Households in social housing make up 3.4% in Val d'Oingt, less than in 92% of compared French towns
Half of Val d'Oingt’s residents are over 47.3, older than in 71% of compared French towns. There were 1,810 households in the town at the 2023 Census, home to 4,117 residents. Here, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manual worker. By its share of households without a car (7%), Val d'Oingt is below 73% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Rhône 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.
A growing town: +10% since 2012, faster than 69% 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
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Rhône town +10%. The years 2012 to 2017 brought +8%; 2017 to 2023, +2%.
Below 84% of compared French towns: 8.8% of residents are 15 to 24
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Val d'Oingt 47.3. The median compared French town: 44.
A quarter of residents are 65 or over, against 22% in the typical compared French town. On average, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
8% of households are single parents, fewer than in 80% 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 Rhône median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2.2 people share a household. To put it in context, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. 32% of households are one person living alone, a lower share than in 67% of compared French towns. Couples with children: 26% here and 25% in the typical compared French town.
Val d'Oingt: 4.9% of homes are second homes, above 76% 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
One household in 14 has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town. Measured more widely, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. For Val d'Oingt, the census puts flats at 22%. This Rhône town has fewer empty homes than 64% of compared French towns, at 5.7%.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €30,040 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.
Living standards centre on €30,040 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 84% of compared French towns. 6.0% of residents have a standard of living below 60% of France’s median.
Val d'Oingt ranks above 70% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 13%
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
Where 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, Val d'Oingt has 34%. Elsewhere, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 84% of compared French towns: 2.8%
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.
1.5% of residents are foreign nationals (typical compared French town: 4.3%). The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% 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.
Val d'Oingt ranks below 90% of compared French towns on 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
The share of married residents tops 89% of compared French towns: 49%. Set beside that, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
35% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, more than in 68% 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
With adults with no qualification at 16%, Val d'Oingt is behind 66% of compared French towns on that count. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 12th 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.
Ages run from 35.6 in Survilliers to 62.9 in Fouras.
Every neighbor is younger than Val d'Oingt
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val d'Oingt | 47.3 | 25% | 4.9% | 2.8% |
| Porte des Pierres Dorées 4,185 · 4.5 mi | 41.6 | 18% | 2.6% | 5% |
| Vindry-sur-Turdine 5,305 · 5.1 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 2.2% | 3.5% |
| Pommiers 2,618 · 5.8 mi | 44.9 | 20% | 3.5% | 3.2% |
| Anse 8,206 · 6.4 mi | 38 | 16% | 1.4% | 8.5% |
| L'Arbresle 6,537 · 6.7 mi | 40.1 | 18% | 1.7% | 11% |
| Limas 4,750 · 7 mi | 42.9 | 21% | 1% | 9.8% |
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 Val d'Oingt
What is the population of Val d'Oingt?
4,117 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% more than in 2012 (3,751).
How old are Val d'Oingt’s residents?
The median age is 47.3, older than 71% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Val d'Oingt?
100, with occasional dwellings: 4.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Val d'Oingt?
INSEE counts 120 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.8% of residents, and 62 foreign nationals (1.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Val d'Oingt?
€30,040 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 6.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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