Flats: 0.9%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24; in Ourouer-les-Bourdelins, 7.4%. Census day 2023: 603 residents and 290 households in the town. Households headed by a manager or professional make up about one in 29 here (3.5%). 2.4% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 96% of compared French towns.
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 Ourouer-les-Bourdelins
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 92 second homes and occasional dwellings in Ourouer-les-Bourdelins, 21% of its 430 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
Ourouer-les-Bourdelins had 647 residents at the 2012 census and 603 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 51 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.
Second homes: 21%, a higher share than 93% of compared French towns
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
Some 8.6% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 27% who have been there 30 years or more. Census figures put empty homes at 12% in Ourouer-les-Bourdelins. Households without a car are more common here than in 64% of compared French towns. Against that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Ourouer-les-Bourdelins changed by −7% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 93% 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 median Cher town changed −4% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −5% and the next six −2%.
Half of Ourouer-les-Bourdelins is over 48, older than 74% 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
■ Ourouer-les-Bourdelins 48. The median compared French town: 44.
27% of residents are 65 or over, against 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Ourouer-les-Bourdelins sits above 69% of compared French towns for one-person households (40%)
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
There are 2.1 people in the average household. Set beside that, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children in Ourouer-les-Bourdelins comes in at 24%.
A typical living standard of €22,150 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €22,150 a year: lower than in 88% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 78% of compared French towns, at 38%
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 make up about one in seven here (14%). 3.5% of Ourouer-les-Bourdelins’ households are headed by a manager or professional, against 9.4% in the median compared French town; 38% by a retired person (32%).
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 79% of compared French towns, at 3.3%
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 figure for foreign nationals is 3% in Ourouer-les-Bourdelins and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 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.
Ourouer-les-Bourdelins ranks below 86% of compared French towns on single residents: 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
Married residents: 37% here and 43% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 81% of compared French towns: 21%
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
With adults with no qualification at 23%, Ourouer-les-Bourdelins is ahead of 68% of compared French towns on that count. The benchmark for graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town: 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (603 to 2,582 people), the 15th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Nearby, 5 of 6 towns have older populations than Ourouer-les-Bourdelins
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ourouer-les-Bourdelins | 48 | 27% | 21% | 3.3% |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois 3,151 · 7.8 mi | 51.2 | 32% | 6.8% | 1.9% |
| Sancoins 2,951 · 9.3 mi | 57.4 | 36% | 5.9% | 2% |
| Avord 2,909 · 10.2 mi | 32.5 | 11% | 0.9% | 3.7% |
| Dun-sur-Auron 3,524 · 10.8 mi | 53.2 | 32% | 3.2% | 2.4% |
| Marzy 3,623 · 14.7 mi | 49.1 | 25% | 1.5% | 4.5% |
| Fourchambault 3,992 · 15.2 mi | 49.3 | 27% | 1.2% | 6.3% |
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 Ourouer-les-Bourdelins
What is the population of Ourouer-les-Bourdelins?
603 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (647).
How old are Ourouer-les-Bourdelins’ residents?
The median age is 48, older than 74% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ourouer-les-Bourdelins?
92, with occasional dwellings: 21% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ourouer-les-Bourdelins?
INSEE counts 20 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.3% of residents, and 18 foreign nationals (3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Ourouer-les-Bourdelins?
€22,150 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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