A lower share of households without a car than 99% of compared French towns, at 2.1%
Set against 35% in the typical compared French town, nearly a quarter of households are one person living alone in Velanne. On flats, Velanne sits lower than 89% of compared French towns: 9%. Its 230 households held 572 residents at the 2023 Census. Second homes account for 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.
A growing town: +13% since 2012, faster than 77% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the change was +6%; from 2017 to 2023, +7%.
Only 8.1% of residents are 15 to 24 in Velanne
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Velanne 43.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over, against 22% in the typical compared French town. What’s more, the median age in Velanne is 43.3, lower than in 55% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Velanne ranks below 94% of compared French towns on single-parent households: 6.4%
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
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children in Velanne comes in at 32%. Typically, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Households average 2.4 people.
Velanne sits below 95% of compared French towns for households in social housing (2.6%)
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
Empty homes make up 7.6%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 5.1% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 25%.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €27,290 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.
Living standards centre on €27,290 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 64% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 59% of compared French towns, at 34%
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 figure for households headed by a manager or professional is 11% in Velanne and 9.4% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, households headed by a retired person come to 32%. 13% of households are headed by a manual worker, or about one in eight.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 79% of compared French towns: 3.3% 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.
2.4% of residents are foreign nationals (typical compared French town: 4.3%). To put it in context, 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.
Fewer single residents than 95% of compared French towns: 19%
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 share of married residents tops 88% of compared French towns: 49%. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Velanne ranks below 94% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 11%
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
Graduates of higher education make up 36%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Adults with no qualification make up 19% in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 12th youngest of 41 French towns this size
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).
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 5 are older than Velanne
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velanne | 43.3 | 19% | 8% | 3.3% |
| Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin 3,602 · 3.3 mi | 45.8 | 25% | 2.4% | 8% |
| Les Abrets en Dauphiné 6,850 · 4.7 mi | 43.9 | 23% | 2.1% | 5.6% |
| Villages du Lac de Paladru 2,598 · 5.9 mi | 45.8 | 21% | 15% | 3.5% |
| Chirens 2,546 · 6.8 mi | 42.6 | 20% | 2.9% | 5.8% |
| Saint-André-le-Gaz 2,754 · 7.2 mi | 43.6 | 20% | 3.4% | 5.4% |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey 2,619 · 7.4 mi | 47.4 | 23% | 2.4% | 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 Velanne
What is the population of Velanne?
572 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% more than in 2012 (506).
How old are Velanne’s residents?
The median age is 43.3, younger than 55% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Velanne?
22, with occasional dwellings: 8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Velanne?
INSEE counts 19 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.3% of residents, and 14 foreign nationals (2.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Velanne?
€27,290 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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