Half of Bouzigues is over 53.3, older than 91% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Bouzigues had 1,601 residents in 770 households at the 2023 census. 42% of households are headed by a retired person. Against a figure of 10% in the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households in Bouzigues comes in at 5.1%.
Throughout this page, the Hérault 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 Bouzigues
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 240 second homes and occasional dwellings in Bouzigues, 23% of its 1,060 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 82% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Bouzigues’ residents are under 53.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Bouzigues had 1,724 residents at the 2012 census and 1,601 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
23% of homes are second homes, more than in 94% 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
Turnover: 10% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 16% have lived in their home 30 years or more. At 4.5%, the share of empty homes is lower than in 81% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Flats: 20%, below two thirds of compared French towns.
Bouzigues changed by −7% from 2012 to 2023, behind 93% 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 years 2012 to 2017 brought −4%; 2017 to 2023, −3%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Hérault town +13%.
In Bouzigues, 7.5% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 95% 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
■ Bouzigues 53.3. 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 Bouzigues comes in at 32%. Typically, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Bouzigues sits below 72% of compared French towns for couples with children (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 Hérault median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 2.1 people on average. The share of couples with children in the typical compared French town is 25%. Few places have so few one-person households: 33% here, fewer than in 63% of compared French towns.
€29,610 a year: the median standard of living
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.
At €29,610 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 82% of compared French towns.
7.1% of households are headed by a manual worker, fewer than in 90% 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 share of households headed by a manager or professional is 13%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 73% of compared French towns, at 4.1%
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: 2.2%, below 76% of compared French towns. 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.
Married residents: 55%, 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
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in Bouzigues comes in at 18%. As a reference point, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Bouzigues: 40% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, above 80% 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
15% of adults out of school have no qualification (typical compared French town: 19%). In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
The 7th oldest of 41 French towns of 1,601 to 2,582 people
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).
Median age: 1 of the 6 towns around Bouzigues 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouzigues | 53.3 | 32% | 23% | 4.1% |
| Balaruc-les-Bains 7,139 · 1.6 mi | 52 | 32% | 54% | 4.4% |
| Balaruc-le-Vieux 2,737 · 1.8 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 11% | 4.5% |
| Poussan 6,797 · 2.7 mi | 42.8 | 20% | 2.7% | 4% |
| Sète 45,337 · 3.3 mi | 53.6 | 34% | 21% | 10% |
| Mèze 12,669 · 3.3 mi | 52.3 | 31% | 14% | 7.3% |
| Villeveyrac 3,972 · 4.4 mi | 41.3 | 19% | 4.1% | 3.1% |
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 Bouzigues
What is the population of Bouzigues?
1,601 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (1,724).
How old are Bouzigues’ residents?
The median age is 53.3, older than 91% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bouzigues?
240, with occasional dwellings: 23% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bouzigues?
INSEE counts 65 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.1% of residents, and 35 foreign nationals (2.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bouzigues?
€29,610 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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