31% of households are couples with children, more than in 81% of compared French towns
Compared with 32% in the typical compared French town, 28% of households are headed by a retired person here. Across Aoste, 7.1% of households have no car. The median age here is 41.5, lower than in 69% of compared French towns. This Isère town had 2,876 residents in 1,200 households at the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Isère 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.
Aoste changed by +4% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 54% 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
Below 65% of compared French towns: 20% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Aoste 41.5. The median compared French town: 44.
11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, against 12% in Aoste. By way of comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
8% of households are single parents, fewer than in 80% 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 Isère median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2.4 people share a household. Lower than in 58% of compared French towns: 34% of households are one person living alone. For single-parent households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 10%.
8% of homes stand empty, more than in 64% 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
In the last two years, one in ten households moved in; at the other end, 13% have stayed 30 years or more. The comparison figure for empty homes is 6.7% in the typical compared French town. 28% of homes are flats, a lower share than in 54% of compared French towns. Households in social housing make up 11%, against 12% in the typical compared French town.
A median of €25,220 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 Aoste’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €25,220 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 58% of compared French towns. As for poverty, 12.0% of residents are below the line.
Households headed by a manual worker: 18%, a higher share than 73% 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
One in ten households are headed by a manager or professional, a higher share than in 56% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A higher share of immigrants than 59% of compared French towns, at 7.9%
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.
Foreign nationals: 5.6% here and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Only 40% of residents 15 and over are married in Aoste
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
Single residents: 25% of the total. To put it in context, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
25% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 68% 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
More adults with no qualification than in 57% of compared French towns: 20%. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
The 6th youngest of 41 French towns of 2,847 to 2,906 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.
At the ends of the range sit Charquemont (37.9), the youngest, and Batz-sur-Mer (60.3), the oldest.
Aoste is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aoste | 41.5 | 20% | 2.1% | 7.9% |
| Saint-Genix-les-Villages 3,095 · 1.8 mi | 44.5 | 23% | 6.5% | 4.4% |
| Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin 7,698 · 4.1 mi | 45.9 | 23% | 5.3% | 5.6% |
| Les Abrets en Dauphiné 6,850 · 4.2 mi | 43.9 | 23% | 2.1% | 5.6% |
| Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin 3,602 · 4.8 mi | 45.8 | 25% | 2.4% | 8% |
| Saint-André-le-Gaz 2,754 · 5.4 mi | 43.6 | 20% | 3.4% | 5.4% |
| Dolomieu 3,173 · 6.5 mi | 44.9 | 21% | 4.5% | 3.1% |
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 Aoste
What is the population of Aoste?
2,876 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (2,767).
How old are Aoste’s residents?
The median age is 41.5, younger than 69% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Aoste?
28, with occasional dwellings: 2.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Aoste?
INSEE counts 230 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.9% of residents, and 160 foreign nationals (5.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Aoste?
€25,220 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 12.0% 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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