In Vaudes, 0.7% of homes stand empty, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
With one-person households at 27%, Vaudes is behind 87% of compared French towns on that count. Households headed by a manual worker are more common here than in 98% of compared French towns. The town is home to 701 residents in 300 households, by the 2023 Census. Put another way, about one in 34: 2.9% of households have no car.
Throughout this page, the Aube 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 Vaudes
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 6.7% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Vaudes changed by +2% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 60% 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 Aube town +2%.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 8.8% in Vaudes, less than in 85% 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
■ Vaudes 41.5. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 41.5, Vaudes is younger than 69% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Here, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
35% of households are couples with children, a share 92% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 Aube median and the France median
Living alone · share
6.7% of households are single parents; in the typical compared French town the figure is 10%. Elsewhere, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
Flats: 9.1%, a lower share than 88% 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
With second homes at 3.6%, Vaudes is ahead of 68% of compared French towns on that count. Compared with other places, households in social housing are common here: 14%, more than in 58% of compared French towns. For comparison, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €24,970 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.
Half of residents live in households above €24,970 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 61% of compared French towns.
Fewer households headed by a manager or professional than 85% of compared French towns: 5.1%
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
The figure for households headed by a retired person is 36% in Vaudes and 32% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 94% of compared French towns, at 1.8%
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.
The median compared commune in Aube has 9.2%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 94% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The share of foreign nationals stands at 0.8%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
20% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 92% 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
Set against 43% in the typical compared French town, 45% of residents 15 and over are married in Vaudes. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Below 82% of compared French towns: 21% 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
Adults with no qualification: 23% here and 19% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 701 to 2,582 people, the 7th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
3 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Vaudes
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaudes | 41.5 | 22% | 3.6% | 1.8% |
| Bréviandes 3,219 · 6.9 mi | 41.4 | 22% | 0.7% | 9.6% |
| Saint-Julien-les-Villas 6,760 · 7.9 mi | 47.5 | 25% | 1.3% | 8.6% |
| Rosières-près-Troyes 4,840 · 8 mi | 32.7 | 15% | 3% | 8.5% |
| Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres 3,223 · 8.9 mi | 47.7 | 28% | 1.7% | 9.1% |
| Saint-André-les-Vergers 12,806 · 9.3 mi | 41.9 | 23% | 1.2% | 12% |
| Troyes 62,088 · 9.6 mi | 36.5 | 19% | 6.2% | 16% |
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 Vaudes
What is the population of Vaudes?
701 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% more than in 2012 (684).
How old are Vaudes’ residents?
The median age is 41.5, younger than 69% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Vaudes?
11, with occasional dwellings: 3.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Vaudes?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.8% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (0.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Vaudes?
€24,970 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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