1.4% of households have no car, below 99% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Villebaudon comes in at 52%. This Manche town had 327 residents in 150 households at the 2023 Census. In Villebaudon, 2.6% of homes are flats. Half of the town’s residents are under 41.2, younger than in 72% of compared French towns.
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 Villebaudon
Empty homes
The census found 25 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, 60% of compared French towns grew faster than Villebaudon: +3%
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
Residents aged 65 and over make up 19% in Villebaudon, less than in 71% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Villebaudon 41.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, against 12% in Villebaudon. For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households make up 3.4% in Villebaudon, less than in 99% 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
Households here average 2.2 people each. The comparison figure for single-parent households is 10% in the typical compared French town. 28% of households are couples with children, a higher share than in 63% of compared French towns. One-person households make up 34%, against 35% in the typical compared French town.
Empty homes make up 13% in Villebaudon, more than in 92% 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
Just over one in ten households moved in less than two years ago; 19% have been in their home 30 years or more. Empty homes: 6.7% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Second homes are more common here than in 87% of compared French towns.
A typical living standard of €22,900 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 median standard of living in Villebaudon is €22,900 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 82% of compared French towns.
In Villebaudon, 3.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 95% 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
24% of households are headed by a manual worker; in the typical compared French town the figure is 14%. In the typical compared French town, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 2.8% of residents are foreign nationals in Villebaudon
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 5.5%, against 6.5% in the typical compared French town. The share of foreign nationals in the typical compared French town is 4.3%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Villebaudon ranks below 64% of compared French towns on married residents: 41%
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
Just over a quarter of residents 15 and over are single, or about one in four. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
15% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 98% 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
Adults with no qualification: 28%, above 86% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 5th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
No nearby town is as young as Villebaudon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villebaudon | 41.2 | 19% | 9% | 5.5% |
| Percy-en-Normandie 2,641 · 3.5 mi | 50.5 | 31% | 6.3% | 4.1% |
| Bourgvallées 3,326 · 6.3 mi | 43.1 | 21% | 3.3% | 2.1% |
| Condé-sur-Vire 4,137 · 8.5 mi | 46.2 | 24% | 2.5% | 1.4% |
| Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny 3,903 · 9.2 mi | 51.9 | 33% | 8.2% | 5.4% |
| Torigny-les-Villes 4,444 · 9.5 mi | 45.4 | 25% | 2.6% | 1.1% |
| Marigny-Le-Lozon 2,761 · 10.5 mi | 43.7 | 24% | 2.1% | 1.1% |
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 Villebaudon
What is the population of Villebaudon?
327 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% more than in 2012 (319).
How old are Villebaudon’s residents?
The median age is 41.2, younger than 72% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Villebaudon?
17, with occasional dwellings: 9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Villebaudon?
INSEE counts 18 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.5% of residents, and 9 foreign nationals (2.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Villebaudon?
€22,900 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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