In Valambray, 1.5% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%; Valambray has 22%. 2.6% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 95% of compared French towns. There were 690 households locally at the 2023 Census, home to 1,682 residents. The census found that 23% of households are headed by a manual worker in the town.
Throughout this page, the Calvados 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 Valambray
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 6.1% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Valambray had 1,766 residents at the 2012 census and 1,682 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 87% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Valambray’s population moved −5% on 2012, less than in 87% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the change was ±0%; from 2017 to 2023, −5%.
In Valambray, 8.9% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 83% 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
■ Valambray 42.9. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Valambray is 42.9, lower than in 59% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Residents aged 65 and over: nearly a fifth of the total.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
36% of households are couples with children, a share 94% 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 Calvados median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2.5 people share a household. Across the comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Fewer single-parent households than in 96% of compared French towns: 6.1%.
A lower share of households without a car than 91% of compared French towns, at 4.6%
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
Empty homes make up 5.6%, against 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town. Locally, 0.8% of homes are second homes.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €26,250 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 Valambray’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €26,250 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 53% of compared French towns.
7.2% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 66% 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 census found that a third of households are headed by a retired person in Valambray. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 1.4% of residents are immigrants in Valambray
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.
0.5% of residents are foreign nationals (typical compared French town: 4.3%). Immigrants make up a share lower than in 97% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Calvados has 3.1%. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents make up 17% in Valambray, less than in 99% 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
54% of residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Below 58% of compared French towns: 28% 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: 19% of the total. Typically, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 11th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Valambray sits below 3 of its 6 closest neighbors on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valambray | 42.9 | 19% | 0.8% | 1.4% |
| Moult-Chicheboville 3,441 · 1.9 mi | 35.9 | 13% | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| Argences 3,959 · 3 mi | 43.4 | 24% | 0.8% | 1.8% |
| Mézidon Vallée d'Auge 9,766 · 5.8 mi | 40.9 | 20% | 6.8% | 1.8% |
| Bourguébus 2,613 · 6.2 mi | 34.6 | 9.8% | 0.2% | 2.3% |
| Troarn 3,439 · 6.9 mi | 47.5 | 25% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Démouville 3,035 · 8 mi | 49.3 | 28% | 0.6% | 2.8% |
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 Valambray
What is the population of Valambray?
1,682 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (1,766).
How old are Valambray’s residents?
The median age is 42.9, younger than 59% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Valambray?
6, with occasional dwellings: 0.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Valambray?
INSEE counts 23 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.4% of residents, and 9 foreign nationals (0.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Valambray?
€26,250 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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