A larger share of couples with children than 95% of compared French towns: 36%
In the typical compared French town, the share of flats is 30%; Busigny has 4.2%. 2,435 residents in 980 households: that is Busigny at the 2023 Census. Put another way, about one in 34: 2.9% of households rent social housing (HLM). Fewer households headed by a manager or professional than in 98% of compared French towns: 2.6%.
Throughout this page, the Nord 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 Busigny
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 8.8% single parents with children; 22% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Busigny had 2,557 residents at the 2012 census and 2,435 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 87% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 130 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.
A −5% change since 2012: slower than 87% 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 years 2012 to 2017 brought −3%; 2017 to 2023, −2%.
Younger than 77% of compared French towns: half of Busigny is under 40.3
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Busigny 40.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 12%, above 71% of compared French towns. Here, nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Busigny ranks below 77% of compared French towns on one-person households: 30%
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 Nord median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2.4 people on average. Busigny has fewer single-parent households than 70% of compared French towns, at 8.8%. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%.
Busigny ranks above 87% of compared French towns on empty homes: 12%
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
On second homes, 1.3% here is much the same as in the typical compared French town. 16% of households have no car, more than in 73% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for empty homes is 6.7% in the typical compared French town.
Standard of living at the median: €21,410 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.
At €21,410 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 92% of compared French towns. Residents below the poverty line make up 25.0%.
More households headed by a manual worker than 98% of compared French towns: 27%
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
2.6% of Busigny’s households are headed by a manager or professional, against 9.4% in the median compared French town; 34% by a retired person (32%). To put it in context, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 99% of compared French towns, at 1.2%
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.
By its share of foreign nationals (0.5%), Busigny is below 99% of compared French towns. Against that, 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.
A smaller share of single residents than 74% of compared French towns: 23%
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
Across Busigny, 44% of residents 15 and over are married. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Busigny ranks below 99% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 14%
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
In the typical compared French town, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification; in Busigny, 29%. The usual figure: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 2,435 to 2,582 people, the 4th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Every neighbor is older than Busigny
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busigny | 40.3 | 19% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Bohain-en-Vermandois 5,605 · 3.3 mi | 41.1 | 21% | 0.8% | 4.9% |
| Le Cateau-Cambrésis 6,764 · 6 mi | 42 | 21% | 1.5% | 3.1% |
| Fresnoy-le-Grand 2,890 · 6.2 mi | 44.1 | 23% | 1.2% | 2.7% |
| Caudry 13,833 · 6.6 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 1% | 2.4% |
| Solesmes 4,142 · 10.5 mi | 44.9 | 23% | 2.1% | 1.2% |
| Guise 4,490 · 11.7 mi | 47.9 | 27% | 1% | 1.8% |
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 Busigny
What is the population of Busigny?
2,435 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (2,557).
How old are Busigny’s residents?
The median age is 40.3, younger than 77% of compared French towns. 27% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Busigny?
14, with occasional dwellings: 1.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Busigny?
INSEE counts 28 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.2% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (0.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Busigny?
€21,410 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 25.0% 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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