Second homes make up 41% in Bouan, more than in 96% of compared French towns
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 2.3% of residents are 15 to 24, or about one in 43. Set against 9.4% in the typical compared French town, a third of households are headed by a manager or professional in Bouan.
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 Bouan
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 18 second homes and occasional dwellings in Bouan, 41% of its 44 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Many people living alone
50% of Bouan’s households are one person: higher than in 94% of compared French towns; 31% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
An older town
Half of Bouan’s residents are under 51.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 37% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Only 6.5% of homes are flats in Bouan
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
13% of households arrived within the last two years, while 13% have stayed 30 years or more. Few places have so few households in social housing: 4.2% here, fewer than in 90% of compared French towns. By its share of households without a car (8.3%), Bouan is below 64% of compared French towns.
Bouan’s population changed by +14% since 2012, more than in 79% 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, +6% to 2017 and +8% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +2% in Ariège.
Bouan ranks above 96% of compared French towns on residents aged 65 and over: 37%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Bouan 51.8. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 51.8, Bouan is older than 88% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Bouan: 50% of households are one person living alone, above 94% 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
Couples with children make up 17%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for one-person households in the typical compared French town: 35%. A household here holds 1.8 people on average.
Bouan sits above 55% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (33%)
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 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For households headed by a retired person, the comparison 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).
0% of Bouan’s residents are immigrants
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.
Immigrants are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Bouan ranks above 81% of compared French towns on single residents: 31%
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 trails three quarters of compared French towns: 39%. As a reference point, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
5.7% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 99% 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
Bouan has fewer graduates of higher education than 55% of compared French towns, at 29%. Adults with no qualification: 19% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
41 French towns of 41 to 2,582 people: this is the 9th 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.
Median age: 1 of the 4 towns around Bouan are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouan | 51.8 | 37% | 41% | 0% |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège 3,085 · 4 mi | 51.4 | 32% | 8% | 18% |
| Foix 9,934 · 11.5 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 7.6% | 15% |
| Lavelanet 5,987 · 13.7 mi | 54.4 | 33% | 12% | 14% |
| Varilhes 3,487 · 17.2 mi | 46.7 | 26% | 3.7% | 4.1% |
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 Bouan
What is the population of Bouan?
41 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% more than in 2012 (36).
How old are Bouan’s residents?
The median age is 51.8, older than 88% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 37% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bouan?
18, with occasional dwellings: 41% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bouan?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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