Older than 97% of compared French towns: half of Vaunoise is over 57.2
Households in social housing make up 2%, against 12% in the typical compared French town. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In Vaunoise, 20% of households are headed by a retired person.
Throughout this page, the Orne 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 Vaunoise
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 11 second homes and occasional dwellings in Vaunoise, 16% of its 70 homes: higher than in 92% 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Vaunoise’s residents are under 57.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Vaunoise had 108 residents at the 2012 census and 97 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 9 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.
Second homes make up 16% in Vaunoise, 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
7.8% of households have no car (typical compared French town: 11%). Turnover: 12% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 16% have lived in their home 30 years or more. Compared with other places, empty homes are common here: 13%, more than in 92% of compared French towns.
−10% since 2012, a pace below 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 −5% for the median Orne town, the change came in two steps: −6% from 2012 to 2017, then −4% to 2023.
More residents aged 15 to 24 than 92% of compared French towns: 14%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Vaunoise 57.2. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 22%; Vaunoise has 30%. Elsewhere, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children make up 30% in Vaunoise, more than in 75% 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 Orne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town, against 40% in Vaunoise. In the typical compared French town, couples with children come to 25%. There are 2 people in the average household. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a manual worker than 83% of compared French towns: 20%
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 manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Vaunoise ranks below 74% of compared French towns on immigrants: 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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Vaunoise comes in at 2%. For comparison, 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.
Married residents: 47%, a higher share than 80% 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 the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%; Vaunoise has 28%. The usual figure: 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
In Vaunoise, 27% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 62% 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
About one in five: that is how common adults with no qualification are in Vaunoise (20%). The usual figure: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (97 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).
No nearby town is as old as Vaunoise
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaunoise | 57.2 | 30% | 16% | 4% |
| Mamers 4,996 · 5.2 mi | 50.9 | 32% | 1.4% | 4.2% |
| Val-au-Perche 3,336 · 11.4 mi | 47.6 | 26% | 11% | 3.5% |
| Mortagne-au-Perche 3,898 · 11.6 mi | 50 | 32% | 5.9% | 5.1% |
| Bonnétable 3,703 · 12.6 mi | 53.5 | 34% | 4.5% | 1.7% |
| La Ferté-Bernard 8,740 · 14 mi | 50.4 | 31% | 3% | 6.8% |
| Cherré-Au 2,758 · 14.9 mi | 50 | 28% | 2.7% | 2.2% |
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 Vaunoise
What is the population of Vaunoise?
97 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (108).
How old are Vaunoise’s residents?
The median age is 57.2, older than 97% of compared French towns. 9.9% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Vaunoise?
11, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Vaunoise?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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