Older than 95% of compared French towns: half of Villegouin is over 56.3
The share of flats is 0.4%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 12% of households are couples with children. Compared with other places, second homes are common here: 9.4%, more than in 87% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Villegouin was home to 325 people in 170 households.
Throughout this page, the Indre 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 Villegouin
Fewer residents than in 2012
Villegouin had 375 residents at the 2012 census and 325 in 2023, down 13%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Villegouin’s residents are under 56.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 10% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 34 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Villegouin changed by −13% from 2012 to 2023, behind 99% 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 −12%; the six to 2023, −2%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Indre town −5%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 94% of compared French towns, at 35%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Villegouin 56.3. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (8%), Villegouin is below 93% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 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: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
A higher share of single-parent households than 99% of compared French towns, at 18%
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 median and the France median
Living alone · share
In the typical compared French town, 35% of households are one person living alone; in Villegouin, 42%. By way of comparison, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 1.9 people.
A higher share of empty homes than 95% of compared French towns, at 15%
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
One household in 14 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). For comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing: 6.5% of the total. Villegouin has fewer households without a car than 72% of compared French towns, at 7.1%.
A median standard of living of €24,830 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €24,830 a year: lower than in 62% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a manual worker than 87% of compared French towns: 21%
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
The share of households headed by a retired person is 39%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. On households headed by a manager or professional, Villegouin sits lower than 76% of compared French towns: 6.1%. The comparison figure for households headed by a manual worker is 14% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Villegouin sits below 81% of compared French towns for immigrants (3.1%)
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 share of foreign nationals trails 63% of compared French towns: 3.1%. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% 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.
40% of residents 15 and over are married, below 71% 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
Census figures put single residents at 25% in Villegouin. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Graduates of higher education make up 10% in Villegouin, less than in 99% 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
19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, against 27% in Villegouin. As a yardstick, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 5th oldest of 41 French towns of 325 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
No nearby town is as old as Villegouin
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villegouin | 56.3 | 35% | 9.4% | 3.1% |
| Buzançais 4,356 · 6.1 mi | 51.5 | 31% | 4.6% | 4.9% |
| Levroux 2,797 · 11.4 mi | 52 | 31% | 5.3% | 1.8% |
| Villedieu-sur-Indre 2,583 · 11.6 mi | 47.2 | 25% | 3.2% | 2.5% |
| Saint-Maur 3,537 · 17 mi | 50.5 | 27% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
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 Villegouin
What is the population of Villegouin?
325 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% fewer than in 2012 (375).
How old are Villegouin’s residents?
The median age is 56.3, older than 95% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Villegouin?
21, with occasional dwellings: 9.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Villegouin?
INSEE counts 10 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.1% of residents, and 10 foreign nationals (3.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Villegouin?
€24,830 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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