In Boursières, 8.1% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car is 11%; Boursières has 3.4%. At the 2023 Census Boursières was home to 58 people in 27 households. Empty homes: 3.3% of the total. Lower than in 98% of compared French towns: 17% of households are headed by a retired person.
Throughout this page, the Haute-Saône 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 Boursières
Fewer residents than in 2012
Boursières had 64 residents at the 2012 census and 58 in 2023, down 9%: slower growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−9% since 2012: slower than 96% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Haute-Saône town −5%. The first five years brought −11%; the six to 2023, +2%.
Half of Boursières is over 47.3, older than 71% 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
■ Boursières 47.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Boursières sits close to the norm on residents aged 15 to 24: 11%, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
Boursières ranks below 86% of compared French towns on couples with children: 17%
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 Haute-Saône median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Locally, a third of households are one person living alone. By way of comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. The typical household size is 2.1 people.
A larger share of second homes than 82% of compared French towns: 6.6%
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
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of flats in Boursières comes in at 37%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Second homes: 2.1% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
In Boursières, 17% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 67% 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 manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 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).
Immigrants: 3.2%, a lower share than 80% 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.
Foreign nationals are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Boursières, 40% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 69% 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 Boursières, 27%. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
In Boursières, 8.2% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 98% 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
With graduates of higher education at 41%, Boursières is ahead of 81% of compared French towns on that count. Adults with no qualification make up 19% in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 58 to 2,582 people, the 15th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Nearby, 1 of 3 towns have older populations than Boursières
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boursières | 47.3 | 8.1% | 6.6% | 3.2% |
| Échenoz-la-Méline 3,158 · 4.5 mi | 47.5 | 24% | 2% | 5.8% |
| Port-sur-Saône 2,949 · 5.4 mi | 45.3 | 23% | 2.8% | 4.4% |
| Vesoul 15,078 · 5.5 mi | 44.8 | 24% | 3.2% | 14% |
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 Boursières
What is the population of Boursières?
58 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% fewer than in 2012 (64).
How old are Boursières’ residents?
The median age is 47.3, older than 71% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 8.1% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Boursières?
2, with occasional dwellings: 6.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Boursières?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.2% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). 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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