Fewer residents aged 65 and over than 78% of compared French towns: 18%
Households in social housing are more common here than in 72% of compared French towns. There were 3,340 households in Villard-Bonnot at the 2023 Census, home to 7,509 residents. Across Villard-Bonnot, 29% of households are couples with children. Flats: 50%, above 75% of compared French towns.
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 change of +3% since 2012 leaves Villard-Bonnot behind 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
Villard-Bonnot is younger than 74% of compared French towns: a median age of 40.9
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Villard-Bonnot 40.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
In Villard-Bonnot, 11% of households are single parents, more than in 62% 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, 2.2 people share a household. As a yardstick, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. 34% of households are one person living alone; in the typical compared French town the figure is 35%.
Villard-Bonnot ranks below 80% of compared French towns on second homes: 1%
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
The share of households without a car trails 62% of compared French towns: 8.6%. The benchmark for second homes in the typical compared French town: 2.1%. Of all households, 12% moved in during the last two years and 19% have stayed three decades or more.
A typical living standard of €27,590 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.
At €27,590 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 67% of compared French towns. Some 9.0% of residents fall below the poverty line.
Households headed by a manager or professional: 15%, a higher share than 75% 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 retired person make up 29%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
7.3% of residents in Villard-Bonnot 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.
Immigrants make up a share higher than in 56% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Isère has 8%. Put another way, about one in 14: 7.3% of residents are immigrants. Foreign nationals are about as common here as in the typical compared French town, at 3.6%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of married residents than 55% of compared French towns: 42%
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 account for 25%. The usual figure: 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Villard-Bonnot ranks above 63% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 34%
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
The census found that a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in Villard-Bonnot. The benchmark for graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town: 30%.
41 French towns of 7,408 to 7,624 people: this is the 4th 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.
Saint-Maixent-l'École is the youngest (35.5); Saujon the oldest (59.6).
No nearby town is as young as Villard-Bonnot
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villard-Bonnot | 40.9 | 18% | 1% | 7.3% |
| Froges 3,285 · 2 mi | 47.6 | 24% | 0.6% | 6.5% |
| Bernin 3,334 · 2.2 mi | 47.7 | 25% | 1.4% | 5.7% |
| Saint-Nazaire-les-Eymes 3,016 · 2.2 mi | 47 | 23% | 1.2% | 4.9% |
| Le Versoud 4,900 · 2.3 mi | 41.6 | 17% | 0.7% | 6.7% |
| Crolles 8,609 · 2.7 mi | 45.9 | 21% | 0.7% | 7.5% |
| Saint-Ismier 7,165 · 3 mi | 49.2 | 27% | 2.4% | 6.2% |
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 Villard-Bonnot
What is the population of Villard-Bonnot?
7,509 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% more than in 2012 (7,325).
How old are Villard-Bonnot’s residents?
The median age is 40.9, younger than 74% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Villard-Bonnot?
36, with occasional dwellings: 1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Villard-Bonnot?
INSEE counts 550 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.3% of residents, and 270 foreign nationals (3.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Villard-Bonnot?
€27,590 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 9.0% 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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