Bourganeuf is older than 94% of compared French towns: a median age of 54.7
In Bourganeuf, 17% of households are couples with children, beside 25% in the typical compared French town. By contrast, at 39%, the share of households headed by a retired person is higher than in 81% of compared French towns. Census day 2023: 2,364 residents and 1,120 households locally. Second homes make up about one in 11 here (9.1%).
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 Bourganeuf
Fewer residents than in 2012
Bourganeuf had 2,781 residents at the 2012 census and 2,364 in 2023, down 15%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Bourganeuf’s residents are under 54.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 12% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 320 homes empty (20%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 400 immigrants in Bourganeuf (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 16% of residents, against 7.6% for the median compared commune in Creuse. 13% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A −15% change since 2012: slower than 99% 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, −8% to 2017 and −8% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −5% in Creuse.
35% of residents are 65 or over, a share 93% of compared French towns don’t reach
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Bourganeuf 54.7. The median compared French town: 44.
For Bourganeuf, the census puts residents aged 15 to 24 at 10%. Measured more widely, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Bourganeuf sits above 87% of compared French towns for one-person households (46%)
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
At 9.1%, the share of single-parent households is in line with the figure in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. The average household has 2 people.
Bourganeuf sits above 99% of compared French towns for empty homes (20%)
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
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, a fifth of households have no car here. Census figures put flats at 36% in Bourganeuf. Households in social housing are more common here than in 69% of compared French towns. The benchmark for empty homes in the typical compared French town: 6.7%.
Standard of living at the median: €20,770 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 €20,770 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 94% of compared French towns. 33.0% of residents live below the poverty line INSEE uses.
Bourganeuf sits below 86% of compared French towns for households headed by a manager or professional (5%)
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 account for 14%. The share of households headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
16% of residents are immigrants, more than in 87% 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.
13% of residents are foreign nationals (typical compared French town: 4.3%). In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Bourganeuf ranks above 78% of compared French towns on single residents: 30%
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
Fewer married residents than in nearly three fifths of compared French towns: 42%. By way of comparison, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Only 16% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Bourganeuf
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: 30%, above 90% of compared French towns.
Of 41 French towns its size (2,364 to 2,582 people), the 7th 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).
No nearby town is as old as Bourganeuf
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourganeuf | 54.7 | 35% | 9.1% | 16% |
| Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat 4,366 · 14.8 mi | 53.7 | 34% | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| Sainte-Feyre 2,566 · 15.9 mi | 51.4 | 30% | 5% | 2.4% |
| Guéret 12,955 · 16.3 mi | 46.4 | 26% | 4.5% | 8.6% |
| Ambazac 5,556 · 17.1 mi | 47.5 | 25% | 4.8% | 2.1% |
| Saint-Priest-Taurion 2,901 · 17.6 mi | 45.6 | 24% | 4.3% | 4.2% |
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 Bourganeuf
What is the population of Bourganeuf?
2,364 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% fewer than in 2012 (2,781).
How old are Bourganeuf’s residents?
The median age is 54.7, older than 94% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bourganeuf?
140, with occasional dwellings: 9.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bourganeuf?
INSEE counts 380 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 16% of residents, and 320 foreign nationals (13%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bourganeuf?
€20,770 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 33.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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