17% of homes stand empty, more than in 98% of compared French towns
One in ten homes are flats; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. There were 1,060 households in Tessy-Bocage at the 2023 Census, home to 2,217 residents. In Tessy-Bocage, 8.6% of homes are second homes. Lower than in 88% of compared French towns: 4.7% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
Throughout this page, the Manche 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 Tessy-Bocage
Empty homes
The census found 240 homes empty (17%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Tessy-Bocage had 2,369 residents at the 2012 census and 2,217 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower than most: −6% since 2012, behind 92% 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 Manche town changed ±0% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −1% and the next six −6%.
A median age of 48.4: Tessy-Bocage is older than 76% 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
■ Tessy-Bocage 48.4. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; Tessy-Bocage has 9.9%. The town has more residents aged 65 and over than 80% of compared French towns, at 28%.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Tessy-Bocage sits below 74% of compared French towns for couples with children (20%)
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 Manche median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2.1 people in the average household. One-person households are more common here than in 68% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Little separates the share of single-parent households here, 9.4%, from the figure in the typical compared French town.
A larger share of households without a car than 63% of compared French towns: 14%
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
The figure for households in social housing is 15% in Tessy-Bocage and 12% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, just over one in ten households have no car in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €23,940 a year to live on
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.
The median standard of living in Tessy-Bocage is €23,940 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 72% of compared French towns. Below the poverty line: 15.0% of residents.
Households headed by a retired person make up 40% in Tessy-Bocage, more than in 84% 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
Households headed by a manual worker: 18% here and 14% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 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).
A smaller share of immigrants than 82% of compared French towns: 3%
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.
The median compared commune in Manche has 2.4%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 82% of compared French towns. Census figures put foreign nationals at 2.6% in Tessy-Bocage. The wider picture: 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.
Below 90% of compared French towns: 20% of residents 15 and over are single
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
Against a figure of 43% in the typical compared French town, the share of married residents in Tessy-Bocage comes in at 41%. Set beside that, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Tessy-Bocage: 31% of adults out of school have no qualification, above 92% 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
Graduates of higher education: 18% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. The share of adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town is 19%.
41 French towns of 2,217 to 2,582 people: this is the 15th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Of the 6 towns nearest Tessy-Bocage, 2 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tessy-Bocage | 48.4 | 28% | 8.6% | 3% |
| Torigny-les-Villes 4,444 · 5.2 mi | 45.4 | 25% | 2.6% | 1.1% |
| Condé-sur-Vire 4,137 · 5.9 mi | 46.2 | 24% | 2.5% | 1.4% |
| Bourgvallées 3,326 · 6.2 mi | 43.1 | 21% | 3.3% | 2.1% |
| Percy-en-Normandie 2,641 · 6.9 mi | 50.5 | 31% | 6.3% | 4.1% |
| Saint-Amand-Villages 2,525 · 7.2 mi | 45.8 | 21% | 3.1% | 2% |
| Noues de Sienne 4,207 · 9.3 mi | 51.8 | 28% | 12% | 4.9% |
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 Tessy-Bocage
What is the population of Tessy-Bocage?
2,217 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (2,369).
How old are Tessy-Bocage’s residents?
The median age is 48.4, older than 76% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Tessy-Bocage?
120, with occasional dwellings: 8.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Tessy-Bocage?
INSEE counts 67 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3% of residents, and 57 foreign nationals (2.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Tessy-Bocage?
€23,940 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 15.0% 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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