Above 90% of compared French towns: 34% of households are couples with children
4.8% of households have no car; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%. Vayres had 4,615 residents in 1,890 households at the 2023 Census. For Vayres, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 17%. On households headed by a retired person, Vayres sits lower than 80% of compared French towns: 26%.
Throughout this page, the Gironde 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
Growing fast
Vayres had 3,543 residents at the 2012 census and 4,615 in 2023, up 30%: faster growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 11% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A +30% change since 2012: Vayres grew faster than 96% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Gironde town +16%. The first five years brought +12%; the six to 2023, +17%.
Half of Vayres is under 39.6, younger than 81% 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
■ Vayres 39.6. The median compared French town: 44.
10% of residents are 15 to 24; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 28%, a lower share than 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 Gironde median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households average 2.4 people. Elsewhere, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. More single-parent households than in 63% of compared French towns: 11%.
Vayres sits below 79% of compared French towns for flats (14%)
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
1.6% of homes are second homes, about the same as in the typical compared French town. Empty homes: 5.5% of the total. Against that, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town.
Median living standard: €26,310 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.
At €26,310 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 54% of compared French towns. Poverty touches 10.0% of residents.
Vayres sits above 67% of compared French towns for households headed by a manager or professional (13%)
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 Vayres, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker. For households headed by a manager or professional, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
5.7% of residents in Vayres 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.
Immigrants make up a share lower than in 57% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Gironde has 5.1%. On the census count, 4.9% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
39% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 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
Single residents account for 25%. In the typical compared French town, 43% of residents 15 and over are married.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 83% of compared French towns: 13%
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
Set against 30% in the typical compared French town, 33% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Vayres. By way of comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 4,576 to 4,659 people: this is the 3rd 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 39 in Évin-Malmaison to 62.9 in La Tremblade.
No nearby town is as young as Vayres
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vayres | 39.6 | 17% | 1.6% | 5.7% |
| Izon 6,374 · 2.2 mi | 40.7 | 16% | 0.8% | 4.5% |
| Saint-Sulpice-et-Cameyrac 4,881 · 3.2 mi | 46.4 | 24% | 1.7% | 5.8% |
| Beychac-et-Caillau 2,625 · 3.5 mi | 41 | 18% | 1.2% | 5.1% |
| Libourne 25,036 · 4.4 mi | 44 | 23% | 3% | 12% |
| Montussan 3,628 · 5.3 mi | 40.7 | 17% | 0.7% | 8.9% |
| Saint-Loubès 10,027 · 5.6 mi | 41.9 | 19% | 1.2% | 5.1% |
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
What is the population of Vayres?
4,615 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 30% more than in 2012 (3,543).
How old are Vayres’ residents?
The median age is 39.6, younger than 81% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Vayres?
33, with occasional dwellings: 1.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Vayres?
INSEE counts 260 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.7% of residents, and 230 foreign nationals (4.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Vayres?
€26,310 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 10.0% 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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