Empty homes make up 20% in Bouhey, more than in 99% of compared French towns
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 6.4% of residents are 15 to 24 here. Few places have so few households without a car: 3.8% here, fewer than in 95% of compared French towns. Bouhey’s 29 households held 53 residents at the 2023 Census. The share of flats stands at 2.4%.
Throughout this page, the Côte-d'Or 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 Bouhey
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 8 second homes and occasional dwellings in Bouhey, 18% of its 47 homes: higher than in 92% 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 ↓
Growing fast
Bouhey had 40 residents at the 2012 census and 53 in 2023, up 33%: faster growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 9 homes empty (20%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Many people living alone
50% of Bouhey’s households are one person: higher than in 94% of compared French towns; 29% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes: 18%, a higher share than 92% 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 12% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 23% who have been there 30 years or more. In the typical compared French town, the share of second homes is 2.1%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
A growing town: +33% since 2012, faster than 97% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −5%, then +39% to 2023.
Bouhey is older than 88% of compared French towns: a median age of 51.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Bouhey 51.5. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 22%; Bouhey has 30%.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
50% of households are one person living alone, a share 94% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 Côte-d'Or median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. One-person households make up 35% in the typical compared French town. The census found that 17% of households are couples with children in Bouhey. The typical household size is 1.8 people.
33% of households are headed by a manual worker, a share 99% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Bouhey comes in at 33%. In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 0% of Bouhey’s residents
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 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 95% of compared French towns: 32% of residents 15 and over are married
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
By its share of single residents (28%), Bouhey is above 66% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 82% of compared French towns, at 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
By its share of adults with no qualification (24%), Bouhey is above 73% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (53 to 2,582 people), the 10th 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).
Every neighbor is younger than Bouhey
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouhey | 51.5 | 30% | 18% | 0% |
| Nuits-Saint-Georges 5,235 · 13.9 mi | 48.4 | 28% | 4.6% | 4.5% |
| Beaune 20,352 · 14.6 mi | 47.6 | 26% | 5% | 8.1% |
| Gevrey-Chambertin 2,917 · 15.1 mi | 46.2 | 23% | 2.1% | 4.4% |
| Marsannay-la-Côte 5,433 · 16.4 mi | 45 | 24% | 1.1% | 7.7% |
| Chenôve 14,244 · 17.2 mi | 41 | 20% | 1.2% | 24% |
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 Bouhey
What is the population of Bouhey?
53 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 33% more than in 2012 (40).
How old are Bouhey’s residents?
The median age is 51.5, older than 88% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bouhey?
8, with occasional dwellings: 18% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bouhey?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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