A median age of 59.8: Villeperdrix is older than 98% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 103 residents in 56 households: that is Villeperdrix at the 2023 Census. Couples with children make up about one in six here (17%). With households headed by a retired person at 50%, Villeperdrix is ahead of 97% of compared French towns on that count.
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 Villeperdrix
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 90 second homes and occasional dwellings in Villeperdrix, 58% of its 160 homes: higher than in 98% 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Villeperdrix’s residents are under 59.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 38% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
58% of homes are second homes, a share 98% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Some 18% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 29% who have been there 30 years or more. In the typical compared French town, second homes come to 2.1%. Across Villeperdrix, 3.3% of homes are flats.
Villeperdrix changed by −1% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 74% 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
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Drôme town +8%. The years 2012 to 2017 brought +13%; 2017 to 2023, −13%.
4% of residents are 15 to 24, below 99% 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
■ Villeperdrix 59.8. The median compared French town: 44.
38% of residents are 65 or over, against 22% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
In Villeperdrix, 42% of households are one person living alone, more than in 75% 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
Households here average 1.8 people each. Lower than in just over three quarters of compared French towns: 8.3% of households are single parents. On average, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
A higher share of households headed by a manager or professional than 81% of compared French towns, at 17%
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 manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, nearly one in ten 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).
Foreign nationals: 12%, a higher share than 86% of compared French towns
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.
By its share of immigrants (13%), Villeperdrix is above 81% of compared French towns. Foreign nationals make up 4.3% 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.
17% of residents 15 and over are single, below 99% 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
Set against 43% in the typical compared French town, 45% of residents 15 and over are married in Villeperdrix. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
A higher share of graduates of higher education than 66% of compared French towns, at 35%
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
By its share of adults with no qualification (17%), Villeperdrix is below 62% of compared French towns. Against that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 103 to 2,582 people, the 4th 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).
Of the 4 towns nearest Villeperdrix, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeperdrix | 59.8 | 38% | 58% | 13% |
| Nyons 6,816 · 9.6 mi | 60.6 | 43% | 17% | 9.9% |
| Dieulefit 3,289 · 12.5 mi | 58 | 39% | 18% | 7.2% |
| Valréas 9,224 · 15.3 mi | 49.4 | 30% | 4.6% | 14% |
| Vaison-la-Romaine 6,058 · 17.4 mi | 56.6 | 38% | 15% | 12% |
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 Villeperdrix
What is the population of Villeperdrix?
103 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (104).
How old are Villeperdrix’s residents?
The median age is 59.8, older than 98% of compared French towns. 11% are under 18 and 38% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Villeperdrix?
90, with occasional dwellings: 58% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Villeperdrix?
INSEE counts 13 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 13% of residents, and 12 foreign nationals (12%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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