A lower share of flats than 99% of compared French towns, at 0.6%
In the typical compared French town, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person; in Bournan, 17%. This Indre-et-Loire town is home to 277 residents in 120 households, by the 2023 Census. Census figures put households without a car at 5.2% here. 30% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 78% 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.
What stands out about the people of Bournan
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 20 second homes and occasional dwellings in Bournan, 13% of its 160 homes: higher than in 90% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 4.3% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 20 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes: 13%, a higher share than 90% 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
Households that moved in under two years ago: 3.5%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 20%. The benchmark for second homes in the typical compared French town: 2.1%. 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, against 13% in Bournan.
+3% since 2012: slower than 59% 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 Indre-et-Loire town changed +5% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +1% and the next six +2%.
A median age of 42: Bournan is younger than 65% 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
■ Bournan 42. The median compared French town: 44.
10% of residents are 15 to 24, against 11% in the typical compared French town. In Bournan, 20% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of couples with children than 94% of compared French towns: 36%
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 typical household size is 2.4 people. In the typical compared French town, a quarter of households are couples with children. Put another way, about one in 23: 4.3% of households are single parents.
€25,710 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 €25,710 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 53% of compared French towns.
Above 89% of compared French towns: 22% of households are headed by a manual worker
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
17% of households are headed by a manager or professional (typical compared French town: 9.4%). The wider picture: 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).
2.7% of residents are immigrants, below 85% 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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Bournan has 2.7%. 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.
20% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 93% 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
46% of residents 15 and over are married; in the typical compared French town the figure is 43%. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Adults with no qualification: 14%, a lower share than 78% 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 figure for graduates of higher education is 28% in Bournan and 30% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification.
8th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 277 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
A younger town than 5 of the 6 around it: Bournan
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournan | 42 | 20% | 13% | 2.7% |
| Descartes 3,369 · 6 mi | 56.2 | 37% | 3% | 2.5% |
| Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine 4,092 · 6.1 mi | 51 | 33% | 2.4% | 3.9% |
| Dangé-Saint-Romain 2,959 · 10.9 mi | 51.7 | 28% | 2.3% | 2.8% |
| Saint-Branchs 2,637 · 11.5 mi | 43.1 | 20% | 1.9% | 2.1% |
| Sorigny 2,938 · 12.5 mi | 40 | 17% | 1% | 4.7% |
| Loches 6,234 · 13.1 mi | 54 | 34% | 6.6% | 3.8% |
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 Bournan
What is the population of Bournan?
277 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% more than in 2012 (270).
How old are Bournan’s residents?
The median age is 42, younger than 65% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bournan?
20, with occasional dwellings: 13% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bournan?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.7% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (2.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bournan?
€25,710 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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