Burcin ranks below 97% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 3.1%
In Burcin, 3.8% of households have no car, beside 11% in the typical compared French town. Census figures put couples with children at 32% in the town. At 5.4%, the share of second homes is higher than in 78% of compared French towns. 430 residents in 180 households: that is Burcin at the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Isère 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.
Burcin changed by +1% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 66% 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
Half of Burcin is over 47.4, older than 72% 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
■ Burcin 47.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 10% here and 11% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Below 96% of compared French towns: 24% of households are one person living alone
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 Isère median and the France median
Living alone · share
With single-parent households at 8.3%, Burcin is behind 76% of compared French towns on that count. Against that, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Households average 2.4 people.
8.6% of homes are flats, fewer than in 89% 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
Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 6.1% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 30%. At 4.3%, the share of households in social housing is lower than in 89% of compared French towns. What’s more, 4.9% of homes stand empty (typical compared French town: 6.7%).
€26,990 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €26,990 a year: higher than in 61% of compared French towns.
20% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 83% 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
By its share of households headed by a retired person (35%), Burcin is above nearly two thirds of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, households headed by a manual worker come to 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Burcin, 3.7% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 75% 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.
In Burcin, 3.3% of residents are foreign nationals, beside 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 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.
Single residents: 18%, a lower share than 98% 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, the share of married residents is 43%; Burcin has 48%. Measured more widely, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification make up 16% in Burcin, less than in 65% 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
Fewer graduates of higher education than in half of compared French towns: 30%. The wider picture: nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 15th oldest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
No nearby town is as old as Burcin
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burcin | 47.4 | 24% | 5.4% | 3.7% |
| Le Grand-Lemps 3,083 · 2.7 mi | 44.2 | 21% | 2.6% | 8.3% |
| Apprieu 3,615 · 3.6 mi | 42.2 | 17% | 2% | 5.1% |
| Villages du Lac de Paladru 2,598 · 5 mi | 45.8 | 21% | 15% | 3.5% |
| Chirens 2,546 · 5.5 mi | 42.6 | 20% | 2.9% | 5.8% |
| Rives 6,549 · 6.2 mi | 42.9 | 22% | 1.7% | 9.6% |
| Renage 3,348 · 7.1 mi | 44 | 21% | 1.5% | 11% |
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 Burcin
What is the population of Burcin?
430 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (426).
How old are Burcin’s residents?
The median age is 47.4, older than 72% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Burcin?
11, with occasional dwellings: 5.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Burcin?
INSEE counts 16 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.7% of residents, and 14 foreign nationals (3.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Burcin?
€26,990 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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