Flats make up 0.5% in Bussac, less than in 99% of compared French towns
The median age in Bussac is 49.2, higher than in four fifths of compared French towns. 379 residents in 170 households: that is Bussac at the 2023 Census. The census found that 29% of households are one person living alone here. In Bussac, 1.2% of households rent social housing (HLM), beside 12% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Dordogne 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.
Bussac changed by +4% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 55% 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
Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Dordogne town −1%.
In Bussac, 9.2% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 77% 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
■ Bussac 49.2. The median compared French town: 44.
The census found that just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over in Bussac. By way of comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households make up 8.8% in Bussac, less than in 69% 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 Dordogne median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2.2 people share a household. Compared with other places, couples with children are common here: 26%, more than in 57% of compared French towns. Single-parent households make up 10% in the typical compared French town.
A town of second homes: 9.6% of its homes
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
Where 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, Bussac has 9.1%. Here, 6.5% of households have no car. Across the comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
A median standard of living of €25,850 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.
Living standards centre on €25,850 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 51% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional: 5.9%, a lower share than 77% 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
Set against 14% in the typical compared French town, 18% of households are headed by a manual worker in Bussac. About one in three: that is how common households headed by a retired person are in Bussac (35%). To put it in context, nearly one in ten 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).
Fewer immigrants than 88% of compared French towns: 2.4%
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.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 2.1% of residents are foreign nationals here. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Fewer single residents than 94% of compared French towns: 19%
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: 49% here and 43% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
15% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 74% 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
Where 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town, Bussac has 28%. For comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 14th oldest of 41 French towns this size
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).
Around Bussac, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bussac | 49.2 | 21% | 9.6% | 2.4% |
| Chancelade 4,468 · 4.3 mi | 52.3 | 32% | 2.5% | 4.4% |
| Marsac-sur-l'Isle 3,187 · 5.8 mi | 46.7 | 22% | 2.7% | 5.4% |
| Champcevinel 3,126 · 6.6 mi | 48.8 | 27% | 2% | 4.4% |
| Coulounieix-Chamiers 7,832 · 6.9 mi | 48.3 | 28% | 2.2% | 9.5% |
| Brantôme en Périgord 3,763 · 7.1 mi | 53.9 | 33% | 16% | 5.2% |
| Périgueux 29,055 · 7.2 mi | 44.6 | 25% | 5.4% | 9.1% |
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 Bussac
What is the population of Bussac?
379 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (366).
How old are Bussac’s residents?
The median age is 49.2, older than 80% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bussac?
20, with occasional dwellings: 9.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bussac?
INSEE counts 9 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.4% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (2.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bussac?
€25,850 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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