Villecomtal ranks below 96% of compared French towns on couples with children: 13%
Households headed by a retired person: 43% here and 32% in the typical compared French town. At 3.5%, the share of households in social housing is lower than in 92% of compared French towns. Villecomtal counted 430 residents and 230 households at the 2023 Census. The census found that 28% of residents are 65 or over in the town.
Throughout this page, the Aveyron 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 Villecomtal
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 62 second homes and occasional dwellings in Villecomtal, 19% of its 320 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 85% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Many people living alone
48% of Villecomtal’s households are one person: higher than in 90% of compared French towns; 37% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Villecomtal: 19% of homes are second homes, above 93% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes is 6.7%; Villecomtal has 8.4%. By way of comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Census figures put households without a car at 7.8% here. Lower than in 68% of compared French towns: 20% of homes are flats.
Villecomtal grew +14% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 79% 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
The first five years brought +7%; the six to 2023, +7%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Aveyron town +1%.
Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 93% of compared French towns: 7.9%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Villecomtal 50.3. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Villecomtal is 50.3, higher than in 84% of compared French towns. For comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Above 90% of compared French towns: 48% of households are one person living alone
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 Aveyron median and the France median
Living alone · share
One in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town, against 11% in Villecomtal. Elsewhere, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. A household here holds 1.9 people on average.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €24,390 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.
Living standards centre on €24,390 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 67% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a manual worker than 82% of compared French towns: 20%
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 manager or professional is 13% in Villecomtal and 9.4% in the typical compared French town. On average, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A higher share of foreign nationals than 61% of compared French towns, at 5.6%
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 Aveyron has 6.5%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 52% of compared French towns. Census figures put immigrants at 6.7% in Villecomtal. For comparison, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
Fewer married residents than 79% of compared French towns: 38%
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 share of single residents is 28%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 78% of compared French towns: 14%
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
Roughly three in ten: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. By way of comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 14th oldest of 41 French towns of 430 to 2,582 people
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.
Older than Villecomtal: 1 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villecomtal | 50.3 | 28% | 19% | 6.7% |
| Bozouls 3,001 · 8.9 mi | 48.4 | 25% | 9.4% | 2.7% |
| Sébazac-Concourès 3,234 · 9.2 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 3.4% | 3.6% |
| Espalion 4,605 · 9.6 mi | 53.1 | 35% | 20% | 7.2% |
| Onet-le-Château 12,080 · 11.6 mi | 42.6 | 23% | 2.9% | 14% |
| Druelle Balsac 3,187 · 12.6 mi | 43.4 | 18% | 4% | 3.5% |
| Rodez 23,981 · 12.7 mi | 41.7 | 24% | 4.3% | 11% |
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 Villecomtal
What is the population of Villecomtal?
430 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% more than in 2012 (378).
How old are Villecomtal’s residents?
The median age is 50.3, older than 84% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Villecomtal?
62, with occasional dwellings: 19% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Villecomtal?
INSEE counts 29 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.7% of residents, and 24 foreign nationals (5.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Villecomtal?
€24,390 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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