Older than 97% of compared French towns: half of Réville is over 57.5
In Réville, 1% of households are headed by a manager or professional, beside 9.4% in the typical compared French town. The share of flats stands at 3.1%. 6.8% of households are single parents, fewer than in 92% of compared French towns. Census day 2023: 1,040 residents and 520 households in the town.
Throughout this page, the Manche 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 Réville
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 510 second homes and occasional dwellings in Réville, 48% of its 1,070 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 73% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Réville’s residents are under 57.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 36% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Réville had 1,175 residents at the 2012 census and 1,040 in 2023, down 11%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A larger share of second homes than 97% of compared French towns: 48%
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
Of all households, 6.3% moved in during the last two years and 34% have stayed three decades or more. Fewer empty homes than in 96% of compared French towns: 3%. The comparison figure for second homes is 2.1% in the typical compared French town. The share of households without a car is 7%, against 11% in the typical compared French town.
−11% since 2012, a pace below 98% 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 median Manche town changed ±0% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −12% and the next six ±0%.
36% of residents are 65 or over, a share 95% of compared French towns don’t reach
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Réville 57.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Réville comes in at 7.3%. The wider picture: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
18% of households are couples with children, below 81% 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 Manche median and the France median
Living alone · share
Average household size: 2 people. In the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children is 25%. Here 37% of households are one person living alone, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 35%.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €25,120 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €25,120 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 59% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person make up 56% in Réville, more than in 99% 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
The share of households headed by a manual worker tops nearly two thirds of compared French towns: 16%. Typically, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 99% of compared French towns: 1.2%
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.
Here 1.1% of residents are foreign nationals, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 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.
Réville ranks above 98% of compared French towns on married residents: 53%
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
Where 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, Réville has 19%. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 85% of compared French towns, at 20%
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
In Réville, 28% of adults out of school have no qualification, beside 19% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,040 to 2,582 people), the 5th oldest
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).
Réville is older 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Réville | 57.5 | 36% | 48% | 1.2% |
| Valognes 6,969 · 12.7 mi | 51 | 29% | 2.4% | 1.6% |
| Sainte-Mère-Église 2,896 · 15.3 mi | 53.1 | 31% | 18% | 1.6% |
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin 78,258 · 17 mi | 43.6 | 22% | 3.6% | 4.9% |
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 Réville
What is the population of Réville?
1,040 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% fewer than in 2012 (1,175).
How old are Réville’s residents?
The median age is 57.5, older than 97% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 36% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Réville?
510, with occasional dwellings: 48% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Réville?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.2% of residents, and 12 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Réville?
€25,120 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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