Half of La Bussière is over 58.1, older than 97% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. La Bussière had 298 residents in 160 households at the 2023 Census. Couples with children account for 14%. 3.2% of households are headed by a manager or professional; in the typical compared French town the figure is 9.4%.
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 La Bussière
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 130 second homes and occasional dwellings in La Bussière, 41% of its 310 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 97% 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 La Bussière’s residents are under 58.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 36% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 13% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
La Bussière had 327 residents at the 2012 census and 298 in 2023, down 9%: slower growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
41% of homes are second homes, a share 96% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 6% in La Bussière and 11% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 1.3% of homes are flats. The town has more empty homes than just over three fifths of compared French towns, at 7.7%.
Slower growth than 96% of compared French towns: La Bussière changed by −9% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −1%, and from 2017 to 2023 −8%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Vienne town +4%.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 6.5%, a lower share than 98% 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
■ La Bussière 58.1. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over tops 95% of compared French towns: 36%. Typically, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
La Bussière ranks above 74% of compared French towns on one-person households: 41%
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
The share of single-parent households is 12%, against 10% in the typical compared French town. One-person households: 35% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
A median of €23,290 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.
Living standards centre on €23,290 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 79% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker: 29%, a higher share than 99% 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
Just over two in five households are headed by a retired person (typical compared French town: 32%). The wider picture: 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 74% of compared French towns: 3.9%
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 foreign nationals is 3%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% 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.
La Bussière sits below 75% of compared French towns for single residents (23%)
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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 45% in La Bussière. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
La Bussière: 36% of adults out of school have no qualification, above 98% 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
Graduates of higher education make up 19%, against 30% in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 298 to 2,582 people: this is the 5th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
La Bussière 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bussière | 58.1 | 36% | 41% | 3.9% |
| Chauvigny 7,007 · 9.6 mi | 49.6 | 29% | 5.2% | 2.7% |
| Le Blanc 6,164 · 11.6 mi | 52.8 | 34% | 9.2% | 4.4% |
| Valdivienne 2,715 · 13 mi | 44.9 | 22% | 8.1% | 1.8% |
| Montmorillon 5,821 · 14.2 mi | 57.4 | 38% | 3.8% | 5.3% |
| Saint-Julien-l'Ars 2,880 · 16.3 mi | 43.5 | 20% | 1.5% | 2.5% |
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 La Bussière
What is the population of La Bussière?
298 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% fewer than in 2012 (327).
How old are La Bussière’s residents?
The median age is 58.1, older than 97% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 36% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Bussière?
130, with occasional dwellings: 41% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Bussière?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.9% of residents, and 9 foreign nationals (3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Bussière?
€23,290 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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