Fewer one-person households than 96% of compared French towns: 24%
With a median age of 50.5, Videlles is older than 85% of compared French towns. Households headed by a manager or professional make up about one in six here (18%). In 2023, the Census found 581 residents in the town, living in 250 households. 7.4% of homes are second homes, against 2.1% 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 Videlles
Fewer residents than in 2012
Videlles had 633 residents at the 2012 census and 581 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 95% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A −8% change since 2012: slower than 95% 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, +6% in Essonne.
Only 7.4% of residents are 15 to 24 in Videlles
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Videlles 50.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 24%, against 22% 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%.
A lower share of single-parent households than 99% of compared French towns, at 2%
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
28% of households are couples with children; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. There are 2.3 people in the average household. Across the comparison, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
Fewer households without a car than 94% of compared French towns: 4%
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
With empty homes at 9.7%, Videlles is ahead of 78% of compared French towns on that count. 29% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 6.4% moved in within the last two years. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, households without a car come to 11%.
Median living standard: €33,200 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 €33,200 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 94% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker: 4%, a lower share than 98% of compared French towns
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
Compared with other places, households headed by a retired person are scarce here: 32%, fewer than in 53% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 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).
4% of residents are immigrants, below 73% 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.
4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, against 2.2% in Videlles. For comparison, 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.
23% of residents 15 and over are single, below 72% 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
Married residents: 45% here and 43% in the typical compared French town. On average, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification: 13%, a lower share than 86% 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
The share of graduates of higher education is 38%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 581 to 2,582 people, the 13th 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).
No nearby town is as old as Videlles
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Videlles | 50.5 | 24% | 7.4% | 4% |
| Boutigny-sur-Essonne 3,146 · 3.1 mi | 45.2 | 23% | 3.4% | 7.4% |
| Champcueil 2,854 · 3.3 mi | 44.3 | 24% | 4.9% | 11% |
| La Ferté-Alais 3,731 · 3.4 mi | 43 | 19% | 1.6% | 9.6% |
| Ballancourt-sur-Essonne 8,191 · 4.7 mi | 40.5 | 19% | 0.9% | 14% |
| Cerny 3,531 · 4.7 mi | 42.9 | 20% | 3.4% | 7.1% |
| Milly-la-Forêt 4,562 · 4.8 mi | 50 | 30% | 5.3% | 7.4% |
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 Videlles
What is the population of Videlles?
581 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (633).
How old are Videlles’ residents?
The median age is 50.5, older than 85% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Videlles?
23, with occasional dwellings: 7.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Videlles?
INSEE counts 23 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4% of residents, and 13 foreign nationals (2.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Videlles?
€33,200 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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