Half of Vieussan is over 60.2, older than 98% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, 10% of households are single parents; in Vieussan, 3.5%. Here, 1.3% of households rent social housing (HLM). Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The town is home to 267 residents in 150 households, by the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Hérault 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 Vieussan
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 150 second homes and occasional dwellings in Vieussan, 46% of its 330 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 99% 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 Vieussan’s residents are under 60.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 42% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 0 immigrants in Vieussan (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 16% of residents, against 6.8% for the median compared commune in Hérault. 15% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
46% of homes in Vieussan are second homes
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
2.1% of homes are flats (typical compared French town: 30%). For Vieussan, the census puts households without a car at 4%. Higher than in 71% of compared French towns: 8.8% of homes stand empty.
+1% since 2012: slower than 65% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +13% for the median Hérault town, the change came in two steps: +1% from 2012 to 2017, then ±0% to 2023.
42% of residents are 65 or over, a share 98% of compared French towns don’t reach
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Vieussan 60.2. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24; in Vieussan, 5.6%. Against that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Vieussan ranks below 84% of compared French towns on couples with children: 17%
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 Hérault median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 1.8 people. For comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 41% of households are one person living alone.
Median standard of living: €18,470 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 residents live in households above €18,470 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 99% of compared French towns.
Vieussan sits below 91% of compared French towns for households headed by a manual worker (6.9%)
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 Vieussan, 31% of households are headed by a retired person, beside 32% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 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).
Above 87% of compared French towns: 16% 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.
In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Vieussan, 15%. For 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.
Single residents: 21%, a lower share than 84% 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
The figure for married residents is 47% in Vieussan and 43% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A larger share of graduates of higher education than 87% of compared French towns: 44%
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 Vieussan, just over one in ten adults out of school have no qualification, beside 19% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (267 to 2,582 people), the 4th oldest
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.
Every neighbor is younger than Vieussan
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieussan | 60.2 | 42% | 46% | 16% |
| Murviel-lès-Béziers 3,000 · 10.1 mi | 47.7 | 25% | 7.6% | 6.4% |
| Bédarieux 5,804 · 10.2 mi | 52.4 | 31% | 7.4% | 8.2% |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers 5,261 · 11.4 mi | 43.4 | 23% | 6% | 5% |
| Puisserguier 3,078 · 11.8 mi | 51.2 | 29% | 8.6% | 7.4% |
| Thézan-lès-Béziers 3,124 · 12.2 mi | 46.9 | 25% | 13% | 6.5% |
| Magalas 3,582 · 12.5 mi | 46.8 | 26% | 18% | 6.4% |
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 Vieussan
What is the population of Vieussan?
267 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% more than in 2012 (264).
How old are Vieussan’s residents?
The median age is 60.2, older than 98% of compared French towns. 9.4% are under 18 and 42% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Vieussan?
150, with occasional dwellings: 46% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Vieussan?
INSEE counts 42 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 16% of residents, and 40 foreign nationals (15%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Vieussan?
€18,470 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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