In Vaudebarrier, 0.8% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
Households without a car make up 3.1%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. In Vaudebarrier, 43% of households are headed by a retired person. This Saône-et-Loire town has fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 89% of compared French towns, at 8.4%. 211 residents in 97 households: that is Vaudebarrier at the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Saône-et-Loire 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 Vaudebarrier
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 19 second homes and occasional dwellings in Vaudebarrier, 16% of its 120 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 ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Vaudebarrier had 236 residents at the 2012 census and 211 in 2023, down 11%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Vaudebarrier’s residents are under 51.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 31% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.1% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Vaudebarrier sits below 98% of compared French towns for empty homes (2%)
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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Across Vaudebarrier, 16% of homes are second homes. Measured more widely, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
−11% since 2012, a pace below 98% 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 median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Saône-et-Loire town −3%.
Half of Vaudebarrier is over 51.2, older than 87% 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
■ Vaudebarrier 51.2. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over tops 88% of compared French towns: 31%.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
4.8% of households are single parents, below 99% 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 Saône-et-Loire median and the France median
Living alone · share
In the typical compared French town, a quarter of households are couples with children; in Vaudebarrier, 24%. Locally, a third of households are one person living alone. As a reference point, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
Half above, half below €25,720 a year in standard of living
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 €25,720 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 52% of compared French towns.
In Vaudebarrier, 19% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 80% 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
Where 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, Vaudebarrier has 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 79% of compared French towns: 3.3%
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.
Census figures put foreign nationals at 3.7% in Vaudebarrier. The usual figure: 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.
A larger share of married residents than 98% of compared French towns: 54%
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, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single; in Vaudebarrier, 20%. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 7.2% of adults out of school have no 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
Nearly a third of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, against 30% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
11th highest median age among 41 French towns of 211 to 2,582
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.
Median age: 5 of the 6 towns around Vaudebarrier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaudebarrier | 51.2 | 31% | 16% | 3.3% |
| Charolles 2,772 · 2 mi | 53.6 | 34% | 4.9% | 4% |
| Paray-le-Monial 9,291 · 9.5 mi | 54.2 | 36% | 3.4% | 7.2% |
| Chauffailles 3,638 · 14.6 mi | 58.1 | 39% | 6.3% | 6% |
| Digoin 7,353 · 15.5 mi | 53.9 | 34% | 1.9% | 15% |
| Saint-Vallier 8,508 · 16.3 mi | 52.3 | 32% | 1.7% | 5% |
| Cluny 4,942 · 16.7 mi | 49.2 | 30% | 7.9% | 9.5% |
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 Vaudebarrier
What is the population of Vaudebarrier?
211 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% fewer than in 2012 (236).
How old are Vaudebarrier’s residents?
The median age is 51.2, older than 87% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 31% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Vaudebarrier?
19, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Vaudebarrier?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.3% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (3.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Vaudebarrier?
€25,720 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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