Older than 97% of compared French towns: half of Banize is over 57.7
Set against 32% in the typical compared French town, half of households are headed by a retired person in Banize. There were 82 households in the town at the 2023 Census, home to 183 residents. In Banize, 2.7% of homes stand empty. On single-parent households, Banize sits lower than 95% of compared French towns: 6.2%.
Throughout this page, the Creuse 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 Banize
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 69 second homes and occasional dwellings in Banize, 44% of its 160 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 97% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Banize’s residents are under 57.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 39% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes make up 44% in Banize, more than in 97% 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
The share of flats trails 99% of compared French towns: 1.3%. Lower than in 80% of compared French towns: 6% of households have no car. On average, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 36% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 7.2% moved in within the last two years.
+5% since 2012, a pace 51% of compared French towns didn’t match
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 +7%; from 2017 to 2023, −2%.
Banize ranks above 98% of compared French towns on residents aged 65 and over: 39%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Banize 57.7. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; Banize has 6.5%. On average, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
In Banize, 19% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 79% 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 Creuse median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 2.2 people on average. Against that, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. 31% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 70% of compared French towns.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €22,650 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 €22,650 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 84% of compared French towns.
13% of households are headed by a manager or professional, more than in 66% 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 manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 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).
Immigrants make up 4.3% in Banize, less than in 70% 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.
Foreign nationals make up about one in 26 here (3.8%). The usual figure: 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 62% of compared French towns: 24%
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
44% of residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Only 13% of adults out of school have no qualification in Banize
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
Graduates of higher education make up 27%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
5th highest median age among 41 French towns of 183 to 2,582
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).
Every neighbor is younger than Banize
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banize | 57.7 | 39% | 44% | 4.3% |
| Aubusson 3,018 · 8.5 mi | 56.8 | 37% | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| Sainte-Feyre 2,566 · 15.9 mi | 51.4 | 30% | 5% | 2.4% |
| Guéret 12,955 · 17.6 mi | 46.4 | 26% | 4.5% | 8.6% |
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 Banize
What is the population of Banize?
183 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% more than in 2012 (174).
How old are Banize’s residents?
The median age is 57.7, older than 97% of compared French towns. 11% are under 18 and 39% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Banize?
69, with occasional dwellings: 44% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Banize?
INSEE counts 8 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.3% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (3.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Banize?
€22,650 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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