Branne ranks above 95% of compared French towns on empty homes: 15%
Against a figure of 9.4% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional in Branne comes in at 5.3%. Single-parent households are more common here than in 97% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 1,296 residents locally, living in 560 households. The census found that nearly one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) here.
Throughout this page, the Gironde 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 Branne
Empty homes
The census found 97 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower than most: −2% since 2012, behind 78% 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 median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Gironde town +16%. The change was −3% from 2012 to 2017 and +1% from 2017 to 2023.
Older than 57% of compared French towns: half of Branne is over 45.1
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Branne 45.1. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over is 24%, against 22% in the typical compared French town. On residents aged 15 to 24, 11% here is much the same as in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Only 22% of households are couples with children in Branne
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 Gironde median and the France median
Living alone · share
One-person households: 33% here and 35% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Each household has 2.2 people on average.
A lower share of second homes than 78% of compared French towns, at 1.1%
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 30% in the typical compared French town, a quarter of homes are flats here. In the typical compared French town, the share of second homes is 2.1%. The share of households without a car stands at 9.8%.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €23,840 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 residents live in households above €23,840 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 73% of compared French towns.
Branne: 19% of households are headed by a manual worker, above 81% 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
The census found that 33% of households are headed by a retired person in Branne. As a yardstick, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Branne sits below 67% of compared French towns for immigrants (4.7%)
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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Branne has 3.1%. 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.
In Branne, 40% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 67% 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
In the typical compared French town, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single; in Branne, 24%. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 73% of compared French towns: 24%
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
Compared with 19% in the typical compared French town, nearly a quarter of adults out of school have no qualification here. As a yardstick, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 1,296 to 2,582 people, the 20th youngest
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).
A younger town than 1 of the 6 around it: Branne
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branne | 45.1 | 24% | 1.1% | 4.7% |
| Saint-Quentin-de-Baron 2,713 · 5.1 mi | 35.3 | 9.5% | 1.2% | 4.5% |
| Libourne 25,036 · 6.4 mi | 44 | 23% | 3% | 12% |
| Castillon-la-Bataille 3,344 · 7.4 mi | 46.9 | 28% | 1.9% | 19% |
| Vayres 4,615 · 8.3 mi | 39.6 | 17% | 1.6% | 5.7% |
| Créon 4,950 · 8.9 mi | 44.9 | 23% | 1.1% | 4.3% |
| Beychac-et-Caillau 2,625 · 10 mi | 41 | 18% | 1.2% | 5.1% |
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 Branne
What is the population of Branne?
1,296 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (1,323).
How old are Branne’s residents?
The median age is 45.1, older than 57% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Branne?
7, with occasional dwellings: 1.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Branne?
INSEE counts 61 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.7% of residents, and 40 foreign nationals (3.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Branne?
€23,840 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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