Bordes-Uchentein is older than 95% of compared French towns: a median age of 55.9
In the typical compared French town, 25% of households are couples with children; in Bordes-Uchentein, 13%. This Ariège town had 219 residents in 130 households at the 2023 Census. About one in 27: that is how common flats are in Bordes-Uchentein (3.7%). Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Ariège 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 Bordes-Uchentein
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 240 second homes and occasional dwellings in Bordes-Uchentein, 58% of its 420 homes: higher than in 98% of compared French towns. 99% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Bordes-Uchentein’s residents are under 55.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
49% of Bordes-Uchentein’s households are one person: higher than in 92% of compared French towns; 34% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 48 homes empty (11%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
58% of homes in Bordes-Uchentein 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
By its share of empty homes (11%), Bordes-Uchentein is above 86% of compared French towns. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 12% of households have no car, or about one in eight.
From 2012 to 2023, Bordes-Uchentein outgrew 80% of compared French towns: +14%
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
Over those years, the median Ariège town changed +2% and the median compared French town +5%. Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −9%, then +26% to 2023.
7.2% of residents are 15 to 24, below 96% 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
■ Bordes-Uchentein 55.9. The median compared French town: 44.
35% of residents are 65 or over (typical compared French town: 22%). As a yardstick, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
In Bordes-Uchentein, 4.2% 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 Ariège median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 1.7 people. In the typical compared French town, 10% of households are single parents. One-person households: nearly half of the total.
€20,080 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 median standard of living in Bordes-Uchentein is €20,080 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 96% of compared French towns.
49% of households are headed by a retired person, a share 97% 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
Households headed by a manual worker: 8.5%, below 85% of compared French towns. The share of households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Bordes-Uchentein, 6.9% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 69% 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.
That is higher than in 55% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Ariège has 9.1%. Typically, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. About one in 14: that is how common immigrants are in Bordes-Uchentein (7.3%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A lower share of married residents than 83% of compared French towns, at 37%
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
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in Bordes-Uchentein comes in at 27%. Measured more widely, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 70% of compared French towns, at 25%
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
Census figures put adults with no qualification at 19% in Bordes-Uchentein. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 219 to 2,582 people: this is the 5th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Bordes-Uchentein and the towns around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordes-Uchentein | 55.9 | 35% | 58% | 7.3% |
| Saint-Girons 6,008 · 8.6 mi | 51.9 | 33% | 6.7% | 9.1% |
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 Bordes-Uchentein
What is the population of Bordes-Uchentein?
219 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% more than in 2012 (192).
How old are Bordes-Uchentein’s residents?
The median age is 55.9, older than 95% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bordes-Uchentein?
240, with occasional dwellings: 58% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bordes-Uchentein?
INSEE counts 16 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.3% of residents, and 15 foreign nationals (6.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bordes-Uchentein?
€20,080 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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