5.3% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM); in Boisset, 2%. Households headed by a manager or professional make up about one in 20 here (4.9%). 4.1% of homes are flats, fewer than in 97% of compared French towns. The town had 665 residents in 300 households at the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Cantal 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 Boisset
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 120 second homes and occasional dwellings in Boisset, 25% of its 470 homes: higher than in 94% 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Boisset’s residents are under 51.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.1% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Boisset sits above 94% of compared French towns for second homes (25%)
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
Here 4.9% of households have no car, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 11%. 9.4% of homes stand empty, a higher share than in 75% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Faster growth than 70% of compared French towns: Boisset changed by +10% since 2012
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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −3% for the median Cantal town, the change came in two steps: +4% from 2012 to 2017, then +6% to 2023.
Older than 88% of compared French towns: half of Boisset is over 51.9
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Boisset 51.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 30% here and 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households make up 4.9% in Boisset, less 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 Cantal median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 2.1 people each. Compared with other places, couples with children are scarce here: 21%, fewer than in 68% of compared French towns. Single-parent households make up 10% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%; Boisset has 38%.
Median living standard: €21,760 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.
Half of Boisset’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €21,760 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 90% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 92% of compared French towns, at 44%
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: 11% here and 14% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Boisset ranks below 94% of compared French towns on immigrants: 1.8%
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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Boisset has 0.6%. Elsewhere, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 70% of compared French towns: 23% of residents 15 and over are single
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
For Boisset, the census puts married residents at 43%. In the typical compared French town, 25% of residents 15 and over are single.
Below 91% of compared French towns: 18% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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
Here 29% of adults out of school have no qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 19%. As a yardstick, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 9th oldest 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 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Around Boisset, 1 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boisset | 51.9 | 30% | 25% | 1.8% |
| Ytrac 4,339 · 10.5 mi | 48.3 | 25% | 3.1% | 1.8% |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère 6,361 · 12.9 mi | 49.8 | 26% | 4.4% | 2% |
| Aurillac 26,214 · 13.2 mi | 48.4 | 28% | 4.6% | 6.7% |
| Decazeville 5,020 · 15.2 mi | 53.8 | 35% | 3.1% | 9.4% |
| Figeac 9,793 · 16.2 mi | 48.2 | 29% | 4.3% | 8.7% |
| Capdenac-Gare 4,440 · 17 mi | 51.4 | 30% | 5.9% | 7.9% |
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 Boisset
What is the population of Boisset?
665 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% more than in 2012 (604).
How old are Boisset’s residents?
The median age is 51.9, older than 88% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Boisset?
120, with occasional dwellings: 25% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Boisset?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.8% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (0.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Boisset?
€21,760 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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