Second homes: 19%, a higher share than 93% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Census day 2023: 1,306 residents and 650 households in Villes-sur-Auzon. In Villes-sur-Auzon, just over one in ten homes are flats. Against a figure of 10% in the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households in Villes-sur-Auzon comes in at 6.2%.
Throughout this page, the Vaucluse 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 Villes-sur-Auzon
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 170 second homes and occasional dwellings in Villes-sur-Auzon, 19% of its 900 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 94% 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 Villes-sur-Auzon’s residents are under 51.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 27% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A lower share of households without a car than 66% of compared French towns, at 8.2%
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
Recent arrivals (under two years) make up nearly one in ten households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 17%. Nearly one in ten homes stand empty, a higher share than in 69% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town.
A +1% change since 2012: slower than 67% 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 Vaucluse town +7%.
Older than 87% of compared French towns: half of Villes-sur-Auzon is over 51.2
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Villes-sur-Auzon 51.2. The median compared French town: 44.
22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, against 27% in Villes-sur-Auzon. This Vaucluse town has fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 70% of compared French towns, at 9.6%.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of couples with children than 68% of compared French towns, at 22%
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 Vaucluse median and the France median
Living alone · share
In Villes-sur-Auzon, 39% of households are one person living alone, beside 35% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. A household here holds 2 people on average.
Median living standard: €23,310 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €23,310 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 79% of compared French towns.
Villes-sur-Auzon sits below 89% of compared French towns for households headed by a manager or professional (4.6%)
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
15% of households are headed by a manual worker; in the typical compared French town the figure is 14%. For comparison, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town. The share of households headed by a retired person stands at 38%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Villes-sur-Auzon, 5.4% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 59% of compared French towns
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 median compared commune in Vaucluse has 6.8%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 56% of compared French towns. The share of immigrants stands at 7.4%. The benchmark for foreign nationals in the typical compared French town: 4.3%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of married residents than 55% of compared French towns: 42%
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
Census figures put single residents at 25% in Villes-sur-Auzon. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
Villes-sur-Auzon sits below 64% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (26%)
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
Put another way, about one in five: 20% of adults out of school have no qualification. Elsewhere, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 1,306 to 2,582 people, the 11th 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).
Nearby, 2 of 6 towns have older populations than Villes-sur-Auzon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villes-sur-Auzon | 51.2 | 27% | 19% | 7.4% |
| Bédoin 3,106 · 5 mi | 56.4 | 36% | 32% | 7.1% |
| Mazan 6,285 · 5.6 mi | 48.9 | 27% | 9.4% | 5.2% |
| Caromb 3,479 · 7.2 mi | 50.9 | 27% | 13% | 8.6% |
| Carpentras 31,619 · 9.2 mi | 43.5 | 23% | 2.6% | 18% |
| Malaucène 2,758 · 9.7 mi | 51.5 | 30% | 34% | 7.3% |
| Pernes-les-Fontaines 10,504 · 10 mi | 48.8 | 25% | 5.1% | 4.8% |
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 Villes-sur-Auzon
What is the population of Villes-sur-Auzon?
1,306 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (1,297).
How old are Villes-sur-Auzon’s residents?
The median age is 51.2, older than 87% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Villes-sur-Auzon?
170, with occasional dwellings: 19% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Villes-sur-Auzon?
INSEE counts 97 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.4% of residents, and 70 foreign nationals (5.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Villes-sur-Auzon?
€23,310 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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