2.9% of households have no car, below 99% of compared French towns
Here 20% of households are headed by a retired person, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 32%. Valencogne’s 270 households held 666 residents at the 2023 Census. 2.5% of households rent social housing (HLM). Fewer flats than in 97% of compared French towns: 3.8%.
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.
Valencogne’s population changed by +7% since 2012, more than in 59% 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 +11%; the six to 2023, −3%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Isère town +7%.
Only 18% of residents are 65 or over in Valencogne
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Valencogne 45.1. The median compared French town: 44.
At 11%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is in line with the figure in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. The median age in Valencogne is 45.1, higher than in 57% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
26% of households are one person living alone, below 93% 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
Average household size: 2.4 people. Couples with children are more common here than in nearly three quarters of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. 11% of households are single parents; in the typical compared French town the figure is 10%.
Valencogne: 9.7% of homes stand empty, above 77% 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
Second homes make up 3.8%, against 2.1% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Nearly a quarter of households have been in place 30 years or more; 4.7% moved in within the last two years.
Median living standard: €27,180 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 Valencogne’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €27,180 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 63% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker: 23%, a higher share than 93% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional: 18% here and 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 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).
A lower share of immigrants than 88% of compared French towns, at 2.4%
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.
1.3% of residents are foreign nationals (typical compared French town: 4.3%). Elsewhere, 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.
18% of residents 15 and over are single, below 98% 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 48% in Valencogne and 43% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
13% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 83% 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
28% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification (typical compared French town: 30%). Across the comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
20th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 666 to 2,582
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).
Of the 6 towns nearest Valencogne, 1 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencogne | 45.1 | 18% | 3.8% | 2.4% |
| Villages du Lac de Paladru 2,598 · 1.7 mi | 45.8 | 21% | 15% | 3.5% |
| Saint-André-le-Gaz 2,754 · 3.6 mi | 43.6 | 20% | 3.4% | 5.4% |
| Les Abrets en Dauphiné 6,850 · 3.9 mi | 43.9 | 23% | 2.1% | 5.6% |
| Chirens 2,546 · 5.4 mi | 42.6 | 20% | 2.9% | 5.8% |
| Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour 3,628 · 5.8 mi | 42.5 | 19% | 1.9% | 7.9% |
| La Tour-du-Pin 8,111 · 6.7 mi | 42 | 22% | 1.7% | 17% |
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 Valencogne
What is the population of Valencogne?
666 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% more than in 2012 (622).
How old are Valencogne’s residents?
The median age is 45.1, older than 57% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Valencogne?
12, with occasional dwellings: 3.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Valencogne?
INSEE counts 16 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.4% of residents, and 9 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Valencogne?
€27,180 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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