Vayres-sur-Essonne ranks above 97% of compared French towns on couples with children: 38%
Where 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town, Vayres-sur-Essonne has 4.4%. At the 2023 Census, 978 people lived in the town, in 380 households. The census found that 1.3% of households rent social housing (HLM) locally. 2.7% of households have no car, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns.
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 Vayres-sur-Essonne
A town of families
38% of households are couples with children and 5.3% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Vayres-sur-Essonne grew +10% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 68% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved +4%, and from 2017 to 2023 +5%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Essonne town +6%.
Vayres-sur-Essonne is younger than 72% of compared French towns: a median age of 41.1
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Vayres-sur-Essonne 41.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 are about as common here as in the typical compared French town: 11%. Few places have so few residents aged 65 and over: 19% here, fewer than in 72% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
One-person households make up 20% in Vayres-sur-Essonne, less than in 99% 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
Households average 2.5 people. For comparison, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Few places have so few single-parent households: 5.3% here, fewer than in 98% of compared French towns.
3.9% of homes stand empty, below 88% 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 second homes is 3.7% in Vayres-sur-Essonne and 2.1% in the typical compared French town. On average, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. 7.7% of households arrived within the last two years, while 27% have stayed 30 years or more.
Median living standard: €30,250 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €30,250 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 86% of compared French towns.
Vayres-sur-Essonne sits above 82% of compared French towns for households headed by a manual worker (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
In the typical compared French town, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional; in Vayres-sur-Essonne, 11%. Households headed by a manual worker: 14% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Across Vayres-sur-Essonne, 30% 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).
4.4% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 69% 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.
Locally, 3.4% of residents are foreign nationals. Set beside that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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.
Single residents make up 21% in Vayres-sur-Essonne, less than in 84% 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
The share of married residents tops 75% of compared French towns: 46%. As a yardstick, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
15% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 73% 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 Vayres-sur-Essonne, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. The benchmark for adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town: 19%.
Of 41 French towns its size (978 to 2,582 people), the 4th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Vayres-sur-Essonne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vayres-sur-Essonne | 41.1 | 19% | 3.7% | 4.4% |
| Boutigny-sur-Essonne 3,146 · 1 mi | 45.2 | 23% | 3.4% | 7.4% |
| Maisse 2,797 · 3 mi | 43.1 | 20% | 3.8% | 6.7% |
| La Ferté-Alais 3,731 · 3.1 mi | 43 | 19% | 1.6% | 9.6% |
| Cerny 3,531 · 3.4 mi | 42.9 | 20% | 3.4% | 7.1% |
| Milly-la-Forêt 4,562 · 5.5 mi | 50 | 30% | 5.3% | 7.4% |
| Itteville 6,746 · 6 mi | 41.3 | 15% | 1.2% | 6.1% |
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 Vayres-sur-Essonne
What is the population of Vayres-sur-Essonne?
978 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% more than in 2012 (893).
How old are Vayres-sur-Essonne’s residents?
The median age is 41.1, younger than 72% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Vayres-sur-Essonne?
15, with occasional dwellings: 3.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Vayres-sur-Essonne?
INSEE counts 43 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.4% of residents, and 33 foreign nationals (3.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Vayres-sur-Essonne?
€30,250 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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