A median age of 55.1: Vinsobres is older than 94% of compared French towns
Here 6.4% of households are single parents, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 10%. 5.5% of households have no car, or about one in 18. More households headed by a retired person than in 86% of compared French towns: 41%. At the 2023 Census, 1,034 people lived in Vinsobres, in 510 households.
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 Vinsobres
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 330 second homes and occasional dwellings in Vinsobres, 35% of its 960 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 94% 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
Vinsobres had 1,153 residents at the 2012 census and 1,034 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Vinsobres’ residents are under 55.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.5% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 110 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
35% of homes are second homes, more than in 95% 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
The figure for households in social housing is 8.8% in Vinsobres and 12% in the typical compared French town. For second homes, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. Of all households, 6.3% moved in during the last two years and 23% have stayed three decades or more. Empty homes are more common here than in 87% of compared French towns.
Since 2012, Vinsobres has changed by −10%, slower than 97% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +8% for the median Drôme town, the change came in two steps: −3% from 2012 to 2017, then −7% to 2023.
Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns: 5%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Vinsobres 55.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 33% here and 22% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Couples with children: 17%, a lower share than 86% 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
Average household size: 2 people. The comparison figure for couples with children is 25% in the typical compared French town. 36% of households are one person living alone, a higher share than in 52% of compared French towns.
At the median, €25,340 a year to live on
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 €25,340 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 56% of compared French towns.
Below 81% of compared French towns: 9.2% 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
Where nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, Vinsobres has 6.4%. In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 7.4% of Vinsobres’ residents
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 higher than in 57% of compared French towns. 5.2% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Vinsobres sits below 92% of compared French towns for single residents (20%)
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 tops 80% of compared French towns: 47%. For comparison, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification: 14%, a lower share than 80% 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
Where 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town, Vinsobres has 35%. By way of comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,034 to 2,582 people), the 6th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 3 are older than Vinsobres
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinsobres | 55.1 | 33% | 35% | 7.4% |
| Nyons 6,816 · 4.1 mi | 60.6 | 43% | 17% | 9.9% |
| Valréas 9,224 · 4.9 mi | 49.4 | 30% | 4.6% | 14% |
| Vaison-la-Romaine 6,058 · 6 mi | 56.6 | 38% | 15% | 12% |
| Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes 2,656 · 10.5 mi | 45.1 | 23% | 7.8% | 6% |
| Malaucène 2,758 · 11.2 mi | 51.5 | 30% | 34% | 7.3% |
| Dieulefit 3,289 · 13.4 mi | 58 | 39% | 18% | 7.2% |
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 Vinsobres
What is the population of Vinsobres?
1,034 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (1,153).
How old are Vinsobres’ residents?
The median age is 55.1, older than 94% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Vinsobres?
330, with occasional dwellings: 35% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Vinsobres?
INSEE counts 77 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.4% of residents, and 54 foreign nationals (5.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Vinsobres?
€25,340 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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