In Villequiers, 0.9% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car in Villequiers comes in at 4.2%. There were 220 households in the town at the 2023 Census, home to 437 residents. Households headed by a manager or professional make up about one in 43 here (2.3%). Compared with other places, households in social housing are scarce here: 4.6%, fewer than in 88% 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 Villequiers
One home in 10 is a second home
The census counted 33 second homes and occasional dwellings in Villequiers, 10% of its 320 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
Villequiers had 502 residents at the 2012 census and 437 in 2023, down 13%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 67 homes empty (21%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of empty homes than 99% of compared French towns, at 21%
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
10% of homes are second homes (typical compared French town: 2.1%). In the last two years, 9.3% of households moved in; at the other end, 29% have stayed 30 years or more. Empty homes make up 6.7% in the typical compared French town.
A −13% change 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −5%, and from 2017 to 2023 −9%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Cher town −4%.
Half of Villequiers is over 48.2, older than 75% 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
■ Villequiers 48.2. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 8.9%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Residents aged 65 and over are more common here than in 60% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
2.3% of households are single parents, below 99% of compared French towns
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
A household here holds 2 people on average. On one-person households, Villequiers sits higher than 68% of compared French towns: 40%. As a yardstick, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, just over a quarter of households are couples with children locally.
€26,450 a year: the median standard of living
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 residents live in households above €26,450 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 55% of compared French towns.
Above 99% of compared French towns: 28% of households are headed by a manual worker
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
Households headed by a retired person: 35%, above 63% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 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).
Below 98% of compared French towns: 0.7% of residents are foreign nationals
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.
Where 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town, Villequiers has 2.5%. That is lower than in 87% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Cher has 4.6%. On average, 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.
23% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 73% 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
The share of married residents trails 63% of compared French towns: 41%. Elsewhere, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Below 86% of compared French towns: 20% 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
Against a figure of 19% in the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification in Villequiers comes in at 20%. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 437 to 2,582 people: this is 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Villequiers sits below 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villequiers | 48.2 | 24% | 10% | 2.5% |
| Avord 2,909 · 7.8 mi | 32.5 | 11% | 0.9% | 3.7% |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois 3,151 · 11.1 mi | 51.2 | 32% | 6.8% | 1.9% |
| La Charité-sur-Loire 4,705 · 12.7 mi | 54 | 36% | 6.7% | 5.7% |
| Fourchambault 3,992 · 13.8 mi | 49.3 | 27% | 1.2% | 6.3% |
| Garchizy 3,648 · 13.9 mi | 45 | 23% | 1.4% | 3.9% |
| Marzy 3,623 · 14.7 mi | 49.1 | 25% | 1.5% | 4.5% |
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 Villequiers
What is the population of Villequiers?
437 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% fewer than in 2012 (502).
How old are Villequiers’ residents?
The median age is 48.2, older than 75% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Villequiers?
33, with occasional dwellings: 10% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Villequiers?
INSEE counts 11 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.5% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (0.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Villequiers?
€26,450 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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