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La BussièreLoiret

In Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, this town has 761 residents.

Is La Bussière a good place to live?

La Bussière isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.

Château de la Bussière, actuellement musée de la Pêche
Château de la Bussière, actuellement musée de la Pêche · Classé · Photo: MFSG · CC BY-SA 3.0
La Bussière’s story

La Bussière in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, La Bussière counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1993First protected: Château de la Bussière, actuellement musée de la Pêche
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Bussière.

Who lives here

La Bussière has fewer young adults than Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 7.7% are 15 to 24

People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above Loiret’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Among adults, 21% have a degree. Also worth knowing: residents of La Bussière have a median age of 49.7.

49.7median age
La BussièreLoiret medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in La Bussière
La BussièreLoiret medianFrance median
Under 1518%18%17%
15–247.7%10%11%
25–4420%23%23%
45–6427%25%26%
65+27%23%22%
No diploma25%21%19%
CAP or BEP31%26%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education21%30%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

La Bussière keeps more of its old housing than Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in La Bussière is Château de la Bussière, actuellement musée de la Pêche. The protected list starts in the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
16th c.
oldest protected part
1993
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in La Bussière walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 3.5%

Per resident in work, La Bussière counts 0.5 jobs (150 jobs, 300 workers). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,970 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in La Bussière, 0.5 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,970
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in La Bussière than in Loiret’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.27/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 22 homes were sold in La Bussière.

€9.27/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

La Bussière€9.27/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Loiret median€11.99/m²
€9.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.38 to €11.65/m² a month)
€7.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about La Bussière

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Landmarks

La Bussière has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de la Bussière, actuellement musée de la Pêche: Photo: MFSG · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from La Bussière

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Bussière yet.

How we find them →

La Bussière’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Loiret →
GienNogent-sur-VernissonBriareChâtillon-sur-LoireOuzouer-sur-LoireLorrisGienNogent-sur-VernissonBriareChâtillon-sur-LoireOuzouer-sur-LoireLorrisLa Bussière
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
La Bussière761—————
Gien13,4596.6C−B+C−C−
Nogent-sur-Vernisson2,5596.6A−A−A−C+
Briare4,9117.2CA−CB−
Châtillon-sur-Loire3,06511A−A−B+B−
Ouzouer-sur-Loire2,54313—A−—D
Lorris2,99615B+A−B+D

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About La Bussière

Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire

La Bussière is a commune of 761 people in the Communauté de communes Berry Loire Puisaye. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population
761 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Berry Loire Puisaye
Département
Loiret (45)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
13.5 sq mi (35 km²)
INSEE code
45060

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.