Couples with children make up 39% in Brécy, more than in 99% of compared French towns
The share of households without a car is 1.3%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Locally, 0.9% of homes are flats. The median age in Brécy is 39.7, lower than in just over four fifths of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Brécy was home to 927 people in 380 households.
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 Brécy
A town of families
39% of households are couples with children and 3.9% single parents with children; 22% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Brécy has grown +7%, faster than 58% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the change was +17%; from 2017 to 2023, −8%. Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Cher town −4%.
16% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 87% 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
■ Brécy 39.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 8.7%, below 85% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households: 3.9%, a lower share than 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 Cher median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 2.4 people on average. Just over a quarter of households are one person living alone, a lower share than in 91% of compared French towns. On average, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
Fewer households in social housing than 97% of compared French towns: 2.1%
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
Second homes: 4.4% here and 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Households that moved in under two years ago: 8.4%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 22%. On empty homes, Brécy sits lower than 56% of compared French towns: 6.3%. Across the comparison, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €26,300 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 residents live in households above €26,300 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 54% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person: 25%, a lower share than 83% 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
Against a figure of 9.4% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional in Brécy comes in at 12%. In the typical compared French town, 32% of households are headed by a retired person. Households headed by a manual worker make up about one in seven here (14%).
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 96% of compared French towns: 1.5%
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.
Foreign nationals make up 0.9%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 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.
A smaller share of single residents than 93% of compared French towns: 20%
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
46% of residents 15 and over are married and 10% in a PACS, against 43% and 6.1% in the median compared French town; 6.5% are widowed. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification make up 15% in Brécy, less than in 72% 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
For Brécy, the census puts graduates of higher education at 29%. In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%.
The 2nd youngest of 41 French towns of 927 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Around Brécy, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brécy | 39.7 | 16% | 4.4% | 1.5% |
| Avord 2,909 · 6.2 mi | 32.5 | 11% | 0.9% | 3.7% |
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy 4,779 · 7.2 mi | 48.6 | 28% | 0.9% | 4.8% |
| Bourges 64,186 · 11.2 mi | 42.4 | 23% | 3.2% | 11% |
| Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny 2,546 · 11.9 mi | 41 | 18% | 2.4% | 3.5% |
| Saint-Doulchard 9,647 · 12.5 mi | 51.4 | 29% | 0.8% | 7% |
| Trouy 4,055 · 13.9 mi | 49.2 | 25% | 1% | 3.2% |
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 Brécy
What is the population of Brécy?
927 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% more than in 2012 (868).
How old are Brécy’s residents?
The median age is 39.7, younger than 81% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Brécy?
19, with occasional dwellings: 4.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Brécy?
INSEE counts 14 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.5% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (0.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Brécy?
€26,300 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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