Above 97% of compared French towns: 38% of households are couples with children
Against a figure of 12% in the typical compared French town, the share of households in social housing in Villabé comes in at 19%. 5,830 residents in 2,160 households: that is Villabé at the 2023 Census. Locally, 0.7% of homes are second homes. Few places have as many empty homes: 11% here, more than in 83% 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 Villabé
A town of families
38% of households are couples with children and 12% single parents with children; 23% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
A young town
Half of Villabé’s residents are under 36.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 23% are under 15 and 14% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 1,000 immigrants in Villabé (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 17% of residents, against 13% for the median compared commune in Essonne. 13% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Villabé has grown +13%, faster than 77% 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 Essonne town +6%.
Half of Villabé is under 36.9, younger than 92% 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
■ Villabé 36.9. The median compared French town: 44.
14% of residents are 65 or over; in the typical compared French town the figure is 22%. For Villabé, the census puts residents aged 15 to 24 at 13%.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
In Villabé, 25% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 94% 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
10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town, against 12% in Villabé. Elsewhere, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. A household here holds 2.6 people on average.
More flats than 63% of compared French towns: 40%
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 share of households without a car stands at 9.7%. In the typical compared French town, 30% of homes are flats.
A median standard of living of €28,000 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 median standard of living in Villabé is €28,000 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 71% of compared French towns. The share living below the poverty line is 11.0%.
In Villabé, 23% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 88% 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
In Villabé, 16% of households are headed by a manual worker, beside 14% in the typical compared French town. On average, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. Households headed by a manager or professional account for 13%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Above 89% of compared French towns: 17% of residents are immigrants
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.
With foreign nationals at 13%, Villabé is ahead of 90% of compared French towns on that count. Across the 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.
A higher share of single residents than 81% of compared French towns, at 31%
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
Few places have so few married residents: 43% here, fewer than in 53% of compared French towns. On average, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Above 57% of compared French towns: 32% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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
More adults with no qualification than in 51% of compared French towns: 19%. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 5,791 to 5,867 people, the 2nd 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.
Viry is the youngest (35.9); Montmorillon the oldest (57.4).
Median age: 4 of the 6 towns around Villabé 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villabé | 36.9 | 14% | 0.7% | 17% |
| Ormoy 3,225 · 1 mi | 32.2 | 7.8% | 0.8% | 17% |
| Corbeil-Essonnes 54,471 · 1.2 mi | 32.7 | 10% | 0.8% | 30% |
| Saintry-sur-Seine 5,882 · 1.7 mi | 41.2 | 19% | 0.7% | 9.9% |
| Le Coudray-Montceaux 4,801 · 2.1 mi | 39.6 | 17% | 2.3% | 12% |
| Lisses 7,373 · 2.1 mi | 41.1 | 18% | 0.8% | 13% |
| Mennecy 16,433 · 2.1 mi | 39.2 | 16% | 1.2% | 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 Villabé
What is the population of Villabé?
5,830 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% more than in 2012 (5,168).
How old are Villabé’s residents?
The median age is 36.9, younger than 92% of compared French towns. 27% are under 18 and 14% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Villabé?
17, with occasional dwellings: 0.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Villabé?
INSEE counts 1,010 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 17% of residents, and 780 foreign nationals (13%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Villabé?
€28,000 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 11.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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