In Bannay, 1.9% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
Households in social housing make up 0.5%, against 12% in the typical compared French town. Census day 2023: 845 residents and 410 households in Bannay. 2.5% of households are headed by a manager or professional. On households without a car, Bannay sits lower than 98% of compared French towns: 3.2%.
Throughout this page, the Cher 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 Bannay
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 61 second homes and occasional dwellings in Bannay, 11% of its 530 homes: higher than in 89% of compared French towns. 98% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Empty homes
The census found 64 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A town of second homes: 11% of its 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
23% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 6.6% moved in within the last two years. Empty homes are more common here than in 88% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Bannay changed by +4% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 54% 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 −7% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −4% in Cher.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 95% of compared French towns: 7.6%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Bannay 49.7. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Bannay is 49.7, higher than in just over four fifths of compared French towns. The usual figure: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 29%.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
20% of households are couples with children, below 73% 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 Cher median and the France median
Living alone · share
In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%; Bannay has 8.7%. For Bannay, the census puts one-person households at 33%. The wider picture: a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
Standard of living at the median: €25,490 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 Bannay’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €25,490 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 55% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a manual worker than 87% of compared French towns, at 21%
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
For Bannay, the census puts households headed by a retired person at 33%. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 94% of compared French towns: 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.
The median compared commune in Cher has 4.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 94% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. 0.8% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Fewer single residents than 82% of compared French towns: 22%
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 stands at 44%. Against that, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education make up 23% in Bannay, less than in 77% 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
Adults with no qualification: 17% here and 19% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 14th oldest of 41 French towns of 845 to 2,582 people
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.
2 in 3 nearby towns have a higher median age than Bannay
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bannay | 49.7 | 29% | 11% | 1.8% |
| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire 9,733 · 2.5 mi | 54.4 | 36% | 8.3% | 6.7% |
| Châtillon-sur-Loire 3,065 · 14.6 mi | 48.6 | 27% | 11% | 2.7% |
| La Charité-sur-Loire 4,705 · 16.1 mi | 54 | 36% | 6.7% | 5.7% |
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 Bannay
What is the population of Bannay?
845 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (814).
How old are Bannay’s residents?
The median age is 49.7, older than 82% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bannay?
61, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bannay?
INSEE counts 15 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.8% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (0.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bannay?
€25,490 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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