Flats make up 0.3% in Bomy, less than in 99% of compared French towns
The share of households headed by a manager or professional is 1.9%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Bomy has more couples with children than just over three quarters of compared French towns, at 30%. 615 residents in 260 households: that is Bomy at the 2023 Census. Across Bomy, 6.7% of homes are second homes.
Throughout this page, the Pas-de-Calais 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.
Slower than most: +1% since 2012, behind 64% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Pas-de-Calais town −1%. The first five years brought +4%; the six to 2023, −3%.
Half of Bomy is under 42.8, younger than 60% 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
■ Bomy 42.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 are about as common here as in the typical compared French town, at 11%. Roughly two in ten: just over 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: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
30% of households are one person living alone, below 76% 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 Pas-de-Calais median and the France median
Living alone · share
One in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town, against 7.5% in Bomy. For one-person households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 35%. The average household has 2.3 people.
In Bomy, 2.7% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 95% 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
Newcomers of less than two years account for 6.8% of households, residents of 30 years or more for 28%. 8% of households have no car, fewer than in 67% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes is 6.7%; Bomy has 8.9%.
Half above, half below €22,420 a year in standard of living
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 €22,420 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 86% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a manual worker than 95% of compared French towns: 25%
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 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Bomy comes in at 40%. 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 smaller share of immigrants than 99% of compared French towns: 0.5%
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.
With foreign nationals at 0.3%, Bomy is behind 99% of compared French towns on that count. Set beside 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 80% of compared French towns: 22%
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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 45% in Bomy. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 73% of compared French towns: 24%
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
Roughly two in ten: a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 615 to 2,582 people: this is the 10th 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).
Bomy is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bomy | 42.8 | 22% | 6.7% | 0.5% |
| Aire-sur-la-Lys 9,598 · 8.8 mi | 45.5 | 22% | 0.4% | 1% |
| Wizernes 3,321 · 9.7 mi | 44.3 | 20% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Blendecques 4,859 · 10.3 mi | 43.7 | 21% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Lumbres 3,579 · 10.5 mi | 42.9 | 22% | 1% | 0.7% |
| Burbure 2,834 · 10.6 mi | 43.1 | 20% | 1.2% | 0.7% |
| Isbergues 8,650 · 10.6 mi | 46.1 | 25% | 1.2% | 0.8% |
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 Bomy
What is the population of Bomy?
615 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% more than in 2012 (606).
How old are Bomy’s residents?
The median age is 42.8, younger than 60% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bomy?
21, with occasional dwellings: 6.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bomy?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.5% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bomy?
€22,420 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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