Younger than 97% of compared French towns: half of Bezons is under 34.6
14% of households are single parents (typical compared French town: 10%). Bezons’s 14,690 households held 36,434 residents at the 2023 Census. Here, 18% of households are headed by a retired person. On flats, Bezons sits higher than 92% of compared French towns: 74%.
Throughout this page, the Val-d'Oise 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 Bezons
Immigrants
INSEE counts 12,000 immigrants in Bezons (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 33% of residents, against 16% for the median compared commune in Val-d'Oise. 25% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
A young town
Half of Bezons’ residents are under 34.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 22% are under 15 and 12% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Growing fast
Bezons had 28,172 residents at the 2012 census and 36,434 in 2023, up 29%: faster growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Social housing
33% of households rent from a social landlord (HLM), 24% rent privately and 42% own their home. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Bezons grew +29% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 96% 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 +4%; from 2017 to 2023, +24%. Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Val-d'Oise town +8%.
Fewer residents aged 65 and over than 97% of compared French towns: 12%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Bezons 34.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 12% of residents are 15 to 24 here. Across the comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
More couples with children than 81% of compared French towns: 31%
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 Val-d'Oise median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2.5 people in the average household. Couples with children make up 25% in the typical compared French town. One-person households are rarer here than in three fifths of compared French towns.
Bezons ranks above 95% of compared French towns on households without a car: 29%
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
In the typical compared French town, 2.1% of homes are second homes; in Bezons, 0.8%. 33% of households rent social housing (HLM), more than in 95% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for households without a car is 11% in the typical compared French town. For Bezons, the census puts empty homes at 8.2%.
At the median, €23,780 a year to live on
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.
At €23,780 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 74% of compared French towns. The poverty rate is 23.4%.
24% of households are headed by a manager or professional, a share 93% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
At 14%, the share of households headed by a manual worker is lower than in just over half of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, households headed by a manager or professional come to 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 33% in Bezons, more 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.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 25% of residents are foreign nationals here. In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
34% of residents 15 and over are single, more than in 90% 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
Across Bezons, 43% of residents 15 and over are married. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Bezons ranks above 73% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 37%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%; Bezons has 24%. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 7th youngest 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 29.9 in Saint-Martin-d'Hères to 58.9 in Saint-Raphaël.
No nearby town is as young as Bezons
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bezons | 34.6 | 12% | 0.8% | 33% |
| Houilles 33,983 · 1.2 mi | 38.5 | 15% | 1.6% | 18% |
| Colombes 91,053 · 1.7 mi | 36 | 13% | 1.6% | 24% |
| Argenteuil 106,130 · 1.8 mi | 36.4 | 14% | 0.9% | 32% |
| Sartrouville 52,763 · 1.8 mi | 38.5 | 15% | 0.9% | 24% |
| Carrières-sur-Seine 14,791 · 2 mi | 38.7 | 13% | 4.8% | 16% |
| La Garenne-Colombes 30,197 · 2.2 mi | 37.9 | 14% | 2.4% | 17% |
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 Bezons
What is the population of Bezons?
36,434 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 29% more than in 2012 (28,172).
How old are Bezons’ residents?
The median age is 34.6, younger than 97% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 12% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bezons?
130, with occasional dwellings: 0.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bezons?
INSEE counts 12,010 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 33% of residents, and 9,240 foreign nationals (25%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bezons?
€23,780 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 23.4% 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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