A median age of 57.8: Vaudevant is older than 97% of compared French towns
14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town, against 33% in Vaudevant. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 223, in 110 households. The share of single-parent households stands at 4.8%. Fewer flats than in 90% of compared French towns: 8.2%.
Throughout this page, the Ardèche 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 Vaudevant
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 46 second homes and occasional dwellings in Vaudevant, 29% of its 160 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 96% 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 Vaudevant’s residents are under 57.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
29% of homes are second homes, a share 95% 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
In Vaudevant, 4.4% of homes stand empty, beside 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Across Vaudevant, 4.7% of households rent social housing (HLM). This Ardèche town has fewer households without a car than 83% of compared French towns, at 5.7%. On average, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
A growing town: +13% since 2012, faster than 78% 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
In two steps, +4% to 2017 and +9% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +4% in Ardèche.
35% of residents are 65 or over, a share 94% of compared French towns don’t reach
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Vaudevant 57.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Here nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 11%. For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children make up 19% in Vaudevant, less than in 78% 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 Ardèche median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2.1 people share a household. Lower than in 59% of compared French towns: 33% of households are one person living alone. In the typical compared French town, a quarter of households are couples with children.
Half above, half below €22,040 a year in standard of living
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 €22,040 a year: lower than in 88% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a retired person than 78% of compared French towns: 38%
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. For comparison, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
6.3% of Vaudevant’s residents are immigrants
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.
Immigrants make up about one in 16 here (6.3%). That is lower than in 52% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Ardèche has 9.3%. At 4.5%, the share of foreign nationals is in line with the figure 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.
A higher share of single residents than 56% of compared French towns, at 26%
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 census found that 43% of residents 15 and over are married in Vaudevant. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
In Vaudevant, 21% of adults out of school have no qualification, more than in 61% 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
28% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification (typical compared French town: 30%). Elsewhere, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (223 to 2,582 people), 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
No nearby town is as old as Vaudevant
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaudevant | 57.8 | 35% | 29% | 6.3% |
| Roiffieux 2,743 · 8.5 mi | 50.5 | 27% | 2.8% | 2.3% |
| Vernosc-lès-Annonay 2,725 · 9.7 mi | 45.1 | 21% | 1.1% | 2.6% |
| Annonay 17,274 · 10 mi | 45.6 | 25% | 3.4% | 14% |
| Davézieux 3,205 · 11.2 mi | 54.7 | 35% | 1.3% | 4.4% |
| Saint-Vallier 4,027 · 11.2 mi | 45.2 | 25% | 2.5% | 13% |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône 11,279 · 11.3 mi | 44.3 | 24% | 2.3% | 10% |
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 Vaudevant
What is the population of Vaudevant?
223 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% more than in 2012 (197).
How old are Vaudevant’s residents?
The median age is 57.8, older than 97% of compared French towns. 11% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Vaudevant?
46, with occasional dwellings: 29% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Vaudevant?
INSEE counts 14 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.3% of residents, and 10 foreign nationals (4.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Vaudevant?
€22,040 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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