Villedieu-lès-Bailleul ranks below 99% of compared French towns on flats: 1%
24% of households are one person living alone; in the typical compared French town the figure is 35%. Villedieu-lès-Bailleul counted 203 residents and 86 households at the 2023 Census. Second homes account for 6.9%. With a median age of 49.5, Villedieu-lès-Bailleul is older than just over four fifths of compared French towns.
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 Villedieu-lès-Bailleul
Fewer residents than in 2012
Villedieu-lès-Bailleul had 219 residents at the 2012 census and 203 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−7% since 2012, a pace below 94% 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 first five years brought −2%; the six to 2023, −6%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Orne town −5%.
5.9% of residents are 15 to 24, below 99% 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
■ Villedieu-lès-Bailleul 49.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Here 27% of residents are 65 or over, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 22%. As a reference point, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
5.9% of households are single parents, below 96% 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
Average household size: 2.4 people. Few places have as many couples with children: 29% here, more than in 73% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
In Villedieu-lès-Bailleul, 7% of households have no car, fewer than in 73% 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
By its share of empty homes (7.9%), Villedieu-lès-Bailleul is above 63% of compared French towns. Of all households, 3.5% moved in during the last two years and 35% have stayed three decades or more. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for households without a car is 11% in the typical compared French town.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €25,850 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €25,850 a year: lower than in 51% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 24% in Villedieu-lès-Bailleul, more than in 94% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for households headed by a manual worker is 14% in the typical compared French town. 41% of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 97% of compared French towns, at 1.5%
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.
The share of foreign nationals trails 94% of compared French towns: 1%. The median compared commune in Orne has 4.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 97% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 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.
16% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer 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
With married residents at 51%, Villedieu-lès-Bailleul is ahead of 95% of compared French towns on that count. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Villedieu-lès-Bailleul sits below 83% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (21%)
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
The figure for adults with no qualification is 22% in Villedieu-lès-Bailleul and 19% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 14th oldest 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Nearby, 3 of 6 towns have older populations than Villedieu-lès-Bailleul
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villedieu-lès-Bailleul | 49.5 | 27% | 6.9% | 1.5% |
| Gouffern en Auge 3,636 · 4.7 mi | 49.5 | 27% | 11% | 3.1% |
| Argentan 13,527 · 5.1 mi | 46.3 | 27% | 2.3% | 8.2% |
| Falaise 7,680 · 11.2 mi | 46 | 26% | 2% | 2.6% |
| Vimoutiers 2,978 · 11.6 mi | 60.1 | 43% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Auge 7,100 · 13.8 mi | 49.7 | 29% | 7.8% | 2.8% |
| Sées 4,168 · 16 mi | 51.8 | 33% | 2.9% | 1.9% |
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 Villedieu-lès-Bailleul
What is the population of Villedieu-lès-Bailleul?
203 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (219).
How old are Villedieu-lès-Bailleul’s residents?
The median age is 49.5, older than 81% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Villedieu-lès-Bailleul?
7, with occasional dwellings: 6.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Villedieu-lès-Bailleul?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.5% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Villedieu-lès-Bailleul?
€25,850 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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