Flats: 2.1%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
Set against 10% in the typical compared French town, 3.9% of households are single parents in Villeret. In 2023, the Census found 263 residents here, living in 120 households. Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 8.4%. On households headed by a retired person, Villeret sits higher than 78% of compared French towns: 38%.
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 Villeret
Fewer residents than in 2012
Villeret had 312 residents at the 2012 census and 263 in 2023, down 16%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 22 homes empty (15%): 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 −16% change since 2012: slower than 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −4% in Aisne.
15% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 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
■ Villeret 44.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Villeret’s residents are over 44.5, older than in 53% of compared French towns. Typically, 22% of residents are 65 or over 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%.
In Villeret, 30% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 75% 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
Households here average 2.2 people each. In the typical compared French town, 35% of households are one person living alone. Couples with children are more common here than in nearly two thirds of compared French towns.
15% of homes stand empty, 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
Nothing unusual on second homes: 1.4%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town. Long tenure is the mark of 20% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 9.3% (under two years). Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €22,270 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.
At €22,270 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 87% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a manual worker than 99% of compared French towns, at 37%
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
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 1.5% in Villeret, less than in 97% 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.
Foreign nationals are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A lower share of married residents than 73% of compared French towns, at 39%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%; Villeret has 23%. To put it in context, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Below 95% of compared French towns: 16% 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
In the typical compared French town, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification; in Villeret, 29%. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 16th youngest of 41 French towns this size
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).
Villeret is younger than 2 of its 6 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeret | 44.5 | 15% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Saint-Quentin 52,813 · 8.4 mi | 41.3 | 23% | 1.6% | 9% |
| Gauchy 5,183 · 9.7 mi | 47.7 | 24% | 0.4% | 4% |
| Fresnoy-le-Grand 2,890 · 10.1 mi | 44.1 | 23% | 1.2% | 2.7% |
| Masnières 2,689 · 11.1 mi | 40 | 19% | 0.7% | 2.1% |
| Péronne 7,090 · 11.5 mi | 48.6 | 28% | 1.4% | 4.3% |
| Bohain-en-Vermandois 5,605 · 12 mi | 41.1 | 21% | 0.8% | 4.9% |
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 Villeret
What is the population of Villeret?
263 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 16% fewer than in 2012 (312).
How old are Villeret’s residents?
The median age is 44.5, older than 53% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 15% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Villeret?
2, with occasional dwellings: 1.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Villeret?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.5% 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 Villeret?
€22,270 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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