25% of homes in Vesc are second homes
Residents aged 15 to 24: 6.6%, below 98% of compared French towns. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Vesc was home to 261 people in 120 households. 3.1% of households have no car, or about one in 32.
Throughout this page, the Drôme 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 Vesc
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 51 second homes and occasional dwellings in Vesc, 25% of its 200 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 98% 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
Vesc had 286 residents at the 2012 census and 261 in 2023, down 9%: slower growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 26 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In Vesc, 5.8% of homes are flats, fewer than in 94% 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
5.4% of households arrived within the last two years, while 28% have stayed 30 years or more. On empty homes, Vesc sits higher than 91% of compared French towns: 13%.
−9% since 2012: slower than 96% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +8% in Drôme.
Vesc is older than 74% of compared French towns: a median age of 47.9
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Vesc 47.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 27%, above three quarters of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Vesc: 16% of households are single parents, above 97% 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 Drôme median and the France median
Living alone · share
The share of couples with children trails 73% of compared French towns: 20%. Single-parent households make up 10% in the typical compared French town. The average household has 2.1 people. Higher than in 54% of compared French towns: 36% of households are one person living alone.
Half above, half below €23,100 a year in 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €23,100 a year: lower than in 81% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a manual worker than 83% of compared French towns: 20%
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 manager or professional is 16% in Vesc and 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. Locally, 36% of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Vesc sits below 83% of compared French towns for immigrants (2.9%)
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 median compared commune in Drôme has 6.5%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 83% of compared French towns. Foreign nationals account for 2.6%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Vesc ranks below 76% of compared French towns on married residents: 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
Single residents: 23% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
More adults with no qualification than 57% of compared French towns: 20%
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
Graduates of higher education account for 31%. Across the comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 261 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Vesc and its 6 nearest towns: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vesc | 47.9 | 27% | 25% | 2.9% |
| Dieulefit 3,289 · 4.5 mi | 58 | 39% | 18% | 7.2% |
| Nyons 6,816 · 11.1 mi | 60.6 | 43% | 17% | 9.9% |
| Valréas 9,224 · 12.5 mi | 49.4 | 30% | 4.6% | 14% |
| Aouste-sur-Sye 2,733 · 14.4 mi | 46 | 24% | 3.7% | 4% |
| Crest 8,658 · 15.9 mi | 46.7 | 28% | 3.9% | 6.5% |
| Montboucher-sur-Jabron 2,592 · 17.3 mi | 45.1 | 22% | 3.7% | 5.2% |
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 Vesc
What is the population of Vesc?
261 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% fewer than in 2012 (286).
How old are Vesc’s residents?
The median age is 47.9, older than 74% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Vesc?
51, with occasional dwellings: 25% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Vesc?
INSEE counts 8 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.9% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (2.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Vesc?
€23,100 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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