34% of homes are second homes, more than in 95% of compared French towns
Compared with 32% in the typical compared French town, 53% of households are headed by a retired person here. The 2023 Census put Venteuges’s population at 341, in 160 households. 3% of homes are flats. Lower than in 92% of compared French towns: 4.3% of households have no car.
Throughout this page, the Haute-Loire 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 Venteuges
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 100 second homes and occasional dwellings in Venteuges, 34% of its 290 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Venteuges’ residents are under 50.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 26% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Venteuges had 358 residents at the 2012 census and 341 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 87% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 36 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Venteuges: 12% of homes stand empty, above 90% 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. In the last two years, 7.5% of households moved in; at the other end, 37% have stayed 30 years or more.
A change of −5% since 2012 leaves Venteuges behind 87% 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 first five years brought −3%; the six to 2023, −2%.
Venteuges is older than 85% of compared French towns: a median age of 50.8
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Venteuges 50.8. The median compared French town: 44.
11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, against 9.5% in Venteuges. Residents aged 65 and over account for 26%.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
One-person households make up 31% in Venteuges, less than in 73% 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 Haute-Loire median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2.1 people on average. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%. Couples with children make up 29%, against 25% in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €22,880 a year to live on
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 €22,880 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 82% of compared French towns.
Below 79% of compared French towns: 9.5% of households are headed by a manual worker
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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. On average, 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).
1.5% of residents are immigrants, below 96% 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.
0.9% of residents are foreign nationals; in the typical compared French town the figure is 4.3%. Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
46% of residents 15 and over are married, more 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
With single residents at 23%, Venteuges is behind 73% of compared French towns on that count. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
20% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 87% 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 the typical compared French town, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification; in Venteuges, 17%. Against that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 11th oldest of 41 French towns of 341 to 2,582 people
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.
Nearby, 1 of 2 towns have older populations than Venteuges
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venteuges | 50.8 | 26% | 34% | 1.5% |
| Langeac 3,499 · 8.1 mi | 56.6 | 38% | 12% | 6.1% |
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher 3,955 · 16.1 mi | 47.6 | 27% | 9.6% | 5.6% |
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 Venteuges
What is the population of Venteuges?
341 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (358).
How old are Venteuges’ residents?
The median age is 50.8, older than 85% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Venteuges?
100, with occasional dwellings: 34% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Venteuges?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.5% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (0.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Venteuges?
€22,880 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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