Villon is older than 93% of compared French towns: a median age of 54
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%; Villon has 27%. There were 56 households in the town at the 2023 Census, home to 112 residents. Roughly two in ten: 18% of households are couples with children. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
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 Villon
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 45 second homes and occasional dwellings in Villon, 35% of its 130 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 93% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Villon’s residents are under 54 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 16% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 28 homes empty (21%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Growing fast
Villon had 91 residents at the 2012 census and 112 in 2023, up 23%: faster growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Villon ranks above 96% of compared French towns on second homes: 35%
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
The share of households without a car is 9.3%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for second homes is 2.1% in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 21% of homes stand empty. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
A growing town: +23% since 2012, faster than 93% 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
The first five years brought +21%; the six to 2023, +2%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Yonne town −4%.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 6.5%, a lower share than 98% 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
■ Villon 54. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 33%, above 92% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Villon: 36% of households are one person living alone, above 55% 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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, one-person households come to 35%. The typical household size is 2 people.
Median living standard: €23,890 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.
Half of Villon’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €23,890 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 73% of compared French towns.
Above 99% of compared French towns: 64% of households are headed by a retired person
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
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
0.9% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 99% 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 Yonne has 9.2%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Census figures put foreign nationals at 1.9% in Villon.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
More married residents than 97% of compared French towns: 53%
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
19% of residents 15 and over are single (typical compared French town: 25%). For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 95% of compared French towns: 16%
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
Compared with 19% in the typical compared French town, just over a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification here. In the typical compared French town, graduates of higher education come to 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 112 to 2,582 people, the 7th 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 Villon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villon | 54 | 33% | 35% | 0.9% |
| Tonnerre 4,261 · 10.4 mi | 47.3 | 29% | 3.8% | 14% |
| Bar-sur-Seine 2,858 · 16.8 mi | 48.1 | 28% | 1.8% | 6.4% |
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 Villon
What is the population of Villon?
112 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 23% more than in 2012 (91).
How old are Villon’s residents?
The median age is 54, older than 93% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Villon?
45, with occasional dwellings: 35% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Villon?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.9% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (1.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Villon?
€23,890 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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