Villy-Bocage: 37% of households are couples with children, above 96% of compared French towns
3.4% of households have no car; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%. The 2023 Census put Villy-Bocage’s population at 728, in 300 households. Put another way, about one in 100: 1% of households rent social housing (HLM). Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
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 Villy-Bocage
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 4.7% single parents with children; 16% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Villy-Bocage had 787 residents at the 2012 census and 728 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower growth than 94% of compared French towns: Villy-Bocage changed by −7% since 2012
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 −1%, then −7% to 2023.
Older than 69% of compared French towns: half of Villy-Bocage is over 47.1
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Villy-Bocage 47.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Locally, 11% of residents are 15 to 24. There is little gap on residents aged 65 and over: 22%, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Villy-Bocage sits below 95% of compared French towns for one-person households (25%)
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
The typical household size is 2.4 people. As a yardstick, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Across Villy-Bocage, 4.7% of households are single parents.
Only 5.3% of homes stand empty in Villy-Bocage
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
Long tenure is the mark of 24% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 4.2% (under two years). For empty homes, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 6.7%. Villy-Bocage sits close to the norm on second homes: 2.7%, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €26,930 a year to live on
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 Villy-Bocage’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €26,930 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 61% of compared French towns.
In Villy-Bocage, 6.2% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 74% 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, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person; in Villy-Bocage, 30%. The share of households headed by a manual worker stands at 15%. Against that, 9.4% of 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).
In Villy-Bocage, 2% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 92% of compared French towns
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 share of foreign nationals is 1.6%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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.
52% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 96% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
21% of residents 15 and over are single (typical compared French town: 25%). Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
A larger share of graduates of higher education than 55% of compared French towns: 31%
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: nearly a fifth of the total. The benchmark for graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town: 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (728 to 2,582 people), the 15th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Villy-Bocage and its 6 nearest towns: 1 of them are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villy-Bocage | 47.1 | 22% | 2.7% | 2% |
| Villers-Bocage 3,088 · 1.5 mi | 49.4 | 31% | 0.9% | 1.6% |
| Les Monts d'Aunay 4,777 · 6.2 mi | 42 | 21% | 2.9% | 2% |
| Fontaine-Étoupefour 2,810 · 8.9 mi | 41.3 | 16% | 1.2% | 2.1% |
| Thue et Mue 6,182 · 9.1 mi | 39.8 | 16% | 1% | 1.4% |
| Verson 4,059 · 9.2 mi | 44.2 | 23% | 0.6% | 2.4% |
| Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom 3,600 · 10.1 mi | 42.2 | 22% | 3.6% | 1.5% |
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 Villy-Bocage
What is the population of Villy-Bocage?
728 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (787).
How old are Villy-Bocage’s residents?
The median age is 47.1, older than 69% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Villy-Bocage?
9, with occasional dwellings: 2.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Villy-Bocage?
INSEE counts 14 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2% of residents, and 12 foreign nationals (1.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Villy-Bocage?
€26,930 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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