Older than 95% of compared French towns: half of Bouvante is over 55.9
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. About one in three: that is how common households headed by a manager or professional are in Bouvante (30%). At the 2023 Census Bouvante was home to 210 people in 110 households. Empty homes: 4.1% here and 6.7% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Drôme 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 Bouvante
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 140 second homes and occasional dwellings in Bouvante, 54% of its 260 homes: higher than in 98% 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 ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Bouvante had 242 residents at the 2012 census and 210 in 2023, down 13%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Bouvante’s residents are under 55.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 28% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes: 54%, a higher share than 98% 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
Households without a car make up 7.6%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Locally, 4.6% of homes are flats. For second homes, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 2.1%.
Since 2012, Bouvante has changed by −13%, 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
Over those years, the median Drôme town changed +8% and the median compared French town +5%. Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −7%, then −7% to 2023.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 4.3%, a lower share than 99% 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
■ Bouvante 55.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 22% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Bouvante comes in at 28%. Measured more widely, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
In Bouvante, 20% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 73% 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 Drôme median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2 people on average. One-person households are more common here than in 69% of compared French towns. For comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households make up 10%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
A median standard of living of €26,300 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.
The median standard of living in Bouvante is €26,300 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 54% of compared French towns.
Bouvante: 40% of households are headed by a retired person, above 83% 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. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 5.3% in Bouvante, less than in 60% 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.
The census found that 3.8% of residents are foreign nationals in Bouvante. To put it in context, 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.
39% of residents 15 and over are married, below 74% of compared French towns
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
For Bouvante, the census puts single residents at 26%. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
Graduates of higher education: 26%, a lower share than 64% 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
Here, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification. In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (210 to 2,582 people), the 5th 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 Bouvante
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouvante | 55.9 | 28% | 54% | 5.3% |
| Saint-Jean-en-Royans 2,874 · 4.5 mi | 50.9 | 30% | 6.5% | 6% |
| Chatuzange-le-Goubet 6,523 · 10.2 mi | 40.9 | 19% | 1.8% | 3.2% |
| Bourg-de-Péage 9,921 · 12.1 mi | 46.4 | 25% | 0.7% | 8.3% |
| Montélier 4,323 · 12.5 mi | 46.5 | 25% | 0.7% | 4.1% |
| Romans-sur-Isère 33,464 · 12.6 mi | 45 | 25% | 1.8% | 13% |
| Alixan 2,729 · 12.8 mi | 39.7 | 15% | 2.2% | 3.6% |
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 Bouvante
What is the population of Bouvante?
210 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% fewer than in 2012 (242).
How old are Bouvante’s residents?
The median age is 55.9, older than 95% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bouvante?
140, with occasional dwellings: 54% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bouvante?
INSEE counts 11 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.3% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (3.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bouvante?
€26,300 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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