A larger share of couples with children than 95% of compared French towns: 37%
By its share of second homes (5.4%), Veslud is above 78% of compared French towns. Across Veslud, 2.7% of households have no car. Flats are rarer here than in 98% of compared French towns. This Aisne town is home to 270 residents in 110 households, by the 2023 Census.
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 Veslud
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 4.5% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
+7% since 2012, a pace 58% of compared French towns didn’t match
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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −4% for the median Aisne town, the change came in two steps: −4% from 2012 to 2017, then +12% to 2023.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 92% of compared French towns: 8.1%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Veslud 42.1. The median compared French town: 44.
19% of residents are 65 or over; in the typical compared French town the figure is 22%. The usual figure: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
23% of households are one person living alone, below 98% 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
The share of single-parent households is 4.5%, against 10% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Households average 2.5 people.
Veslud sits below 92% of compared French towns for households in social housing (3.6%)
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
Some 6.3% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 27% who have been there 30 years or more. Veslud has more empty homes than 79% of compared French towns, at 10%. The usual figure: just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town.
€25,820 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.
At €25,820 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 51% of compared French towns.
Only 27% of households are headed by a retired person in Veslud
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
18% of households are headed by a manual worker, against 14% in the typical compared French town. On average, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. Households headed by a manager or professional: 9.2% of the total.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
0.7% of residents are immigrants, below 99% 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.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
19% of residents 15 and over are single, below 95% 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 married residents is 49%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 95% of compared French towns: 10%
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
In Veslud, 28% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, beside 30% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 9th youngest of 41 French towns of 270 to 2,582 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Around Veslud, 2 of 4 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veslud | 42.1 | 19% | 5.4% | 0.7% |
| Athies-sous-Laon 2,578 · 3.5 mi | 44.9 | 23% | 0.7% | 2% |
| Laon 24,220 · 5.3 mi | 40.8 | 21% | 1.8% | 9.4% |
| Villeneuve-sur-Aisne 2,792 · 12.8 mi | 41.9 | 21% | 1.3% | 2.4% |
| Fismes 5,850 · 15.7 mi | 43.6 | 23% | 1.5% | 3.1% |
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 Veslud
What is the population of Veslud?
270 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% more than in 2012 (253).
How old are Veslud’s residents?
The median age is 42.1, younger than 65% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Veslud?
7, with occasional dwellings: 5.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Veslud?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.7% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Veslud?
€25,820 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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