Bulcy is older than 94% of compared French towns: a median age of 55
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Put another way, about one in 71: 1.4% of households rent social housing (HLM). 146 residents in 72 households: that is Bulcy at the 2023 Census. Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of flats in Bulcy comes in at 0.9%.
Throughout this page, the Nièvre 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 Bulcy
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 30 second homes and occasional dwellings in Bulcy, 26% of its 110 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 97% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Bulcy’s residents are under 55 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 37% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 14% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 13 homes empty (11%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes make up 26% in Bulcy, more than in 94% 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
8.7% of households have no car; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%. Set beside that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. In the last two years, 2.9% of households moved in; at the other end, 28% have stayed 30 years or more. Empty homes are more common here than in 85% of compared French towns.
+3% since 2012: slower than 58% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −9%, then +13% to 2023. Over those years, the median Nièvre town changed −8% and the median compared French town +5%.
Bulcy: 37% of residents are 65 or over, above 96% 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
■ Bulcy 55. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24; in Bulcy, 9.3%. Measured more widely, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 38%, a higher share than 64% of compared French towns
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 Nièvre median and the France median
Living alone · share
With couples with children at 23%, Bulcy is behind 61% of compared French towns on that count. For comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 2 people. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
A median of €24,690 a year per consumption unit
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.
At €24,690 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 64% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a retired person than 99% of compared French towns: 69%
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
Against a figure of 14% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker in Bulcy comes in at 15%. Elsewhere, 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).
Bulcy sits below 90% of compared French towns for immigrants (2.1%)
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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Bulcy comes in at 2.1%. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
28% of residents 15 and over are single, more than in 71% 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
The share of married residents stands at 43%. Against that, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
18% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 91% 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
The share of adults with no qualification is 26%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 6th oldest of 41 French towns of 146 to 2,582 people
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 Bulcy
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulcy | 55 | 37% | 26% | 2.1% |
| La Charité-sur-Loire 4,705 · 4.3 mi | 54 | 36% | 6.7% | 5.7% |
| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire 9,733 · 12.1 mi | 54.4 | 36% | 8.3% | 6.7% |
| Guérigny 2,505 · 13.2 mi | 48.2 | 26% | 2.8% | 1.5% |
| Garchizy 3,648 · 14.5 mi | 45 | 23% | 1.4% | 3.9% |
| Fourchambault 3,992 · 15.7 mi | 49.3 | 27% | 1.2% | 6.3% |
| Varennes-Vauzelles 9,146 · 16.5 mi | 53.7 | 34% | 1.1% | 6.1% |
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 Bulcy
What is the population of Bulcy?
146 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% more than in 2012 (142).
How old are Bulcy’s residents?
The median age is 55, older than 94% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 37% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bulcy?
30, with occasional dwellings: 26% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bulcy?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.1% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (2.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bulcy?
€24,690 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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