41% of households are couples with children, more than in 99% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 12% in the typical compared French town, the share of households in social housing in Bouzel comes in at 2.1%. Here, 2.8% of households have no car. Flats are rarer here than in 98% of compared French towns. 703 residents in 290 households: that is Bouzel at the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Puy-de-Dôme 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 Bouzel
A town of families
41% of households are couples with children and 3.4% single parents with children; 17% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower growth than 72% of compared French towns: Bouzel changed by ±0% since 2012
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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +4% for the median Puy-de-Dôme town, the change came in two steps: +3% from 2012 to 2017, then −3% to 2023.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 12%, a higher share than 74% 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
■ Bouzel 44.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Bouzel’s residents are over 44.4, older than in 52% of compared French towns. Across Bouzel, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over. Against that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of one-person households than 99% of compared French towns: 21%
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 Puy-de-Dôme median and the France median
Living alone · share
In Bouzel, 3.4% of households are single parents, beside 10% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. There are 2.4 people in the average household.
Empty homes: 8.9%, a higher share than 72% 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
Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 5.2% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 23%. The wider picture: 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. At 3.1%, the share of second homes is higher than in 62% of compared French towns.
The median resident lives on €26,430 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.
The median standard of living in Bouzel is €26,430 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 55% of compared French towns.
Bouzel: 17% of households are headed by a manual worker, above 70% 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
6.9% of households are headed by a manager or professional, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker. For Bouzel, the census puts households headed by a retired person at 34%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Bouzel, 2.6% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 86% of compared French towns
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.
In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Bouzel, 1.4%. The usual figure: 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.
In Bouzel, 51% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 94% 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
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in Bouzel comes in at 21%. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Bouzel sits below 86% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (13%)
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 graduates of higher education is 32%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. For adults with no qualification, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 19%.
The 16th youngest of 41 French towns of 703 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Bouzel sits below 3 of its 6 closest neighbors on median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouzel | 44.4 | 22% | 3.1% | 2.6% |
| Vertaizon 3,527 · 1.4 mi | 39.4 | 14% | 1.6% | 5.3% |
| Pont-du-Château 12,412 · 3.7 mi | 41.4 | 19% | 1.1% | 6.7% |
| Mur-sur-Allier 3,111 · 3.8 mi | 46.1 | 20% | 3.5% | 4.6% |
| Billom 4,805 · 3.9 mi | 48.8 | 27% | 2.9% | 3.7% |
| Lezoux 6,528 · 4.8 mi | 43.1 | 23% | 1.2% | 2.7% |
| Lempdes 8,709 · 5.9 mi | 44.9 | 25% | 2.1% | 8.1% |
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 Bouzel
What is the population of Bouzel?
703 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (706).
How old are Bouzel’s residents?
The median age is 44.4, older than 52% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bouzel?
10, with occasional dwellings: 3.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bouzel?
INSEE counts 18 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.6% of residents, and 10 foreign nationals (1.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bouzel?
€26,430 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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