A higher share of couples with children than 96% of compared French towns, at 37%
2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town, against 5.6% in Vénérolles. The town is home to 229 residents in 92 households, by the 2023 Census. Here, 47% of households are headed by a retired person. Compared with other places, residents aged 65 and over are common here: 27%, more than in 75% 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 Vénérolles
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 16 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A +1% change since 2012: slower than 64% 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%.
Vénérolles: 13% of residents are 15 to 24, above 89% 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
■ Vénérolles 42.6. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Vénérolles is 42.6, lower than in 61% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
A smaller share of one-person households than 91% of compared French towns: 26%
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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Households here average 2.5 people each. The usual figure: 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
A higher share of empty homes than 94% of compared French towns, at 14%
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
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Empty homes: 6.7% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Locally, 7.4% of households have no car. Car-free households: one in 13, where the median compared French town has 11%.
€20,540 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €20,540 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 95% of compared French towns.
21% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 87% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 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).
Immigrants: 1.3%, a lower share than 98% of compared French towns
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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Vénérolles has 0.4%. On average, 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.
40% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 71% 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
The share of single residents is 27%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Below 97% of compared French towns: 15% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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
With adults with no qualification at 41%, Vénérolles is ahead of 99% of compared French towns on that count. The comparison figure for graduates of higher education is 30% in the typical compared French town.
10th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 229 to 2,582
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.
4 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Vénérolles
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vénérolles | 42.6 | 27% | 5.6% | 1.3% |
| Guise 4,490 · 6 mi | 47.9 | 27% | 1% | 1.8% |
| Bohain-en-Vermandois 5,605 · 7.8 mi | 41.1 | 21% | 0.8% | 4.9% |
| Le Cateau-Cambrésis 6,764 · 8.8 mi | 42 | 21% | 1.5% | 3.1% |
| Landrecies 3,407 · 9.7 mi | 44.2 | 22% | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Fresnoy-le-Grand 2,890 · 9.9 mi | 44.1 | 23% | 1.2% | 2.7% |
| Caudry 13,833 · 13.4 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 1% | 2.4% |
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 Vénérolles
What is the population of Vénérolles?
229 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% more than in 2012 (226).
How old are Vénérolles’ residents?
The median age is 42.6, younger than 61% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Vénérolles?
6, with occasional dwellings: 5.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Vénérolles?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.3% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Vénérolles?
€20,540 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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