Photo: Enrevseluj · CC BY-SA 4.0Single-parent households make up 23% in Petit-Bourg, more than in 99% of compared French towns
Nearly a quarter of households are headed by a retired person; in the typical compared French town the figure is 32%. Petit-Bourg is home to 24,665 residents in 11,010 households, by the 2023 Census. The census found that 18% of households have no car in the town. On second homes, Petit-Bourg sits higher than 82% of compared French towns: 6.7%.
Throughout this page, the Guadeloupe 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.
+4% since 2012, a pace below 54% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved +2%, then +2% to 2023. Over those years, the median Guadeloupe town changed ±0% and the median compared French town +5%.
Petit-Bourg sits below 73% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (19%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Petit-Bourg 44.3. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 11%. Half of Petit-Bourg’s residents are over 44.3, older than in 52% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: France 51.8%.
A lower share of couples with children than 68% of compared French towns, at 21%
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 Guadeloupe median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 2.2 people on average. Couples with children make up 25% in the typical compared French town. Compared with 35% in the typical compared French town, 34% of households are one person living alone here.
8.6% of homes stand empty, more than in 70% 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
The figure for flats is 23% in Petit-Bourg and 30% in the typical compared French town. Across Petit-Bourg, 15% of households rent social housing (HLM). Empty homes make up 6.7% in the typical compared French town.
Petit-Bourg sits below 79% of compared French towns for households headed by a manual worker (9.6%)
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
13% of households are headed by a manager or professional; in the typical compared French town the figure is 9.4%. 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).
Petit-Bourg sits below 78% of compared French towns for immigrants (3.5%)
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.
Here 3.3% of residents are foreign nationals, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. Immigrants make up 6.5% 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.
Single residents: 42%, a higher share than 99% 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, 43% of residents 15 and over are married; in Petit-Bourg, 35%. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
More graduates of higher education than 73% of compared French towns: 37%
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
Adults with no qualification account for 19%. Set beside that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
9th highest median age among 41 French towns of 23,350 to 26,058
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Hérouville-Saint-Clair is the youngest (34.5); Vichy the oldest (53.1).
Petit-Bourg and its 6 nearest towns: 1 of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petit-Bourg | 44.3 | 19% | 6.7% | 3.5% |
| Goyave 7,565 · 4.2 mi | 43.1 | 19% | 4% | 6.5% |
| Pointe-à-Pitre 15,040 · 5.1 mi | 37.5 | 18% | 15% | 11% |
| Baie-Mahault 30,924 · 5.3 mi | 40.8 | 16% | 1.4% | 4.8% |
| Lamentin 18,628 · 6.2 mi | 40.1 | 16% | 1.4% | 4.6% |
| Le Gosier 27,757 · 6.6 mi | 45.8 | 21% | 19% | 7.2% |
| Les Abymes 51,055 · 7.9 mi | 42.8 | 20% | 2.7% | 7.7% |
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 Petit-Bourg
What is the population of Petit-Bourg?
24,665 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (23,782).
How old are Petit-Bourg’s residents?
The median age is 44.3, older than 52% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Petit-Bourg?
870, with occasional dwellings: 6.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Petit-Bourg?
INSEE counts 850 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.5% of residents, and 830 foreign nationals (3.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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