Fewer flats than 96% of compared French towns: 4.9%
5% of households rent social housing (HLM), against 12% in the typical compared French town. There were 300 households in Villemanoche at the 2023 Census, home to 667 residents. Households headed by a manual worker account for 23%. On households without a car, Villemanoche sits lower than 94% of compared French towns: 4.1%.
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 Villemanoche
One home in 10 is a second home
The census counted 36 second homes and occasional dwellings in Villemanoche, 10% of its 360 homes: higher than in 88% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes: 10%, a higher share than 88% 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
Of all households, 8.1% moved in during the last two years and 24% have stayed three decades or more. Lower than in 71% of compared French towns: 5.2% of homes stand empty. In the typical compared French town, 2.1% of homes are second homes.
Villemanoche’s population moved +1% on 2012, less than in 65% 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 those years, the median Yonne town changed −4% and the median compared French town +5%. Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved +2%, then ±0% to 2023.
Older than 60% of compared French towns: half of Villemanoche is over 45.6
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Villemanoche 45.6. The median compared French town: 44.
9.9% of residents are 15 to 24; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%. Residents aged 65 and over come to 22% in Villemanoche, 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%.
25% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 54% 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
The typical household size is 2.2 people. Census figures put one-person households at 35% in Villemanoche.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €24,800 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.
At €24,800 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 63% of compared French towns.
In Villemanoche, 26% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 81% 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
13% of households are headed by a manager or professional, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. On average, 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).
5.3% of residents are foreign nationals, a share 59% of compared French towns don’t reach
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.
Immigrants make up a share higher than in 53% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Yonne has 9.2%. For Villemanoche, the census puts immigrants at 6.8%. The wider picture: 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
Villemanoche sits below 68% of compared French towns for single residents (23%)
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
Locally, 43% of residents 15 and over are married. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Only 20% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Villemanoche
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
A quarter of adults out of school have no qualification, against 19% in the typical compared French town. The share of graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 667 to 2,582 people, the 21st 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).
1 of 6 neighbors are older than Villemanoche
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villemanoche | 45.6 | 22% | 10% | 6.8% |
| Pont-sur-Yonne 3,391 · 1.5 mi | 45.2 | 27% | 5.9% | 9.2% |
| Villeneuve-la-Guyard 3,455 · 6 mi | 42.3 | 19% | 4.2% | 7.8% |
| Saint-Clément 2,849 · 7.8 mi | 49.6 | 30% | 2.1% | 14% |
| Paron 4,834 · 8.6 mi | 43.3 | 22% | 1.5% | 12% |
| Sens 27,106 · 8.8 mi | 42.1 | 23% | 2.6% | 20% |
| Cannes-Écluse 2,742 · 10 mi | 43.5 | 24% | 2% | 7.8% |
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 Villemanoche
What is the population of Villemanoche?
667 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% more than in 2012 (659).
How old are Villemanoche’s residents?
The median age is 45.6, older than 60% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Villemanoche?
36, with occasional dwellings: 10% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Villemanoche?
INSEE counts 46 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.8% of residents, and 36 foreign nationals (5.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Villemanoche?
€24,800 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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