In Brens, 0.1% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
Just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town, against 27% in Brens. The census found that 6.7% of homes are flats locally. Households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in 87% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 2,423 residents in 1,000 households.
Throughout this page, the Tarn 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.
Brens grew +9% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 66% 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 first five years brought +4%; the six to 2023, +5%.
20% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 62% 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
■ Brens 44.2. The median compared French town: 44.
11% of residents are 15 to 24, or about one in nine. The median age in Brens is 44.2, higher than in 51% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Brens: 32% of households are couples with children, above 84% 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 Tarn median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2.4 people share a household. For couples with children, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%. One in ten households are single parents, fewer than in 58% of compared French towns.
Fewer households without a car than 83% of compared French towns: 5.6%
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
Without a car: one household in 18, against 11% in the median compared French town. Census figures put second homes at 4.9% in Brens. Higher than in 76% of compared French towns: 9.6% of homes stand empty.
€26,920 a year is the median standard of living here
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 €26,920 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 60% of compared French towns. The share living below the poverty line is 9.0%.
Brens sits above 59% of compared French towns for households headed by a manager or professional (11%)
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
About one in three: that is how common households headed by a retired person are in Brens (33%). On average, 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).
3.8% of residents are immigrants, below 75% 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 Tarn has 6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 75% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Here, 2.2% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
22% of residents 15 and over are single, below 76% 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
The census found that 44% of residents 15 and over are married in Brens. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
15% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 75% 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
With graduates of higher education at 36%, Brens is ahead of 69% of compared French towns on that count. Adults with no qualification make up 19% in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 2,423 to 2,582 people, the 16th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
5 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Brens
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brens | 44.2 | 20% | 4.9% | 3.8% |
| Gaillac 16,162 · 1.6 mi | 45.7 | 27% | 2.9% | 11% |
| Marssac-sur-Tarn 3,518 · 5.9 mi | 46.9 | 26% | 3.5% | 4.7% |
| Lisle-sur-Tarn 4,939 · 6 mi | 46.6 | 25% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Graulhet 13,129 · 9.5 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 1.8% | 14% |
| Rabastens 5,867 · 10.6 mi | 45.7 | 23% | 4.8% | 5.1% |
| Coufouleux 3,057 · 11 mi | 41.8 | 19% | 1.8% | 4.4% |
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 Brens
What is the population of Brens?
2,423 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% more than in 2012 (2,223).
How old are Brens’ residents?
The median age is 44.2, older than 51% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Brens?
57, with occasional dwellings: 4.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Brens?
INSEE counts 92 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.8% of residents, and 53 foreign nationals (2.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Brens?
€26,920 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 9.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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