In Veaugues, 2.6% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
Where 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, Veaugues has 41%. The town counted 593 residents and 270 households at the 2023 Census. Single-parent households: 16% of the total. Residents aged 65 and over are more common here than in 77% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Cher 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 Veaugues
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 69 second homes and occasional dwellings in Veaugues, 17% of its 420 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Veaugues had 681 residents at the 2012 census and 593 in 2023, down 13%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 75 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Empty homes: 18%, a higher share than 98% 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
Turnover: nearly one in ten households moved in less than two years ago, and 24% have lived in their home 30 years or more. As a yardstick, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. At 17%, the share of second homes is higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 7.3% of households rent social housing (HLM), against 12% in the typical compared French town.
−13% since 2012: slower than 99% 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
In two steps, −7% to 2017 and −6% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −4% in Cher.
Veaugues is older than 84% of compared French towns: a median age of 50.2
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Veaugues 50.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: a tenth of the total.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Below 76% of compared French towns: 20% of households are couples with children
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 Cher median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2.1 people share a household. Nearly a third of households are one person living alone, a lower share than in 65% of compared French towns. Against that, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
A typical living standard of €24,850 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.
At €24,850 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 62% of compared French towns.
Only 3.6% of households are headed by a manager or professional in Veaugues
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
16% of households are headed by a manual worker; in the typical compared French town the figure is 14%. In the typical compared French town, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 85% of compared French towns: 2.7%
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.
2.5% of residents are foreign nationals (typical compared French town: 4.3%). By way of comparison, 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.
Veaugues ranks above 76% of compared French towns on married residents: 47%
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
Single residents: 29%, above three quarters of compared French towns. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 91% of compared French towns: 18%
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
With adults with no qualification at 23%, Veaugues is ahead of 71% of compared French towns on that count. Against that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 14th oldest 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
2 in 5 nearby towns have a higher median age than Veaugues
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veaugues | 50.2 | 27% | 17% | 2.7% |
| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire 9,733 · 12.8 mi | 54.4 | 36% | 8.3% | 6.7% |
| La Charité-sur-Loire 4,705 · 13.5 mi | 54 | 36% | 6.7% | 5.7% |
| Avord 2,909 · 16.4 mi | 32.5 | 11% | 0.9% | 3.7% |
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy 4,779 · 17 mi | 48.6 | 28% | 0.9% | 4.8% |
| Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny 2,546 · 17.2 mi | 41 | 18% | 2.4% | 3.5% |
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 Veaugues
What is the population of Veaugues?
593 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% fewer than in 2012 (681).
How old are Veaugues’ residents?
The median age is 50.2, older than 84% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Veaugues?
69, with occasional dwellings: 17% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Veaugues?
INSEE counts 16 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.7% of residents, and 15 foreign nationals (2.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Veaugues?
€24,850 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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