Older than 97% of compared French towns: half of Valmanya is over 57.5
Couples with children are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. There were 15 households in Valmanya at the 2023 Census, home to 34 residents. Households headed by a retired person account for 100%. The share of flats is 25%, against 30% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Pyrénées-Orientales 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 Valmanya
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 31 second homes and occasional dwellings in Valmanya, 55% of its 56 homes: higher than in 98% of compared French towns. 71% 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
Valmanya had 44 residents at the 2012 census and 34 in 2023, down 23%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Valmanya’s residents are under 57.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 2.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 10 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Valmanya sits above 98% of compared French towns for second homes (55%)
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
Car-free households: one in 15, where the median compared French town has 11%. Here, 18% of homes stand empty. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Valmanya changed by −23% from 2012 to 2023, behind 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
Valmanya sits above 94% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (35%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Valmanya 57.5. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 trails 84% of compared French towns: 8.8%. On average, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
Fewer one-person households than 59% of compared French towns: 33%
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 Pyrénées-Orientales median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 2.3 people each. Against that, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
The largest group of households: retired (100%)
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.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
0% of residents in Valmanya are immigrants
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 are rarer here than in 99% 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: 53%, a higher share than 98% 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
Here 27% of residents 15 and over are single, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 25%. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification make up 3.6% in Valmanya, less than in 99% 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
46% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification (typical compared French town: 30%). The usual figure: nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 34 to 2,582 people: this is 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Of the 6 towns nearest Valmanya, 1 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valmanya | 57.5 | 35% | 55% | 0% |
| Arles-sur-Tech 2,815 · 7.4 mi | 54.8 | 32% | 9.6% | 9.6% |
| Prades 6,148 · 7.8 mi | 53.9 | 34% | 11% | 11% |
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda 3,529 · 8.3 mi | 60.7 | 43% | 54% | 9.1% |
| Ille-sur-Têt 5,556 · 10.3 mi | 49.6 | 28% | 5.1% | 14% |
| Céret 7,521 · 11.5 mi | 57 | 37% | 13% | 8.9% |
| Thuir 8,243 · 13.1 mi | 49.8 | 27% | 2.1% | 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 Valmanya
What is the population of Valmanya?
34 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 23% fewer than in 2012 (44).
How old are Valmanya’s residents?
The median age is 57.5, older than 97% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Valmanya?
31, with occasional dwellings: 55% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Valmanya?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). 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 November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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