Couples with children: 40%, a higher share than 99% of compared French towns
Compared with 12% in the typical compared French town, 1.2% of households rent social housing (HLM) here. On the census count, 28% of households are headed by a retired person. Lower than in 93% of compared French towns: 4.1% of households have no car. At the 2023 Census Vallères was home to 1,345 people in 530 households.
Throughout this page, the Indre-et-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 Vallères
A town of families
40% of households are couples with children and 6.8% single parents with children; 22% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
A young town
Half of Vallères’ residents are under 38.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 22% are under 15 and 14% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Growing fast
Vallères had 1,126 residents at the 2012 census and 1,345 in 2023, up 19%: faster growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Faster growth than 89% of compared French towns: Vallères changed by +19% since 2012
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
Here the change came as +10% to 2017, then +8% to 2023. Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +5% in Indre-et-Loire.
Half of Vallères is under 38.3, younger than 87% 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
■ Vallères 38.3. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 14% in Vallères and 22% in the typical compared French town. Lower than in 75% of compared French towns: 9.4% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
24% of households are one person living alone, below 96% 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 Indre-et-Loire median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households: 6.8%, below 91% of compared French towns. One-person households make up 35% in the typical compared French town. On average, 2.5 people share a household.
Flats make up 1.2% in Vallères, less than in 99% 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
3.6% of homes are second homes; in the typical compared French town the figure is 2.1%. Here, 7.3% of homes stand empty. The comparison figure for flats is 30% in the typical compared French town.
A median of €27,790 a year per consumption unit
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 €27,790 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 69% of compared French towns.
Above 71% of compared French towns: 17% 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
Locally, one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional. The wider picture: 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).
In Vallères, 2% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 92% 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.
The figure for foreign nationals is 1.2% in Vallères and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. 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.
19% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 97% 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
In Vallères, 49% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 43% in the typical compared French town. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Vallères sits below 71% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (15%)
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 Vallères, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. For adults with no qualification, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 19%.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,345 to 2,582 people), the 2nd 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
No nearby town is as young as Vallères
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallères | 38.3 | 14% | 3.6% | 2% |
| Cinq-Mars-la-Pile 4,015 · 2.9 mi | 38.4 | 14% | 2.7% | 2.9% |
| Azay-le-Rideau 3,438 · 3.2 mi | 46 | 24% | 10% | 5% |
| Langeais 4,367 · 3.9 mi | 48.6 | 27% | 2.5% | 5.6% |
| Savonnières 3,392 · 4.8 mi | 44.4 | 21% | 3.2% | 3.4% |
| Artannes-sur-Indre 2,795 · 6.3 mi | 46.4 | 20% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Luynes 5,062 · 6.9 mi | 49.2 | 26% | 2.6% | 3.6% |
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 Vallères
What is the population of Vallères?
1,345 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 19% more than in 2012 (1,126).
How old are Vallères’ residents?
The median age is 38.3, younger than 87% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 14% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Vallères?
22, with occasional dwellings: 3.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Vallères?
INSEE counts 27 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2% of residents, and 16 foreign nationals (1.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Vallères?
€27,790 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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