Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bouresse.
History
Bouresse keeps more of its old housing than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bouresse, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Bouresse hold a degree than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 21%
Children under 15 make up 19%, higher than both Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Residents of Bouresse have a median age of 44.6. The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%.
44.6median age
BouresseVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Incomes in Bouresse run lower than in Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €23,060 a year per consumption unit
2.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Unemployment runs at 6.5%. Jobs located in Bouresse: 150, for 300 residents in work (0.4 each).
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Bouresse, 0.4 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Bouresse
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bouresse is a commune of 620 people in the Communauté de communes Vienne et Gartempe. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
