Older than 93% of compared French towns: half of Vincelottes is over 54.5
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Vincelottes’s 160 households held 285 residents at the 2023 Census. Locally, 4.6% of homes are flats. The figure for households without a car is 5.2% in Vincelottes and 11% in the typical compared French town.
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 Vincelottes
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 29 second homes and occasional dwellings in Vincelottes, 13% of its 220 homes: higher than in 90% of compared French towns. 96% 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
Vincelottes had 316 residents at the 2012 census and 285 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Vincelottes’ residents are under 54.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 27% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 4.3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 35 homes empty (16%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
More empty homes than 97% of compared French towns: 16%
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
5.1% of households arrived within the last two years, while 26% have stayed 30 years or more. Empty homes make up 6.7% in the typical compared French town. More second homes than in 90% of compared French towns: 13%.
Vincelottes changed by −10% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 97% 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 median Yonne town changed −4% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −12% and the next six +2%.
Below 98% of compared French towns: 6.7% of residents are 15 to 24
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Vincelottes 54.5. The median compared French town: 44.
27% of residents are 65 or over, against 22% in the typical compared French town. On average, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Vincelottes ranks below 84% of compared French towns on couples with children: 17%
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
45% of households are one person living alone (typical compared French town: 35%). Couples with children make up 25% in the typical compared French town. On average, 1.8 people share a household. Lower than in 62% of compared French towns: 9.3% of households are single parents.
A typical living standard of €28,020 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 €28,020 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 71% of compared French towns.
Fewer households headed by a manual worker than 92% of compared French towns: 6.5%
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
With households headed by a retired person at 38%, Vincelottes is ahead of 78% of compared French towns on that count. Add to that, 15% of households are headed by a manager or professional, more than in 77% of compared French towns. The benchmark for households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town: 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
6% of residents in Vincelottes are immigrants
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 lower than in 55% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Yonne has 9.2%. Put another way, about one in 17: 6% of residents are immigrants. Nothing unusual on foreign nationals: 4.7%, close to the figure 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.
Below 87% of compared French towns: 36% of residents 15 and over are married
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%; Vincelottes has 23%. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 95% of compared French towns: 10%
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
32% of Vincelottes’ residents 15 and over who have left education hold a higher-education diploma, against 30% in the median compared French town; 10% have no diploma (19%).
Of 41 French towns its size (285 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
A younger town than 1 of the 5 around it: Vincelottes
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincelottes | 54.5 | 27% | 13% | 6% |
| Auxerre 35,097 · 6.9 mi | 44.1 | 24% | 3.1% | 13% |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche 3,151 · 8.2 mi | 56.9 | 38% | 1.5% | 6.3% |
| Monéteau 4,114 · 10 mi | 52.1 | 32% | 2% | 6.2% |
| Appoigny 3,114 · 12.4 mi | 50.2 | 28% | 2.7% | 6.2% |
| Toucy 2,571 · 16 mi | 52.2 | 32% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
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 Vincelottes
What is the population of Vincelottes?
285 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (316).
How old are Vincelottes’ residents?
The median age is 54.5, older than 93% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Vincelottes?
29, with occasional dwellings: 13% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Vincelottes?
INSEE counts 17 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6% of residents, and 14 foreign nationals (4.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Vincelottes?
€28,020 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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