Only 0.8% of homes are flats in Veyrac
Against a figure of 12% in the typical compared French town, the share of households in social housing in Veyrac comes in at 1%. Fewer one-person households than in 97% of compared French towns: 23%. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 2,137, in 890 households. Households without a car: 2.3% of the total.
Throughout this page, the Haute-Vienne 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 Veyrac
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 8.4% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, Veyrac outgrew 55% of compared French towns: +6%
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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved +3%, and from 2017 to 2023 +3%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Haute-Vienne town +1%.
In Veyrac, 19% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 74% 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
■ Veyrac 44.2. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 trails 80% of compared French towns: 9.1%. As a reference point, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. With a median age of 44.2, Veyrac is older than just over half of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of couples with children than 92% of compared French towns: 35%
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-Vienne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Nearly one in ten households are single parents (typical compared French town: 10%). Elsewhere, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. There are 2.4 people in the average household.
3.6% of homes are second homes, more than in 68% 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
24% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 5.2% moved in within the last two years. For comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. On empty homes, 6.8% here is much the same as in the typical compared French town.
Median living standard: €27,420 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 Veyrac is €27,420 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 65% of compared French towns. The poverty rate is 8.0%.
In Veyrac, 29% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 68% 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
Just over one in ten households are headed by a manual worker; in the typical compared French town the figure is 14%. Households headed by a manager or professional account for 9.1%. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
2.9% of residents are immigrants, below 83% 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.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 1.7% of residents are foreign nationals here. Set beside that, 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.
Single residents: 21%, a lower share than 89% 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: 47%, above 77% of compared French towns. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 97% of compared French towns: 9.4%
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 37%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 16th youngest of 41 French towns this size
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.
Around Veyrac, 5 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veyrac | 44.2 | 19% | 3.6% | 2.9% |
| Oradour-sur-Glane 2,550 · 3.8 mi | 44.8 | 25% | 3.4% | 2.6% |
| Verneuil-sur-Vienne 4,903 · 4.1 mi | 45.5 | 23% | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| Couzeix 10,195 · 7 mi | 45.9 | 25% | 1.2% | 4.8% |
| Aixe-sur-Vienne 5,890 · 7.4 mi | 47.3 | 27% | 1.9% | 4.2% |
| Isle 7,995 · 8.7 mi | 49.2 | 29% | 1.8% | 6.7% |
| Limoges 129,937 · 8.9 mi | 39.5 | 23% | 3.4% | 13% |
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 Veyrac
What is the population of Veyrac?
2,137 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (2,018).
How old are Veyrac’s residents?
The median age is 44.2, older than 51% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Veyrac?
36, with occasional dwellings: 3.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Veyrac?
INSEE counts 62 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.9% of residents, and 35 foreign nationals (1.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Veyrac?
€27,420 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 8.0% 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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