A lower share of households headed by a manager or professional than 95% of compared French towns, at 3.4%
One in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town, against 13% in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse. The 2023 Census counted 2,225 residents in 1,020 households. Put another way, about one in four: 26% of residents are 65 or over. Higher than in 77% of compared French towns: 18% 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 Vendeuvre-sur-Barse
Fewer residents than in 2012
Vendeuvre-sur-Barse had 2,395 residents at the 2012 census and 2,225 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Social housing
30% of households rent from a social landlord (HLM), 16% rent privately and 52% own their home. Homes & cars ↓
Empty homes
The census found 140 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Vendeuvre-sur-Barse’s population moved −7% on 2012, less than in 93% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −3%, then −4% to 2023. Over those years, the median Aube town changed +2% and the median compared French town +5%.
Older than 52% of compared French towns: half of Vendeuvre-sur-Barse is over 44.4
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Vendeuvre-sur-Barse 44.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Vendeuvre-sur-Barse sits close to the norm on residents aged 15 to 24: 11%, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Vendeuvre-sur-Barse ranks above 69% of compared French towns on one-person households: 40%
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
A household here holds 2.1 people on average. Few places have so few couples with children: 23% here, fewer than in three fifths of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
A larger share of households in social housing than 92% of compared French towns: 30%
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
Car-free households: one in six, where the median compared French town has 11%. More empty homes than in 87% of compared French towns: 12%. Here, 3.1% of homes are second homes.
Standard of living at the median: €22,380 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €22,380 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 86% of compared French towns. 18.0% of the population lives below the poverty line.
In Vendeuvre-sur-Barse, 21% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 86% 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
In the typical compared French town, 32% of households are headed by a retired person; in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse, 37%. The benchmark for households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town: 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
More foreign nationals than 65% of compared French towns: 6.1%
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.
7.9% of residents are immigrants; in the typical compared French town the figure is 6.5%. That is higher than in nearly three fifths of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Aube has 9.2%. Foreign nationals make up 4.3% 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.
Only 38% of residents 15 and over are married in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse
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
With single residents at 30%, Vendeuvre-sur-Barse is ahead of 78% of compared French towns on that count. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Above 97% of compared French towns: 34% of adults out of school have no 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
By its share of graduates of higher education (17%), Vendeuvre-sur-Barse is below 93% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for adults with no qualification is 19% 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).
Around Vendeuvre-sur-Barse, 5 of 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendeuvre-sur-Barse | 44.4 | 26% | 3.1% | 7.9% |
| Bar-sur-Seine 2,858 · 9.3 mi | 48.1 | 28% | 1.8% | 6.4% |
| Bar-sur-Aube 4,665 · 11 mi | 50.8 | 31% | 4.7% | 15% |
| Brienne-le-Château 2,672 · 11 mi | 53.3 | 32% | 2.3% | 2.5% |
| Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres 3,223 · 16.8 mi | 47.7 | 28% | 1.7% | 9.1% |
| Bréviandes 3,219 · 17.2 mi | 41.4 | 22% | 0.7% | 9.6% |
| Saint-Julien-les-Villas 6,760 · 17.3 mi | 47.5 | 25% | 1.3% | 8.6% |
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 Vendeuvre-sur-Barse
What is the population of Vendeuvre-sur-Barse?
2,225 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (2,395).
How old are Vendeuvre-sur-Barse’s residents?
The median age is 44.4, older than 52% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse?
37, with occasional dwellings: 3.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse?
INSEE counts 180 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.9% of residents, and 140 foreign nationals (6.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse?
€22,380 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 18.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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