Only 25% of households are one person living alone in Le Roulier
In the typical compared French town, the share of flats is 30%; Le Roulier has 7.6%. 208 residents in 85 households: that is Le Roulier at the 2023 Census. Households headed by a retired person account for 44%. The town has fewer households without a car than 72% of compared French towns, at 7.1%.
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.
From 2012 to 2023, 61% of compared French towns grew faster than Le Roulier: +2%
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: −4% from 2012 to 2017, then +7% to 2023.
Below 68% of compared French towns: 19% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Le Roulier 43.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Le Roulier’s residents are under 43.2, younger than in 56% of compared French towns. In Le Roulier, 10% of residents are 15 to 24. The wider picture: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Le Roulier sits above 81% of compared French towns for couples with children (31%)
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%; Le Roulier has 13%. Typically, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. On average, 2.5 people share a household.
92% of homes are houses
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. About one in 15: that is how common empty homes are in Le Roulier (6.5%). At 2.2%, the share of second homes is in line with the figure in the typical compared French town.
€26,880 a year is the median standard of living here
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 €26,880 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 60% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 25% in Le Roulier, more than in 96% 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
Set against 9.4% in the typical compared French town, 13% of households are headed by a manager or professional in Le Roulier. The share of households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 99% of compared French towns: 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.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 0.5% of residents are foreign nationals here. For 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.
Le Roulier sits below 97% of compared French towns for single residents (19%)
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
46% of residents 15 and over are married, against 43% in the typical compared French town. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Graduates of higher education make up 23% in Le Roulier, less than in 73% 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
Across Le Roulier, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification. As a yardstick, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 12th youngest 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Le Roulier and its 6 nearest towns: 5 of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Roulier | 43.2 | 19% | 2.2% | 1% |
| Éloyes 3,138 · 5.2 mi | 47.1 | 26% | 2% | 4.4% |
| Bruyères 2,923 · 5.4 mi | 51.4 | 32% | 4.3% | 5% |
| Épinal 32,251 · 7.6 mi | 41.3 | 22% | 3.4% | 12% |
| Granges-Aumontzey 2,529 · 8 mi | 53 | 31% | 14% | 5.6% |
| Chantraine 3,198 · 8.7 mi | 48.1 | 24% | 1.4% | 3.9% |
| Golbey 8,832 · 8.8 mi | 44.1 | 22% | 0.9% | 5.9% |
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 Le Roulier
What is the population of Le Roulier?
208 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% more than in 2012 (204).
How old are Le Roulier’s residents?
The median age is 43.2, younger than 56% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Le Roulier?
2, with occasional dwellings: 2.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Le Roulier?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Le Roulier?
€26,880 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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