A higher share of couples with children than 99% of compared French towns, at 50%
17% of residents are 15 to 24 (typical compared French town: 11%). Buchy is home to 101 residents in 38 households, by the 2023 Census. On the census count, 2.2% of homes are second homes.
Throughout this page, the Moselle 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 Buchy
A town of families
50% of households are couples with children and 12% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Buchy had 119 residents at the 2012 census and 101 in 2023, down 15%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 6 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Buchy’s population moved −15% on 2012, less than in 99% 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
In two steps, −17% to 2017 and +2% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −1% in Moselle.
In Buchy, 12% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 98% 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
■ Buchy 41.8. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Buchy is 41.8, lower than in 68% of compared French towns. Typically, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 120 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of one-person households than 94% of compared French towns: 25%
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 Moselle median and the France median
Living alone · share
The share of single-parent households tops 83% of compared French towns: 12%. As a reference point, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. On average, 2.7 people share a household.
6.7% of homes are flats, below 93% 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
Households without a car are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Flats: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Across Buchy, 13% of homes stand empty.
Only 12% of households are headed by a retired person in Buchy
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 manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 4%, a lower share than 74% 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.
Foreign nationals are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, 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.
31% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 97% 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
By its share of single residents (27%), Buchy is above 59% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 91% of compared French towns: 11%
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
Set against 30% in the typical compared French town, 38% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Buchy. Typically, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 101 to 2,582 people: this is the 7th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Older than Buchy: 5 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchy | 41.8 | 12% | 2.2% | 4% |
| Marly 10,286 · 8.2 mi | 50.9 | 30% | 0.5% | 6.4% |
| Montigny-lès-Metz 21,718 · 9.8 mi | 44.1 | 23% | 1.1% | 12% |
| Metz 122,572 · 10 mi | 36.4 | 18% | 2.7% | 20% |
| Courcelles-Chaussy 3,006 · 10.6 mi | 43.2 | 21% | 1.1% | 4.2% |
| Moulins-lès-Metz 5,265 · 10.8 mi | 45.1 | 25% | 0.9% | 7.9% |
| Longeville-lès-Metz 4,102 · 11.1 mi | 45.8 | 25% | 2.4% | 10% |
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 Buchy
What is the population of Buchy?
101 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% fewer than in 2012 (119).
How old are Buchy’s residents?
The median age is 41.8, younger than 68% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 12% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Buchy?
1, with occasional dwellings: 2.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Buchy?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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