourt?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.6% 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 Bellancourt?
€29,200 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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