A lower share of flats than 99% of compared French towns, at 0.8%
In the typical compared French town, the share of households in social housing is 12%; Verlin has 0.6%. At 32%, the share of couples with children is higher than in 83% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 406 residents in 180 households. About one in 37: that is how common households without a car are in Verlin (2.7%).
Throughout this page, the Yonne 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 Verlin
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 53 second homes and occasional dwellings in Verlin, 20% of its 260 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 98% 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
Verlin had 435 residents at the 2012 census and 406 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 34 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Verlin sits above 93% of compared French towns for second homes (20%)
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
Long tenure is the mark of 21% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 5.7% (under two years). Higher than in 91% of compared French towns: 13% of homes stand empty. Against that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Verlin’s population moved −7% on 2012, less than in 92% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −2%, and from 2017 to 2023 −4%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Yonne town −4%.
8% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 92% 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
■ Verlin 49.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Verlin’s residents are over 49.2, older than in four fifths of compared French towns. The wider picture: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Residents aged 65 and over come to 21% locally, about two in ten.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
In Verlin, 5.5% of households are single parents, fewer than in 98% 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 Yonne median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2.3 people on average. Lower than in nearly two thirds of compared French towns: 32% of households are one person living alone. The usual figure: 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €26,050 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 Verlin is €26,050 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 51% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a manual worker than 81% of compared French towns: 20%
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 9.4% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional in Verlin comes in at 14%. Households headed by a retired person make up about one in three here (33%).
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 3.9%, a lower share than 74% 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.
Foreign nationals: 2.2% here and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. 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.
Fewer single residents than 80% of compared French towns: 22%
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
45% of residents 15 and over are married; in the typical compared French town the figure is 43%. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Graduates of higher education: 22%, a lower share than 80% 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
Adults with no qualification account for 20%. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 15th oldest of 41 French towns of 406 to 2,582 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Verlin sits below 4 of its 6 closest neighbors on median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verlin | 49.2 | 21% | 20% | 3.9% |
| Villeneuve-sur-Yonne 5,135 · 5.4 mi | 49.9 | 29% | 7.5% | 6.3% |
| Courtenay 3,772 · 7.9 mi | 53.7 | 35% | 6.8% | 5.1% |
| Joigny 9,016 · 8.5 mi | 43.4 | 25% | 4.8% | 21% |
| Montholon 2,709 · 10.2 mi | 51.9 | 31% | 7.9% | 3.7% |
| Charny Orée de Puisaye 4,900 · 10.6 mi | 56 | 35% | 23% | 3.3% |
| Paron 4,834 · 11.6 mi | 43.3 | 22% | 1.5% | 12% |
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 Verlin
What is the population of Verlin?
406 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (435).
How old are Verlin’s residents?
The median age is 49.2, older than 80% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Verlin?
53, with occasional dwellings: 20% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Verlin?
INSEE counts 16 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.9% of residents, and 9 foreign nationals (2.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Verlin?
€26,050 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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