Older than 96% of compared French towns: half of Louroux-de-Bouble is over 57.1
53% of households are headed by a retired person (typical compared French town: 32%). Fewer flats than in 98% of compared French towns: 3.1%. Louroux-de-Bouble had 226 residents in 120 households at the 2023 Census. Couples with children make up about one in five here (19%).
Throughout this page, the Allier 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 Louroux-de-Bouble
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 79 second homes and occasional dwellings in Louroux-de-Bouble, 35% of its 230 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 96% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Louroux-de-Bouble had 268 residents at the 2012 census and 226 in 2023, down 16%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Louroux-de-Bouble’s residents are under 57.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 12% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 29 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
35% of homes in Louroux-de-Bouble are second homes
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
The share of empty homes is 13%, against 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. In Louroux-de-Bouble, 4.3% of households rent social housing (HLM). More households without a car than in 53% of compared French towns: 11%.
−16% 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
In two steps, −11% to 2017 and −5% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −1% in Allier.
Residents aged 65 and over: 35%, a higher share than 94% 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
■ Louroux-de-Bouble 57.1. The median compared French town: 44.
8.5% of residents are 15 to 24 (typical compared French town: 11%). By way of comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
In Louroux-de-Bouble, 45% of households are one person living alone, more than in 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 Allier median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. On average, 1.9 people share a household. Typically, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Median standard of living: €23,510 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €23,510 a year: lower than in 77% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker: 12%, a lower share than 66% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The benchmark for households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town: 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
4.9% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 56% 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.
About one in 15: that is how common immigrants are in Louroux-de-Bouble (6.7%). That is higher than in 51% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Allier has 4.6%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
21% of residents 15 and over are single, below 86% 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 share of married residents is 45%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 96% of compared French towns: 16%
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
Just over a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification, against 19% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town: 30%.
5th highest median age among 41 French towns of 226 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Every neighbor is younger than Louroux-de-Bouble
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louroux-de-Bouble | 57.1 | 35% | 35% | 6.7% |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines 3,480 · 8.1 mi | 53.4 | 32% | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| Commentry 6,017 · 12.1 mi | 53.8 | 33% | 2.4% | 4.6% |
| Gannat 5,610 · 13.6 mi | 48.6 | 28% | 2.9% | 3.9% |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule 4,884 · 16 mi | 50.6 | 31% | 3.1% | 2% |
| Aigueperse 2,665 · 17.6 mi | 49.3 | 29% | 1.4% | 5.6% |
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 Louroux-de-Bouble
What is the population of Louroux-de-Bouble?
226 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 16% fewer than in 2012 (268).
How old are Louroux-de-Bouble’s residents?
The median age is 57.1, older than 96% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Louroux-de-Bouble?
79, with occasional dwellings: 35% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Louroux-de-Bouble?
INSEE counts 15 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.7% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (4.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Louroux-de-Bouble?
€23,510 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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