Photo: Alvaro · CC BY-SA 3.0A median age of 54.1: Briare is older than 93% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 2.1% in the typical compared French town, the share of second homes in Briare comes in at 9.7%. This Loiret town had 4,911 residents in 2,420 households at the 2023 Census. Here, 47% of households are headed by a retired person. Couples with children are rarer here than in 86% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Loiret 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 Briare
Fewer residents than in 2012
Briare had 5,760 residents at the 2012 census and 4,911 in 2023, down 15%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Briare’s residents are under 54.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 34% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 11% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 370 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.
Slower growth than 99% of compared French towns: Briare changed by −15% since 2012
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 Loiret town changed +6% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −10% and the next six −6%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 93% of compared French towns: 34%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Briare 54.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Here nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 11%. As a reference point, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Briare ranks above 79% of compared French towns on one-person households: 43%
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 Loiret median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2 people in the average household. To put it in context, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, single-parent households are scarce here: 9.3%, fewer than in 62% of compared French towns.
Above 88% of compared French towns: 12% of homes stand empty
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
Newcomers of less than two years account for nearly one in ten households, residents of 30 years or more for 22%. By way of comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. At 16%, the share of households without a car is higher than in 72% of compared French towns. Households in social housing: 18%, above 71% of compared French towns.
Standard of living at the median: €23,530 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.
Half of Briare’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €23,530 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 77% of compared French towns. As for poverty, 19.0% of residents are below the line.
In Briare, 17% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 71% 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
7% of households are headed by a manager or professional; in the typical compared French town the figure is 9.4%. 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).
12% of residents are immigrants, a share 77% of compared French towns don’t reach
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.
With foreign nationals at 8.5%, Briare is ahead of 76% of compared French towns on that count. As a reference point, 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.
More married residents than 78% of compared French towns: 47%
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 Briare, nearly a quarter of residents 15 and over are single, beside 25% in the typical compared French town. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
31% of adults out of school have no qualification, a share 93% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
By its share of graduates of higher education (20%), Briare is below 87% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification.
Among 41 French towns of 4,868 to 4,956 people, the 5th 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.
Mourmelon-le-Grand is the youngest (30.8); Quiberon the oldest (63.9).
Every neighbor is younger than Briare
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briare | 54.1 | 34% | 9.7% | 12% |
| Châtillon-sur-Loire 3,065 · 3.9 mi | 48.6 | 27% | 11% | 2.7% |
| Gien 13,459 · 6 mi | 43.2 | 24% | 5.9% | 19% |
| Nogent-sur-Vernisson 2,559 · 13.7 mi | 46.9 | 26% | 4.8% | 8.9% |
| Ouzouer-sur-Loire 2,543 · 15.1 mi | 45 | 20% | 7.4% | 3.2% |
| Aubigny-sur-Nère 5,451 · 17.6 mi | 51.8 | 31% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
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 Briare
What is the population of Briare?
4,911 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% fewer than in 2012 (5,760).
How old are Briare’s residents?
The median age is 54.1, older than 93% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 34% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Briare?
300, with occasional dwellings: 9.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Briare?
INSEE counts 570 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 12% of residents, and 420 foreign nationals (8.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Briare?
€23,530 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 19.0% 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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