6.4% of homes are flats, fewer than in 93% of compared French towns
Set against 10% in the typical compared French town, 5.6% of households are single parents in Vouzon. Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 8.3%. Empty homes are more common here than in 79% of compared French towns. There were 630 households here at the 2023 Census, home to 1,414 residents.
Throughout this page, the Loir-et-Cher 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 Vouzon
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 91 second homes and occasional dwellings in Vouzon, 11% of its 800 homes: higher than in 89% of compared French towns. 98% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Vouzon had 1,500 residents at the 2012 census and 1,414 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 90% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
11% of homes are second homes, more than in 89% 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, 8.1% of households moved in; at the other end, 20% have stayed 30 years or more. Second homes: 2.1% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Fewer households without a car than in 83% of compared French towns: 5.6%. Where just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town, Vouzon has 9%.
A −6% change since 2012: slower than 90% 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
In two steps, −1% to 2017 and −5% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −3% in Loir-et-Cher.
Vouzon is older than 74% of compared French towns: a median age of 48
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Vouzon 48. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 23% of the total.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
More couples with children than 60% of compared French towns: 27%
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 Loir-et-Cher median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 2.1 people. Against that, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Here, just over a third of households are one person living alone.
€26,680 a year: the median standard of living
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 Vouzon’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €26,680 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 58% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a retired person than 75% of compared French towns: 37%
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
In Vouzon, 17% of households are headed by a manual worker, beside 14% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. The share of households headed by a manager or professional stands at 8.7%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 2.9%, a lower share than 83% of compared French towns
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: 1.7% here and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 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.
Single residents make up 22% in Vouzon, less than in 78% 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
In Vouzon, 44% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 43% in the typical compared French town. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
17% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 64% 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
Graduates of higher education account for 30%. In the typical compared French town, adults with no qualification come to 19%.
Ranked by age, 15th oldest 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
A younger town than 3 of the 6 around it: Vouzon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vouzon | 48 | 23% | 11% | 2.9% |
| Lamotte-Beuvron 4,504 · 3.4 mi | 51 | 31% | 3.6% | 4.7% |
| La Ferté-Saint-Aubin 7,284 · 7 mi | 44.2 | 22% | 3.5% | 4.2% |
| Saint-Cyr-en-Val 3,467 · 13.6 mi | 49.7 | 29% | 1.6% | 7.5% |
| Sandillon 4,300 · 13.8 mi | 44.5 | 20% | 1.5% | 4.5% |
| Jargeau 4,610 · 15.2 mi | 40.5 | 19% | 1.8% | 5.6% |
| Salbris 4,809 · 15.2 mi | 54.2 | 32% | 6.5% | 9.2% |
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 Vouzon
What is the population of Vouzon?
1,414 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (1,500).
How old are Vouzon’s residents?
The median age is 48, older than 74% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Vouzon?
91, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Vouzon?
INSEE counts 41 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.9% of residents, and 24 foreign nationals (1.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Vouzon?
€26,680 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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