1% of homes are flats, below 99% of compared French towns
Set against 11% in the typical compared French town, 8.6% of residents are 15 to 24 in Bonnesvalyn. 212 residents in 89 households: that is Bonnesvalyn at the 2023 Census. Here, 2.2% of households have no car. At 9.7%, the share of second homes is higher than in 88% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Aisne 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 Bonnesvalyn
Fewer residents than in 2012
Bonnesvalyn had 245 residents at the 2012 census and 212 in 2023, down 13%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 5% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower than most: −13% since 2012, behind 99% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Aisne town −4%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 14%, a lower share than 94% 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
■ Bonnesvalyn 45. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Bonnesvalyn is 45, higher than in 57% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
35% of households are couples with children, more than in 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 Aisne median and the France median
Living alone · share
With one-person households at 25%, Bonnesvalyn is behind 94% of compared French towns on that count. 5% of households are single parents.
9.7% of homes stand empty, more than in 77% 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. 18% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 4.3% moved in within the last two years.
€27,020 a year is the median standard of living here
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 €27,020 a year: higher than in 61% of compared French towns.
15% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 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
Where 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, Bonnesvalyn has 15%. The comparison figure for households headed by a retired person is 32% in the typical compared French town. Households headed by a manual worker are more common here than in 57% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 5% of residents are immigrants in Bonnesvalyn
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.
Foreign nationals make up 3.2%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Aisne has 5.7%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 64% of compared French towns. Immigrants make up 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.
Single residents make up 21% in Bonnesvalyn, less than in 86% 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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 48% in Bonnesvalyn. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
26% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 64% 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
Adults with no qualification make up 17%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town: 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 212 to 2,582 people, the 20th youngest
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.
Of the 6 towns nearest Bonnesvalyn, 1 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnesvalyn | 45 | 14% | 9.7% | 5% |
| Château-Thierry 15,097 · 6 mi | 41.3 | 22% | 2.4% | 16% |
| Essômes-sur-Marne 2,691 · 6.6 mi | 44.5 | 21% | 2.3% | 9.6% |
| Charly-sur-Marne 2,594 · 10.1 mi | 42.1 | 22% | 3.3% | 10% |
| Fère-en-Tardenois 2,836 · 10.3 mi | 47.8 | 28% | 1.9% | 3.3% |
| Villers-Cotterêts 10,489 · 13.7 mi | 41.5 | 19% | 1.3% | 12% |
| La Ferté-sous-Jouarre 10,254 · 14.6 mi | 39 | 17% | 2.5% | 20% |
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 Bonnesvalyn
What is the population of Bonnesvalyn?
212 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% fewer than in 2012 (245).
How old are Bonnesvalyn’s residents?
The median age is 45, older than 57% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 14% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bonnesvalyn?
11, with occasional dwellings: 9.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bonnesvalyn?
INSEE counts 11 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (3.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bonnesvalyn?
€27,020 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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