Vesly ranks above 96% of compared French towns on couples with children: 37%
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 5.8% of homes are flats. The 2023 Census put Vesly’s population at 613, in 260 households. In Vesly, 7.1% of households have no car, beside 11% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Eure 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 Vesly
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 5.5% single parents with children; 17% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Vesly had 690 residents at the 2012 census and 613 in 2023, down 11%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Vesly changed by −11% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 98% 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
The years 2012 to 2017 brought +1%; 2017 to 2023, −12%.
A lower share of residents aged 65 and over than 84% of compared French towns, at 17%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Vesly 45.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Vesly’s residents are over 45.2, older than in 58% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 9.4% in the town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
In Vesly, 5.5% of households are single parents, fewer than in 98% 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 Eure median and the France median
Living alone · share
Compared with 35% in the typical compared French town, 26% of households are one person living alone here. On average, 2.4 people share a household. The benchmark for single-parent households in the typical compared French town: 10%.
7.2% of homes are second homes, a share 83% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
One household in 14 has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town. By way of comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Here, nearly one in ten homes stand empty.
Median living standard: €27,060 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.
Half of Vesly’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €27,060 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 62% of compared French towns.
Fewer households headed by a retired person than 80% of compared French towns: 26%
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
Put another way, about one in eight: 13% of households are headed by a manual worker. At 9.2%, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is lower than in just over half of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 88% of compared French towns: 2.4% 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.
4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, against 2.3% in Vesly. The median compared commune in Eure has 4.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 88% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 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.
Married residents: 50%, a higher share than 91% 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
Where 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, Vesly has 21%. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
Vesly: 23% of adults out of school have no qualification, above 70% 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
30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town, against 27% in Vesly. The usual figure: 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 613 to 2,582 people: this is the 20th 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.
1 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Vesly
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vesly | 45.2 | 17% | 7.2% | 2.4% |
| Étrépagny 3,670 · 4.9 mi | 47.8 | 24% | 1.5% | 5.2% |
| Vexin-sur-Epte 6,015 · 5.6 mi | 42.7 | 19% | 12% | 3.8% |
| Gisors 12,410 · 6.1 mi | 43.3 | 22% | 2.3% | 9.2% |
| Magny-en-Vexin 5,779 · 8.7 mi | 41.6 | 18% | 1.5% | 11% |
| Sérifontaine 2,784 · 9.3 mi | 42.7 | 20% | 1.4% | 5% |
| Les Andelys 7,706 · 10.3 mi | 45 | 24% | 3.6% | 5.7% |
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 Vesly
What is the population of Vesly?
613 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% fewer than in 2012 (690).
How old are Vesly’s residents?
The median age is 45.2, older than 58% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Vesly?
22, with occasional dwellings: 7.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Vesly?
INSEE counts 15 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.4% of residents, and 14 foreign nationals (2.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Vesly?
€27,060 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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