In Bournezeau, 4.7% of homes are flats, fewer than in 96% of compared French towns
Half of Bournezeau’s residents are under 39.8, younger than in 80% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 3,452, in 1,490 households. Households without a car: 4.8% of the total. Compared with 14% in the typical compared French town, just over a fifth of households are headed by a manual worker here.
Throughout this page, the Vendée 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.
+8% since 2012, a pace 62% of compared French towns didn’t match
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
The first five years brought +5%; the six to 2023, +2%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 19%, a lower share than 72% 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
■ Bournezeau 39.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 11%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 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: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
A higher share of couples with children than 69% of compared French towns, at 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 Vendée median and the France median
Living alone · share
Where one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town, Bournezeau has 8%. Set beside that, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. One-person households: 33% of the total.
A lower share of households in social housing than 80% of compared French towns, at 6.3%
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
With second homes at 4.7%, Bournezeau is ahead of 75% of compared French towns on that count. For households in social housing, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 12%. Here, 4.9% of homes stand empty.
Median living standard: €25,500 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €25,500 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 54% of compared French towns. Some 8.0% of residents fall below the poverty line.
5.7% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 79% 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
Nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person, a lower share than in 53% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 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).
Bournezeau sits below 95% of compared French towns for immigrants (1.7%)
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.
By its share of foreign nationals (1.3%), Bournezeau is below 90% of compared French towns. Across the 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.
Single residents: 22%, a lower share than 82% 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
Married residents make up 46%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 64% of compared French towns, at 26%
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
Across Bournezeau, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification. As a reference point, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
6th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 3,420 to 3,481
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 Moult-Chicheboville (35.9), the oldest Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan (58.7).
No nearby town is as young as Bournezeau
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournezeau | 39.8 | 19% | 4.7% | 1.7% |
| Saint-Martin-des-Noyers 2,560 · 6.5 mi | 41 | 20% | 1.1% | 1.8% |
| Chantonnay 8,557 · 6.5 mi | 45.8 | 23% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| La Chaize-le-Vicomte 3,948 · 6.9 mi | 40.1 | 16% | 3.7% | 2.2% |
| Saint-Jean-d'Hermine 3,611 · 7.1 mi | 42.4 | 22% | 5.2% | 3.1% |
| Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais 2,808 · 7.3 mi | 50.4 | 30% | 6.3% | 2.4% |
| Rives de l'Yon 4,335 · 9 mi | 44.2 | 22% | 3.1% | 2% |
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 Bournezeau
What is the population of Bournezeau?
3,452 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% more than in 2012 (3,206).
How old are Bournezeau’s residents?
The median age is 39.8, younger than 80% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bournezeau?
77, with occasional dwellings: 4.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bournezeau?
INSEE counts 59 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.7% of residents, and 44 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bournezeau?
€25,500 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 8.0% 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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