A higher share of couples with children than 97% of compared French towns, at 38%
Just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town, against 1.2% in Vars-sur-Roseix. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 415, in 170 households. On the census count, 2.3% of households have no car.
Throughout this page, the Corrèze 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 Vars-sur-Roseix
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 25 second homes and occasional dwellings in Vars-sur-Roseix, 11% of its 220 homes: higher than in 89% of compared French towns. 92% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
38% of households are couples with children and 6% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Vars-sur-Roseix had 348 residents at the 2012 census and 415 in 2023, up 19%: faster growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
11% of homes are second homes, more than in 89% 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
With empty homes at 9.5%, Vars-sur-Roseix is ahead of 76% of compared French towns on that count. As a yardstick, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Turnover: 6% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 27% have lived in their home 30 years or more.
A +19% change since 2012: faster than 89% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved +7%, then +11% to 2023. Over those years, the median Corrèze town changed −1% and the median compared French town +5%.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 76% of compared French towns: 9.3%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Vars-sur-Roseix 44.1. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 22%. Half of Vars-sur-Roseix’s residents are over 44.1, older than in 50% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Corrèze 51.9%, France 51.8%.
6% of households are single parents, below 96% 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 Corrèze median and the France median
Living alone · share
With one-person households at 29%, Vars-sur-Roseix is behind 80% of compared French towns on that count. Typically, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €24,890 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 residents live in households above €24,890 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 62% of compared French towns.
Vars-sur-Roseix ranks above 92% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 45%
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 figure for households headed by a manual worker is 21% in Vars-sur-Roseix and 14% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. Households headed by a manager or professional make up about one in 11 here (9.1%).
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 66% of compared French towns: 4.8%
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 3.3% in Vars-sur-Roseix and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% 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.
Below 91% of compared French towns: 20% of residents 15 and over are single
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
In Vars-sur-Roseix, 43% of residents 15 and over are married. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Graduates of higher education: 24%, a lower share than 71% 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
The figure for adults with no qualification is 22% in Vars-sur-Roseix and 19% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (415 to 2,582 people), the 16th youngest
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).
Vars-sur-Roseix is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vars-sur-Roseix | 44.1 | 22% | 11% | 4.8% |
| Objat 3,721 · 1.9 mi | 52.4 | 33% | 6% | 4.6% |
| Allassac 4,081 · 4.7 mi | 46.1 | 24% | 4.9% | 4% |
| Donzenac 2,733 · 7.7 mi | 44.8 | 23% | 4.9% | 4% |
| Ussac 4,322 · 8.5 mi | 48.7 | 25% | 2.9% | 4.5% |
| Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche 5,091 · 8.7 mi | 46.1 | 23% | 2.1% | 6.1% |
| Terrasson-Lavilledieu 6,218 · 9.5 mi | 49.9 | 29% | 4.7% | 11% |
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 Vars-sur-Roseix
What is the population of Vars-sur-Roseix?
415 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 19% more than in 2012 (348).
How old are Vars-sur-Roseix’s residents?
The median age is 44.1, older than 50% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Vars-sur-Roseix?
25, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Vars-sur-Roseix?
INSEE counts 20 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.8% of residents, and 14 foreign nationals (3.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Vars-sur-Roseix?
€24,890 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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