Couples with children: 47%, a higher share than 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%; La Bazoque has 24%. The median age in the town is 41.4, lower than in 70% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 269 people lived locally, in 100 households. Census figures put households without a car at 3% in the town.
Throughout this page, the Orne 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 La Bazoque
A town of families
47% of households are couples with children and 4.8% single parents with children; 23% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Growth of +6% since 2012 puts La Bazoque ahead of 56% 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
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Orne town −5%.
La Bazoque ranks below 94% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 7.7%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ La Bazoque 41.4. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 22%; La Bazoque has 18%. To put it in context, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
In La Bazoque, 19% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 99% 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 Orne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Compared with 10% in the typical compared French town, 4.8% of households are single parents here. On average, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. There are 2.7 people in the average household.
4.4% of homes are second homes, a share 74% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of empty homes stands at 5.3%. Second homes make up 2.1% in the typical compared French town.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €25,010 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.
Living standards centre on €25,010 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 60% of compared French towns.
Below 87% of compared French towns: 4.8% of households are headed by a manager or professional
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
Compared with 14% in the typical compared French town, 9.5% of households are headed by a manual worker here. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
0% of residents in La Bazoque are immigrants
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.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents: 57%, a higher share than 99% 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 (20%), La Bazoque is below 91% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
La Bazoque ranks below 68% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 16%
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
27% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. The usual figure: 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 269 to 2,582 people, the 6th 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 La Bazoque
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bazoque | 41.4 | 18% | 4.4% | 0% |
| Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers 3,173 · 2 mi | 55.2 | 34% | 1.8% | 3.9% |
| Flers 14,432 · 3.3 mi | 47.8 | 28% | 2.4% | 13% |
| Condé-en-Normandie 5,985 · 5.4 mi | 52.3 | 31% | 3.7% | 3.4% |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre 4,201 · 5.5 mi | 49 | 27% | 9.4% | 1.9% |
| Tinchebray-Bocage 4,813 · 6.3 mi | 49.6 | 29% | 8.3% | 3.6% |
| Valdallière 5,696 · 8.1 mi | 45.8 | 23% | 7.4% | 2.8% |
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 La Bazoque
What is the population of La Bazoque?
269 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (253).
How old are La Bazoque’s residents?
The median age is 41.4, younger than 70% of compared French towns. 27% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Bazoque?
5, with occasional dwellings: 4.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Bazoque?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Bazoque?
€25,010 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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