Photo: Bh.souzani · CC BY-SA 3.0A median age of 57.2: Bourbon-Lancy is older than 97% of compared French towns
The share of households headed by a retired person tops 95% of compared French towns: 47%. At the 2023 Census Bourbon-Lancy was home to 4,674 people in 2,340 households. The census found that 43% of households are one person living alone in the town.
Throughout this page, the Saône-et-Loire 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 Bourbon-Lancy
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 430 second homes and occasional dwellings in Bourbon-Lancy, 14% of its 3,140 homes: higher than in 90% of compared French towns. 35% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Bourbon-Lancy’s residents are under 57.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 39% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 13% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Bourbon-Lancy had 5,187 residents at the 2012 census and 4,674 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 370 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.
In Bourbon-Lancy, 14% of homes are second homes, more than in 90% 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
Against a figure of 6.7% in the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes in Bourbon-Lancy comes in at 12%. Typically, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 13% of households have no car.
Bourbon-Lancy changed by −10% from 2012 to 2023, behind 97% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −3% in Saône-et-Loire.
Residents aged 65 and over: 39%, a higher share than 97% 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
■ Bourbon-Lancy 57.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 7.8% of residents are 15 to 24 here. The usual figure: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
14% of households are couples with children, below 92% 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 Saône-et-Loire median and the France median
Living alone · share
Bourbon-Lancy sits close to the norm on single-parent households: 9.1%, about the same as in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €24,790 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €24,790 a year: lower than in 63% of compared French towns. 11.0% of the population lives below the poverty line.
Fewer households headed by a manager or professional than 99% of compared French towns: 1.9%
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
The share of households headed by a manual worker tops 84% of compared French towns: 20%. For comparison, 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).
A smaller share of immigrants than 70% of compared French towns: 4.3%
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.
In Bourbon-Lancy, 3.1% of residents are foreign nationals, beside 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Saône-et-Loire has 6.9%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 70% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 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.
23% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 69% 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
Set against 43% in the typical compared French town, 41% of residents 15 and over are married in Bourbon-Lancy. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 96% of compared French towns: 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
Set against 19% in the typical compared French town, 28% of adults out of school have no qualification in Bourbon-Lancy. In the typical compared French town, graduates of higher education come to 30%.
Ranked by age, 2nd oldest of 41 French towns this size
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 Auzeville-Tolosane (30.5), the oldest La Tremblade (62.9).
1 of 3 neighbors are older than Bourbon-Lancy
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbon-Lancy | 57.2 | 39% | 14% | 4.3% |
| Dompierre-sur-Besbre 2,959 · 8.1 mi | 54.3 | 34% | 4.5% | 4.6% |
| Gueugnon 6,528 · 14.1 mi | 58 | 38% | 1.8% | 8.6% |
| Digoin 7,353 · 14.6 mi | 53.9 | 34% | 1.9% | 15% |
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 Bourbon-Lancy
What is the population of Bourbon-Lancy?
4,674 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (5,187).
How old are Bourbon-Lancy’s residents?
The median age is 57.2, older than 97% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 39% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bourbon-Lancy?
430, with occasional dwellings: 14% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bourbon-Lancy?
INSEE counts 200 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.3% of residents, and 140 foreign nationals (3.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bourbon-Lancy?
€24,790 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 11.0% 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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