A median age of 61: Bonvillet is older than 99% of compared French towns
The share of couples with children trails 94% of compared French towns: 14%. 4.6% of homes are flats, fewer than in 96% of compared French towns. Census day 2023: 272 residents and 150 households in Bonvillet. The census found that just over a fifth of households are headed by a manual worker here.
Throughout this page, the Vosges 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 Bonvillet
An older town
Half of Bonvillet’s residents are under 61 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 46% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 12% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Bonvillet had 333 residents at the 2012 census and 272 in 2023, down 18%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 36 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.
Since 2012, Bonvillet has changed by −18%, slower than 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −6% for the median Vosges town, the change came in two steps: −10% from 2012 to 2017, then −9% to 2023.
Residents aged 65 and over: 46%, a higher share than 99% 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
■ Bonvillet 61. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Bonvillet comes in at 4%. The wider picture: 22% of residents are 65 or over 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: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Only 3.4% of households are single parents in Bonvillet
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 Vosges median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 1.9 people on average. On one-person households, Bonvillet sits higher than 62% of compared French towns: 38%. The usual figure: one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
18% of homes stand empty, more than in 99% 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
6.7% of homes are second homes (typical compared French town: 2.1%). Households without a car account for 8.2%.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €24,500 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 Bonvillet is €24,500 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 66% of compared French towns.
52% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 98% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The usual figure: nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Bonvillet sits below 99% of compared French towns for immigrants (1.1%)
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 Vosges has 5.3%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns. For Bonvillet, the census puts foreign nationals at 0.4%. Across the comparison, 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.
16% of residents 15 and over are single, below 99% 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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 51% in Bonvillet. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
13% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer 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
With adults with no qualification at 32%, Bonvillet is ahead of 95% of compared French towns on that count. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 272 to 2,582 people: this is the 4th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
No nearby town is as old as Bonvillet
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonvillet | 61 | 46% | 6.7% | 1.1% |
| Vittel 4,780 · 8.7 mi | 56.6 | 36% | 14% | 5.9% |
| Contrexéville 2,923 · 9.5 mi | 50.2 | 28% | 5.6% | 10% |
| Mirecourt 4,700 · 14.6 mi | 49.2 | 25% | 2.1% | 6.1% |
| Xertigny 2,589 · 15.5 mi | 47 | 27% | 4.2% | 3% |
| Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse 2,814 · 17.7 mi | 52.5 | 33% | 1.7% | 22% |
| Chantraine 3,198 · 18 mi | 48.1 | 24% | 1.4% | 3.9% |
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 Bonvillet
What is the population of Bonvillet?
272 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 18% fewer than in 2012 (333).
How old are Bonvillet’s residents?
The median age is 61, older than 99% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 46% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bonvillet?
13, with occasional dwellings: 6.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bonvillet?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.1% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bonvillet?
€24,500 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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