Second homes: 23%, a higher share than 94% of compared French towns
Set against 32% in the typical compared French town, 40% of households are headed by a retired person in La Bachellerie. At the same time, households without a car are rarer here than in 75% of compared French towns. There were 420 households in the town at the 2023 Census, home to 891 residents. Census figures put flats at 6% here.
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.
What stands out about the people of La Bachellerie
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 130 second homes and occasional dwellings in La Bachellerie, 23% of its 590 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 92% 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 La Bachellerie’s residents are under 51.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
9.5% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 63% 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
Of all households, 8.4% moved in during the last two years and 21% have stayed three decades or more. To put it in context, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, empty homes are scarce here: 5.8%, fewer than in 63% of compared French towns. Car-free households: one in 15, where the median compared French town has 11%.
−3% since 2012: slower than 81% 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 those years, the median Dordogne town changed −1% and the median compared French town +5%.
A median age of 51.7: La Bachellerie is older than 88% 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
■ La Bachellerie 51.7. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over is 30%, against 22% in the typical compared French town. Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 7.4%.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Fewer one-person households than 69% of compared French towns: 31%
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, 2.1 people share a household. Lower than in nearly two thirds of compared French towns: 22% of households are couples with children. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%. At 9.5%, the share of single-parent households is in line with the figure in the typical compared French town.
Standard of living at the median: €24,970 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.
Half of La Bachellerie’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €24,970 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 61% of compared French towns.
La Bachellerie ranks below 80% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 9.4%
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
On the census count, 9.5% of households are headed by a manager or professional. 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).
Fewer immigrants than 76% of compared French towns: 3.7%
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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, La Bachellerie has 2.5%. As a yardstick, 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 lower share of single residents than 92% of compared French towns, at 20%
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
Where 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, La Bachellerie has 49%. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
Fewer adults with no qualification than 76% of compared French towns: 14%
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 come to 29% in La Bachellerie, about three in ten. The usual figure: 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
10th highest median age among 41 French towns of 891 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).
2 of 6 neighbors are older than La Bachellerie
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bachellerie | 51.7 | 30% | 23% | 3.7% |
| Montignac-Lascaux 2,762 · 5.1 mi | 56.3 | 36% | 22% | 5.4% |
| Terrasson-Lavilledieu 6,218 · 6.7 mi | 49.9 | 29% | 4.7% | 11% |
| Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche 5,091 · 13.8 mi | 46.1 | 23% | 2.1% | 6.1% |
| Bassillac et Auberoche 4,361 · 14.7 mi | 48.1 | 25% | 7.5% | 2.4% |
| Objat 3,721 · 14.9 mi | 52.4 | 33% | 6% | 4.6% |
| Allassac 4,081 · 16.9 mi | 46.1 | 24% | 4.9% | 4% |
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 La Bachellerie
What is the population of La Bachellerie?
891 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (919).
How old are La Bachellerie’s residents?
The median age is 51.7, older than 88% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Bachellerie?
130, with occasional dwellings: 23% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Bachellerie?
INSEE counts 33 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.7% of residents, and 22 foreign nationals (2.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Bachellerie?
€24,970 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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