Residents aged 65 and over: 11%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
The census found that 1.5% of households have no car in Orveau. On households headed by a retired person, Orveau sits lower than 93% of compared French towns: 21%. The town had 141 residents in 62 households at the 2023 census. In Orveau, 14% of households are single parents, beside 10% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Essonne 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 Orveau
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 14 second homes and occasional dwellings in Orveau, 17% of its 81 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 71% 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
Orveau had 192 residents at the 2012 census and 141 in 2023, down 27%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
2.3% of homes are flats, below 99% 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
Long tenure is the mark of 22% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 7.4% (under two years). 17% of homes are second homes, more than in 92% of compared French towns. Little separates the share of empty homes here, 7.2%, from the figure in the typical compared French town.
Slower growth than 99% of compared French towns: Orveau changed by −27% since 2012
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 those years, the median Essonne town changed +6% and the median compared French town +5%. Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved +1%, then −27% to 2023.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 97% of compared French towns: 7.1%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Orveau 45.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Orveau’s residents are over 45.5, older than in 60% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
29% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 83% 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 Essonne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Average household size: 2.3 people. For comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, couples with children are scarce here: 21%, fewer than in just over two thirds of compared French towns.
€32,960 a year is the median standard of living here
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 €32,960 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 93% of compared French towns.
29% of households are headed by a manual worker, a share 99% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
By its share of households headed by a manager or professional (21%), Orveau is above 90% of compared French towns. Typically, 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).
Foreign nationals make up 5.8% in Orveau, more than in 63% 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.
Immigrants make up a share higher than in 54% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Essonne has 13%. Locally, 7.1% of residents are immigrants. To put it in context, 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.
56% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 99% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in Orveau comes in at 23%. As a reference point, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification make up 10% in Orveau, less than in 95% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%; Orveau has 34%. Adults with no qualification: 19% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
The 21st oldest of 41 French towns of 141 to 2,582 people
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).
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 1 are older than Orveau
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orveau | 45.5 | 11% | 17% | 7.1% |
| Cerny 3,531 · 2.7 mi | 42.9 | 20% | 3.4% | 7.1% |
| La Ferté-Alais 3,731 · 3.7 mi | 43 | 19% | 1.6% | 9.6% |
| Boutigny-sur-Essonne 3,146 · 4.1 mi | 45.2 | 23% | 3.4% | 7.4% |
| Morigny-Champigny 4,412 · 4.8 mi | 47 | 24% | 1% | 6.2% |
| Lardy 5,530 · 5.5 mi | 43.6 | 16% | 2.6% | 8.3% |
| Maisse 2,797 · 5.5 mi | 43.1 | 20% | 3.8% | 6.7% |
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 Orveau
What is the population of Orveau?
141 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 27% fewer than in 2012 (192).
How old are Orveau’s residents?
The median age is 45.5, older than 60% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 11% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Orveau?
14, with occasional dwellings: 17% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Orveau?
INSEE counts 10 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.1% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (5.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Orveau?
€32,960 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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