Flats: 1.6%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 98% of compared French towns. 2,715 residents in 1,260 households: that is Valdivienne at the 2023 Census. Second homes account for 8.1%. With households headed by a manual worker at 19%, Valdivienne is ahead of 78% of compared French towns on that count.
Throughout this page, the Vienne 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 Valdivienne
Empty homes
The census found 200 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, 65% of compared French towns grew faster than Valdivienne: +1%
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 years 2012 to 2017 brought +2%; 2017 to 2023, −1%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Vienne town +4%.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 8.4%, a lower share than 89% 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
■ Valdivienne 44.9. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Valdivienne is 44.9, higher than in 56% of compared French towns. Residents aged 65 and over come to 22% in the town, about two in ten. Measured more widely, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Only 24% of households are couples with children in Valdivienne
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 Vienne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households average 2.2 people. Couples with children: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. On single-parent households, 9.5% here is much the same as in the typical compared French town.
12% of homes stand empty, more than in 89% 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
Nearly one in ten households arrived within the last two years, while 21% have stayed 30 years or more. By way of comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Lower than in 76% of compared French towns: 6.6% of households have no car.
A median standard of living of €26,190 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 median standard of living in Valdivienne is €26,190 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 52% of compared French towns. One measure of hardship: 9.0% of residents are below the poverty line.
Below 67% of compared French towns: 7.1% of households are headed by a manager or professional
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
Against a figure of 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Valdivienne comes in at 35%. For households headed by a manager or professional, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
1.8% of residents are immigrants, below 94% 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 Vienne has 3.9%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 94% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. 1.1% of residents are foreign nationals, or about one in 91.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A lower share of single residents than 89% of compared French towns, at 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
Married residents make up 44%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. Against that, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Only 17% of adults out of school have no qualification in Valdivienne
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
Graduates of higher education: 29% of the total. On average, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 2,682 to 2,749 people: this is the 20th youngest
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 Capinghem (38.3), the oldest Piriac-sur-Mer (63.6).
Median age: 4 of the 6 towns around Valdivienne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valdivienne | 44.9 | 22% | 8.1% | 1.8% |
| Chauvigny 7,007 · 4.6 mi | 49.6 | 29% | 5.2% | 2.7% |
| Saint-Julien-l'Ars 2,880 · 7.5 mi | 43.5 | 20% | 1.5% | 2.5% |
| Nieuil-l'Espoir 2,631 · 8.3 mi | 45.1 | 21% | 0.7% | 1.9% |
| Nouaillé-Maupertuis 2,975 · 10.3 mi | 46.1 | 23% | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| Mignaloux-Beauvoir 5,229 · 11.4 mi | 41.4 | 22% | 1.7% | 6% |
| Montmorillon 5,821 · 12.4 mi | 57.4 | 38% | 3.8% | 5.3% |
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 Valdivienne
What is the population of Valdivienne?
2,715 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% more than in 2012 (2,685).
How old are Valdivienne’s residents?
The median age is 44.9, older than 56% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Valdivienne?
130, with occasional dwellings: 8.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Valdivienne?
INSEE counts 49 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.8% of residents, and 30 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Valdivienne?
€26,190 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 9.0% 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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