30% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 85% of compared French towns
6.2% of households are headed by a manager or professional; in the typical compared French town the figure is 9.4%. Bléré is home to 5,352 residents in 2,480 households, by the 2023 Census. Across Bléré, 20% of households are couples with children. Few places have as many second homes: 4.4% here, more than in 74% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Indre-et-Loire 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.
A change of +2% since 2012 leaves Bléré behind 61% 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
In two steps, ±0% to 2017 and +2% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +5% in Indre-et-Loire.
Half of Bléré is over 49.1, older than 79% 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
■ Bléré 49.1. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24; in Bléré, 9.2%.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
37% of households are one person living alone, more than in 57% of compared French towns
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 Indre-et-Loire median and the France median
Living alone · share
The average household has 2.1 people. For comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Bléré has more single-parent households than three fifths of compared French towns, at 11%.
Flats make up 23% in Bléré, less than in 62% 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
7.9% of homes stand empty; in the typical compared French town the figure is 6.7%. The share of households in social housing stands at 14%. As a reference point, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town.
€26,020 a year is the median standard of living here
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 median standard of living in Bléré is €26,020 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 51% of compared French towns. Under the poverty line sit 9.0% of residents.
A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 83% of compared French towns, at 40%
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 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in Bléré. As a reference point, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 80% of compared French towns, at 3.2%
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.
By its share of foreign nationals (1.9%), Bléré is below 80% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 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.
21% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 83% 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
The census found that 44% of residents 15 and over are married in Bléré. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education make up 23% in Bléré, less than in 76% 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
The share of adults with no qualification tops 70% of compared French towns: 23%. Elsewhere, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (5,292 to 5,414 people), the 7th 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.
The youngest is Cruseilles (36.3), the oldest Bretignolles-sur-Mer (62.9).
Bléré is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bléré | 49.1 | 30% | 4.4% | 3.2% |
| La Croix-en-Touraine 2,543 · 1.6 mi | 45.2 | 24% | 5.1% | 2.6% |
| Athée-sur-Cher 2,855 · 3.9 mi | 42.1 | 20% | 1.5% | 2% |
| Saint-Martin-le-Beau 3,216 · 5.1 mi | 42 | 20% | 2.6% | 3.9% |
| Amboise 12,937 · 5.9 mi | 45 | 27% | 9.8% | 9.6% |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Cher 2,710 · 6.3 mi | 47.5 | 28% | 12% | 3.1% |
| Azay-sur-Cher 3,243 · 7.4 mi | 45.5 | 22% | 3.4% | 3.4% |
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 Bléré
What is the population of Bléré?
5,352 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% more than in 2012 (5,250).
How old are Bléré’s residents?
The median age is 49.1, older than 79% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bléré?
120, with occasional dwellings: 4.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bléré?
INSEE counts 170 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.2% of residents, and 100 foreign nationals (1.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bléré?
€26,020 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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