Below 99% of compared French towns: 3.7% of residents are 15 to 24
1.9% of homes are flats; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. Bioussac has fewer households headed by a manual worker than 79% of compared French towns, at 9.6%. The 2023 Census counted 206 residents in 100 households. In Bioussac, two in five households are one person living alone.
Throughout this page, the Charente 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 Bioussac
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 30 second homes and occasional dwellings in Bioussac, 19% of its 160 homes: higher than in 93% 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 ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Bioussac had 225 residents at the 2012 census and 206 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 95% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Bioussac’s residents are under 52.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.1% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 24 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 93% of compared French towns: 19% of homes 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. The census found that 15% of homes stand empty in Bioussac. Car-free households: one in 10, where the median compared French town has 11%.
Bioussac changed by −8% from 2012 to 2023, behind 95% 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
The years 2012 to 2017 brought +1%; 2017 to 2023, −9%.
A median age of 52.9: Bioussac is older than 91% 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
■ Bioussac 52.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 32%, against 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of couples with children than 57% of compared French towns: 27%
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 Charente median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2 people on average. One in ten households are single parents, fewer than in 58% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €22,120 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.
At €22,120 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 88% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 5% in Bioussac, less than in 86% 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 retired person make up 29%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
7.9% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 74% 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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%; Bioussac has 8.3%. That is higher than in 62% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Charente has 4.8%. Across the comparison, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
A smaller share of single residents than 84% of compared French towns: 21%
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
Where 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, Bioussac has 45%. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
A larger share of adults with no qualification than 70% of compared French towns: 23%
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
25% of Bioussac’s residents 15 and over who have left education hold a higher-education diploma, against 30% in the median compared French town; 23% have no diploma (19%).
41 French towns of 206 to 2,582 people: this is the 8th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
A younger town than 2 of the 3 around it: Bioussac
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bioussac | 52.9 | 32% | 19% | 8.3% |
| Ruffec 3,449 · 3.3 mi | 55.8 | 37% | 4.9% | 10% |
| Civray 2,522 · 7.8 mi | 61 | 43% | 8.7% | 5.1% |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure 3,111 · 16.9 mi | 52 | 32% | 2.5% | 4.7% |
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 Bioussac
What is the population of Bioussac?
206 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (225).
How old are Bioussac’s residents?
The median age is 52.9, older than 91% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bioussac?
30, with occasional dwellings: 19% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bioussac?
INSEE counts 17 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.3% of residents, and 16 foreign nationals (7.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bioussac?
€22,120 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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