Households headed by a manager or professional make up 2.5% in Vanault-les-Dames, less than in 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car is 11%; Vanault-les-Dames has 22%. At the 2023 Census Vanault-les-Dames was home to 376 people in 190 households. Here, 3.5% of homes stand empty. Lower than in 83% of compared French towns: 18% of households are couples with children.
Throughout this page, the Marne 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 Vanault-les-Dames
Fewer residents than in 2012
Vanault-les-Dames had 416 residents at the 2012 census and 376 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−10% since 2012: slower than 97% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −2% for the median Marne town, the change came in two steps: −13% from 2012 to 2017, then +4% to 2023.
Vanault-les-Dames is older than 79% of compared French towns: a median age of 49.1
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Vanault-les-Dames 49.1. The median compared French town: 44.
22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, against 27% in Vanault-les-Dames. Here, 9.3% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
A higher share of one-person households than 83% of compared French towns, at 45%
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 Marne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Set against 10% in the typical compared French town, 7.8% of households are single parents in Vanault-les-Dames. The comparison figure for one-person households is 35% in the typical compared French town. Households here average 1.9 people each.
Households in social housing make up 2.1% in Vanault-les-Dames, less than in 97% 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 typical compared French town, the share of flats is 30%; Vanault-les-Dames has 22%. Households in social housing: 12% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Locally, 4.5% of homes are second homes.
€23,570 a year is the median standard of living here
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 Vanault-les-Dames is €23,570 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 76% of compared French towns.
Above 94% of compared French towns: 24% of households are headed by a manual worker
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
Here just over two in five households are headed by a retired person, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 32%. In the typical compared French town, households headed by a manual worker come to 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Vanault-les-Dames ranks below 97% of compared French towns on immigrants: 1.4%
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.
In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Vanault-les-Dames, 0.3%. 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.
Vanault-les-Dames sits below 91% of compared French towns for single residents (20%)
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
With married residents at 46%, Vanault-les-Dames is ahead of 72% of compared French towns on that count. Set beside that, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Only 18% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Vanault-les-Dames
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
31% of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 376 to 2,582 people, the 15th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Every neighbor is younger than Vanault-les-Dames
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanault-les-Dames | 49.1 | 27% | 4.5% | 1.4% |
| Vitry-le-François 10,996 · 11.6 mi | 45.2 | 25% | 1.9% | 9.8% |
| Saint-Dizier 22,858 · 16.6 mi | 43.6 | 23% | 1.9% | 10% |
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 Vanault-les-Dames
What is the population of Vanault-les-Dames?
376 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (416).
How old are Vanault-les-Dames’ residents?
The median age is 49.1, older than 79% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Vanault-les-Dames?
9, with occasional dwellings: 4.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Vanault-les-Dames?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.4% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Vanault-les-Dames?
€23,570 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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