Below 99% of compared French towns: 1.9% of households have no car
Where 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town, Vieuvy has 1.2%. The town is home to 112 residents in 52 households, by the 2023 Census. The census found that 7.8% of residents are 15 to 24 in the town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 97% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Mayenne 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 Vieuvy
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 22 second homes and occasional dwellings in Vieuvy, 28% of its 79 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 100% 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
Vieuvy had 134 residents at the 2012 census and 112 in 2023, down 16%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 0 immigrants in Vieuvy (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 17% of residents, against 3.1% for the median compared commune in Mayenne. 16% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
An older town
Half of Vieuvy’s residents are under 52.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 22% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 4.3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes: 28%, a higher share than 95% 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
Of all households, 7.5% moved in during the last two years and 21% have stayed three decades or more. At 7.3%, the share of empty homes is higher than in 56% of compared French towns. Second homes make up 2.1% in the typical compared French town.
A −16% change since 2012: slower than 99% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, ±0% in Mayenne.
Older than 89% of compared French towns: half of Vieuvy is over 52.1
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Vieuvy 52.1. The median compared French town: 44.
22% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Above 75% of compared French towns: 30% of households are couples with children
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 Mayenne median and the France median
Living alone · share
In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%; Vieuvy has 30%. Typically, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Each household has 2.2 people on average. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
€25,040 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.
Half of Vieuvy’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €25,040 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 60% of compared French towns.
Fewer households headed by a retired person than 64% of compared French towns: 30%
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 manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, 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).
More immigrants than 88% of compared French towns: 17%
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: 16%, above 93% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%. The median compared commune in Mayenne has 3.1%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 88% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents make up 57% in Vieuvy, more than in 99% 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 Vieuvy, 17% of residents 15 and over are single, beside 25% in the typical compared French town. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Below 65% of compared French towns: 26% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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
19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, against 21% in Vieuvy. The comparison figure for graduates of higher education is 30% in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 112 to 2,582 people: this is the 9th 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.
Around Vieuvy, 4 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieuvy | 52.1 | 22% | 28% | 17% |
| Ernée 5,499 · 10.7 mi | 50.2 | 31% | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| Ambrières-les-Vallées 2,619 · 11.4 mi | 49.6 | 30% | 7.5% | 3.1% |
| Louvigné-du-Désert 3,346 · 11.9 mi | 52.7 | 33% | 3.9% | 3.6% |
| Mortain-Bocage 2,961 · 12.5 mi | 56.7 | 36% | 11% | 7.7% |
| Grandparigny 2,605 · 14 mi | 54.9 | 32% | 5.1% | 2.5% |
| Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët 5,770 · 14 mi | 56.7 | 37% | 6.1% | 2.7% |
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 Vieuvy
What is the population of Vieuvy?
112 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 16% fewer than in 2012 (134).
How old are Vieuvy’s residents?
The median age is 52.1, older than 89% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Vieuvy?
22, with occasional dwellings: 28% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Vieuvy?
INSEE counts 19 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 17% of residents, and 18 foreign nationals (16%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Vieuvy?
€25,040 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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