Half of Bourg-Archambault is over 61.5, older than 99% of compared French towns
With single-parent households at 5.9%, Bourg-Archambault is behind 96% of compared French towns on that count. Households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in 94% of compared French towns. There were 84 households here at the 2023 Census, home to 170 residents. About one in 14: that is how common households in social housing are in Bourg-Archambault (7.1%).
Throughout this page, the Vienne 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 Bourg-Archambault
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 33 second homes and occasional dwellings in Bourg-Archambault, 22% of its 150 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 100% 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 Bourg-Archambault’s residents are under 61.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 38% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 16% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Bourg-Archambault had 193 residents at the 2012 census and 170 in 2023, down 12%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 30 homes empty (20%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Bourg-Archambault sits above 99% of compared French towns for empty homes (20%)
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
The figure for households without a car is 9.5% in Bourg-Archambault and 11% in the typical compared French town. Empty homes make up 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Across Bourg-Archambault, 22% of homes are second homes.
−12% since 2012, a pace below 98% 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
The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Vienne town +4%. The change was −3% from 2012 to 2017 and −10% from 2017 to 2023.
Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns: 4.7%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Bourg-Archambault 61.5. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 65 and over at 38%, Bourg-Archambault is ahead of 97% of compared French towns on that count. In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Only 12% of households are couples with children in Bourg-Archambault
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 Vienne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 2 people on average. In the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children is 25%. 35% of households are one person living alone, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
A median standard of living of €21,350 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.
Living standards centre on €21,350 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 92% of compared French towns.
Bourg-Archambault sits above 98% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (53%)
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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Bourg-Archambault ranks above 81% of compared French towns on foreign nationals: 9.9%
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.
The share of immigrants tops three quarters of compared French towns: 11%. For comparison, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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 higher share of married residents than 99% of compared French towns, at 62%
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 Bourg-Archambault comes in at 16%. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
In Bourg-Archambault, 11% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
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
Here 31% of adults out of school have no qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 19%. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 170 to 2,582 people, the 2nd oldest
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.
Bourg-Archambault is older 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-Archambault | 61.5 | 38% | 22% | 11% |
| Montmorillon 5,821 · 6.9 mi | 57.4 | 38% | 3.8% | 5.3% |
| Le Blanc 6,164 · 17.9 mi | 52.8 | 34% | 9.2% | 4.4% |
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 Bourg-Archambault
What is the population of Bourg-Archambault?
170 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% fewer than in 2012 (193).
How old are Bourg-Archambault’s residents?
The median age is 61.5, older than 99% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 38% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bourg-Archambault?
33, with occasional dwellings: 22% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bourg-Archambault?
INSEE counts 19 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 11% of residents, and 17 foreign nationals (9.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bourg-Archambault?
€21,350 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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