Below 99% of compared French towns: 0.6% of homes are flats
3.8% of households are headed by a manager or professional; in the typical compared French town the figure is 9.4%. In Venesmes, 6.4% of households are single parents. With a median age of 50.5, Venesmes is older than 85% of compared French towns. This Cher town is home to 782 residents in 400 households, by the 2023 Census.
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 Venesmes
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 54 second homes and occasional dwellings in Venesmes, 11% of its 500 homes: higher than in 88% 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
Venesmes had 862 residents at the 2012 census and 782 in 2023, down 9%: slower growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 88% of compared French towns, at 11%
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
The figure for empty homes is 10% in Venesmes and 6.7% in the typical compared French town. The share of second homes in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. Locally, 6.8% of households have no car. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, 96% of compared French towns grew faster than Venesmes: −9%
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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −4% for the median Cher town, the change came in two steps: −5% from 2012 to 2017, then −5% to 2023.
Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 83% of compared French towns: 8.9%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Venesmes 50.5. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over; in Venesmes, 25%. On average, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Venesmes ranks above 81% of compared French towns on one-person households: 44%
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
Average household size: 2 people. In the typical compared French town, one-person households come to 35%. Fewer couples with children than in 60% of compared French towns: 23%.
A median standard of living of €26,300 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €26,300 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 54% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a manual worker than 89% of compared French towns: 22%
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
Compared with 32% in the typical compared French town, 37% of households are headed by a retired person here. By way of comparison, 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).
Venesmes ranks below 99% of compared French towns on immigrants: 0.9%
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 figure for foreign nationals is 0.4% in Venesmes and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Cher has 4.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 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.
A smaller share of married residents than 76% of compared French towns: 39%
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
A quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, against 24% in Venesmes. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
In Venesmes, 21% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 84% of compared French towns
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 two in ten: 18% of adults out of school have no qualification. As a reference point, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
13th highest median age among 41 French towns of 782 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Venesmes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venesmes | 50.5 | 25% | 11% | 0.9% |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher 6,463 · 10.1 mi | 49.5 | 29% | 3% | 6.7% |
| Trouy 4,055 · 13 mi | 49.2 | 25% | 1% | 3.2% |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond 9,899 · 13.1 mi | 54.5 | 35% | 3.9% | 4.5% |
| Dun-sur-Auron 3,524 · 13.1 mi | 53.2 | 32% | 3.2% | 2.4% |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin 3,681 · 14.8 mi | 47.2 | 24% | 0.6% | 4.3% |
| Issoudun 11,159 · 15.7 mi | 52 | 30% | 3.1% | 7.7% |
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 Venesmes
What is the population of Venesmes?
782 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% fewer than in 2012 (862).
How old are Venesmes’ residents?
The median age is 50.5, older than 85% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Venesmes?
54, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Venesmes?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.9% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (0.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Venesmes?
€26,300 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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