Below 94% of compared French towns: 5.9% of homes are flats
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%; Villegly has 38%. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 1,247, in 570 households. 7.6% of households rent social housing (HLM). Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than in 89% of compared French towns: 8.4%.
Throughout this page, the Aude 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.
Villegly grew +16% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 84% 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 Aude town +4%. The first five years brought +6%; the six to 2023, +10%.
Villegly is older than 68% of compared French towns: a median age of 46.8
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Villegly 46.8. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 65 and over at 25%, Villegly is ahead of 69% of compared French towns on that count.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
One-person households make up 32% in Villegly, less than in 67% 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 Aude median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2.2 people share a household. The benchmark for one-person households in the typical compared French town: 35%. Villegly has fewer couples with children than 61% of compared French towns, at 23%. 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town, against 11% in the town.
More empty homes than 69% of compared French towns: 8.5%
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
By its share of households without a car (9%), Villegly is below 60% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Second homes: 3.5% of the total.
€23,710 a year: the median 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.
Half of Villegly’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €23,710 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 75% of compared French towns.
6% of households are headed by a manager or professional, below 77% 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
The share of households headed by a manual worker is 11%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 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).
5.7% of Villegly’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 a share lower than in 57% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Aude has 6%. About one in 18: that is how common immigrants are in Villegly (5.7%). Nothing unusual on foreign nationals: 4.4%, close to 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.
Villegly sits below 81% of compared French towns for single residents (22%)
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
Married residents: 44% of the total. As a reference point, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Only 16% of adults out of school have no qualification in Villegly
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
26% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification (typical compared French town: 30%). As a reference point, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,247 to 2,582 people), the 18th 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.
Nearby, 3 of 6 towns have older populations than Villegly
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villegly | 46.8 | 25% | 3.5% | 5.7% |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel 2,523 · 2.3 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 3.9% | 6.2% |
| Villemoustaussou 4,401 · 4.6 mi | 47 | 25% | 1.8% | 6% |
| Trèbes 5,361 · 5.4 mi | 50.2 | 30% | 3.4% | 12% |
| Pennautier 2,895 · 6.6 mi | 45.9 | 23% | 1.5% | 6.3% |
| Carcassonne 46,080 · 6.7 mi | 46.6 | 26% | 6.7% | 14% |
| Palaja 2,722 · 8.3 mi | 46.2 | 22% | 2.5% | 5.8% |
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 Villegly
What is the population of Villegly?
1,247 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 16% more than in 2012 (1,072).
How old are Villegly’s residents?
The median age is 46.8, older than 68% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Villegly?
23, with occasional dwellings: 3.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Villegly?
INSEE counts 71 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.7% of residents, and 55 foreign nationals (4.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Villegly?
€23,710 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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