Half of Bondoufle is under 38.2, younger than 87% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 35% in the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households in Bondoufle comes in at 26%. At the same time, this Essonne town has more households headed by a manager or professional than 83% of compared French towns, at 17%. 10,767 residents in 4,260 households: that is Bondoufle at the 2023 Census. Households without a car make up about one in 15 here (6.5%).
Throughout this page, the Essonne 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 Bondoufle
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 13% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
A young town
Half of Bondoufle’s residents are under 38.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 20% are under 15 and 16% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Growing fast
Bondoufle had 9,152 residents at the 2012 census and 10,767 in 2023, up 18%: faster growth than in 87% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A growing town: +18% since 2012, faster than 87% 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
The change was +4% from 2012 to 2017 and +13% from 2017 to 2023. The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Essonne town +6%.
Bondoufle sits below 85% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (16%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Bondoufle 38.2. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 13% in Bondoufle and 11% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
More couples with children than 90% of compared French towns: 34%
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 Essonne median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2.5 people in the average household. Higher than in 89% of compared French towns: 13% of households are single parents. The share of couples with children in the typical compared French town is 25%.
16% of households rent social housing (HLM), a share 65% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
9% of households moved in less than two years ago; 19% have been in their home 30 years or more. At 1%, the share of second homes is lower than in 80% of compared French towns. On average, just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Flats: 34%, above 57% of compared French towns.
A median of €29,360 a year per consumption unit
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 midpoint of living standards here is €29,360 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 81% of compared French towns. Some 9.0% of residents fall below the poverty line.
Only 26% of households are headed by a retired person in Bondoufle
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
One in ten households are headed by a manual worker; in the typical compared French town the figure is 14%. Households headed by a retired person make up 32% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 11%, a higher share than 73% 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 figure for foreign nationals is 6.4% in Bondoufle and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, 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.
45% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 63% 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
25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, against 27% in Bondoufle. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
14% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 81% 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
30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town, against 37% in Bondoufle. To put it in context, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
4th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 10,584 to 10,949
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Chanteloup-les-Vignes is the youngest (33.7); Dinard the oldest (61.4).
Median age: 3 of the 6 towns around Bondoufle are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bondoufle | 38.2 | 16% | 1% | 11% |
| Fleury-Mérogis 13,721 · 1.9 mi | 30.2 | 4.7% | 0.8% | 29% |
| Lisses 7,373 · 2.2 mi | 41.1 | 18% | 0.8% | 13% |
| Le Plessis-Pâté 4,154 · 2.2 mi | 39.1 | 17% | 1.5% | 11% |
| Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois 35,438 · 2.8 mi | 40.8 | 18% | 1.1% | 21% |
| Grigny 26,842 · 2.8 mi | 31 | 9.6% | 0.2% | 40% |
| Évry-Courcouronnes 66,919 · 2.9 mi | 33.1 | 12% | 2.1% | 30% |
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 Bondoufle
What is the population of Bondoufle?
10,767 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 18% more than in 2012 (9,152).
How old are Bondoufle’s residents?
The median age is 38.2, younger than 87% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bondoufle?
46, with occasional dwellings: 1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bondoufle?
INSEE counts 1,150 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 11% of residents, and 690 foreign nationals (6.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bondoufle?
€29,360 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 9.0% 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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