Boursonne: 37% of households are couples with children, above 96% of compared French towns
Set against 32% in the typical compared French town, 17% of households are headed by a retired person in Boursonne. Fewer households without a car than in 99% of compared French towns: 1.6%. 303 residents in 120 households: that is Boursonne at the 2023 Census. The census found that 1.3% of homes are flats in the town.
Throughout this page, the Oise 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 Boursonne
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 17 second homes and occasional dwellings in Boursonne, 11% of its 150 homes: higher than in 89% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 13% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
A young town
Half of Boursonne’s residents are under 38.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 21% are under 15 and 11% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 89% of compared French towns: 11% of homes are second homes
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
In the last two years, 8% of households moved in; at the other end, 20% have stayed 30 years or more. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Nothing unusual on empty homes: 7.2%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
Boursonne changed by +3% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 57% 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 +2%, then +1% to 2023.
Boursonne ranks below 99% of compared French towns on residents aged 65 and over: 11%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Boursonne 38.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Boursonne’s residents are under 38.4, younger than in 87% of compared French towns. Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 9.1%. To put it in context, 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: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
Boursonne sits below 80% of compared French towns for one-person households (29%)
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 Oise median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2.4 people share a household. Boursonne has more single-parent households than 83% of compared French towns, at 13%. In the typical compared French town, just over a third of households are one person living alone.
A median of €31,140 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.
Half of Boursonne’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €31,140 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 89% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional: 17%, a higher share than 82% 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
In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker; in Boursonne, 17%. The usual figure: nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Boursonne sits below 89% of compared French towns for immigrants (2.3%)
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.
Set against 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 2.3% of residents are foreign nationals in Boursonne. By way of 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.
19% of residents 15 and over are single, 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
The share of married residents trails 63% of compared French towns: 41%. As a yardstick, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education: 26%, a lower share than 66% 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 17%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. Graduates of higher education make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (303 to 2,582 people), the 2nd 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Boursonne and its 6 nearest towns: 3 of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boursonne | 38.4 | 11% | 11% | 2.3% |
| Villers-Cotterêts 10,489 · 3.9 mi | 41.5 | 19% | 1.3% | 12% |
| Crépy-en-Valois 14,351 · 7.5 mi | 44.8 | 22% | 1.4% | 11% |
| Nanteuil-le-Haudouin 4,258 · 11.5 mi | 37.1 | 13% | 1% | 7.4% |
| Lizy-sur-Ourcq 3,627 · 12.2 mi | 37.6 | 17% | 2.1% | 16% |
| Béthisy-Saint-Pierre 3,111 · 13.1 mi | 41 | 19% | 1.1% | 3.5% |
| Saint-Pathus 6,479 · 14.4 mi | 37.4 | 12% | 0.8% | 7.5% |
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 Boursonne
What is the population of Boursonne?
303 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% more than in 2012 (294).
How old are Boursonne’s residents?
The median age is 38.4, younger than 87% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 11% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Boursonne?
17, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Boursonne?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.3% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (2.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Boursonne?
€31,140 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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