In Bridoré, 2.7% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
In Bridoré, 28% of residents are 65 or over, beside 22% in the typical compared French town. At the 2023 Census Bridoré was home to 491 people in 220 households. Across Bridoré, 25% of households are headed by a manual worker. Fewer single-parent households than in 90% of compared French towns: 7%.
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 Bridoré
Fewer residents than in 2012
Bridoré had 538 residents at the 2012 census and 491 in 2023, down 9%: slower growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 32 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Bridoré’s population moved −9% on 2012, less than in 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 Indre-et-Loire town +5%. The first five years brought −3%; the six to 2023, −6%.
Bridoré is older than 85% of compared French towns: a median age of 50.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Bridoré 50.5. The median compared French town: 44.
9.4% of residents are 15 to 24 (typical compared French town: 11%).
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
In Bridoré, 40% of households are one person living alone, more than in 70% 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
On average, 2 people share a household. The share of one-person households in the typical compared French town is 35%. Bridoré sits close to the norm on couples with children: 25%, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
Bridoré: 12% of homes stand empty, above 87% 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
Here 13% of households have no car, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 11%. Across the comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. For Bridoré, the census puts households in social housing at 7.8%. 5.3% of homes are second homes, more than in 78% of compared French towns.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €24,650 a year
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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €24,650 a year: lower than in 64% of compared French towns.
Bridoré: 42% of households are headed by a retired person, above 89% 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
In the typical compared French town, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional; in Bridoré, 4.7%. To put it in context, 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).
Only 3.9% of residents are immigrants in Bridoré
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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Bridoré has 3.3%. Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
38% of residents 15 and over are married, below 80% 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
Census figures put single residents at 25% in Bridoré. In the median compared French town 43% are married and 6.1% in a PACS; here it is 38% and 4.5%, and 11% are widowed.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 96% of compared French towns: 16%
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
Nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, against 31% in Bridoré. By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
13th highest median age among 41 French towns of 491 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Bridoré and the towns 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridoré | 50.5 | 28% | 5.3% | 3.9% |
| Loches 6,234 · 7.6 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 Bridoré
What is the population of Bridoré?
491 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% fewer than in 2012 (538).
How old are Bridoré’s residents?
The median age is 50.5, older than 85% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bridoré?
14, with occasional dwellings: 5.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bridoré?
INSEE counts 19 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.9% of residents, and 16 foreign nationals (3.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bridoré?
€24,650 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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