About
Sociologist, research director at the Institut national d'études démographiques and associate researcher at Iris/EHESS. His research focuses on sexual minorities and couple formation.
Latest publication
2025/4 n° 632
Gay, bisexual, and non-binary: When young people question heterosexuality
Population & Societies
- By Tania Lejbowicz,
- Wilfried Rault,
- Mathieu Trachman
- et al.
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François de Singly, Sociologie de la famille contemporaine (Paris: Armand Colin, 2007)
In Travail, genre et sociétés (2010/1 No 23)
Investigating sexuality and social class
- Interview with Isabelle Clair,
- Wilfried Rault,
- Sylvie Tissot,
- et al.
In Politix (2023/1 No 141)
Gayfriendly Attitudes in France: The Roles of Social Status, Biographical Trajectory and Sexual Life
In Actes de la recherche en sciences sociales (2016/3 No 213)
From Sexual Debut to First Union. Where Do Young People in France Meet Their First Partners?
- By Michel Bozon,
- Wilfried Rault,
- Translated by Catriona Dutreuilh
In Population (2012/3 Vol. 67)
A demographic perspective on gender inequality
In Population & Societies (2014/11 No 517)
Studying individual and conjugal trajectories in France: Scientific and methodological choices in the EPIC survey
- By Wilfried Rault,
- Arnaud Régnier-Loilier,
- Translated by Paul Reeve
In Population (2019/1 Vol. 74)
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Articles
Gay, bisexual, and non-binary: When young people question heterosexuality
- By Tania Lejbowicz,
- Wilfried Rault,
- Mathieu Trachman
- et al.
In Population & Societies (2025/4 n° 632)
Investigating sexuality and social class
- Interview with Isabelle Clair,
- Wilfried Rault,
- Sylvie Tissot,
- et al.
In Politix (2023/1 No 141)
Same-sex unions in high-income countries: more widely recognized and more frequent
In Population & Societies (2023/1 No 607)
Reporting date of marriage or civil union (Pacs) in France: Does response spontaneity reflect the meaning attached to life events?
In Revue française de sociologie (2021/3 Vol. 62)
Living under the same roof after a separation
In Population & Societies (2020/10 No 582)
Introduction
- By Wilfried Rault,
- Arnaud Régnier-Loilier,
- Translated by Catriona Dutreuilh
In Population (2019/1 Vol. 74)
Studying individual and conjugal trajectories in France: Scientific and methodological choices in the EPIC survey
- By Wilfried Rault,
- Arnaud Régnier-Loilier,
- Translated by Paul Reeve
In Population (2019/1 Vol. 74)
Homosexuality and bisexuality: Contributions of the EPIC survey of individual and conjugal trajectories
- By Wilfried Rault,
- Camille Lambert,
- Translated by Paul Reeve
In Population (2019/1 Vol. 74)
Engagement at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Between survival and renewal
In Recherches familiales (2018/1 No 15)
Keeping one’s surname and passing it on. Applying the 2002 French law on double surnames
- By Wilfried Rault,
- Translated by Rosemary Rodwell
In Clio. Women, Gender, History (2017/1 No 45)
Sectors of Activity and Occupations of Gays and Lesbians in a Union: A Smaller Gender Divide
In Population (2017/3 Vol. 72)
Seasonality of Marriages, Past and Present
- By Wilfried Rault,
- Arnaud Régnier-Loilier,
- Article and commentary translated by Catriona Dutreuilh
In Population (2016/4 Vol. 71)
The Social and Geographical Mobility of Gays and Lesbians in France. An Approach Based on Men and Women in Couples
In Sociologie (2016/4 Vol. 7)
Gayfriendly Attitudes in France: The Roles of Social Status, Biographical Trajectory and Sexual Life
In Actes de la recherche en sciences sociales (2016/3 No 213)
First cohabiting relationships: Recent trends in France
In Population & Societies (2015/4 No 521)
A demographic perspective on gender inequality
In Population & Societies (2014/11 No 517)
Editorial
- By Muriel Darmon,
- Florence Haegel,
- Wilfried Rault
- et al.
In Sociétés contemporaines (2013/4 No 92)
Are heterosexual couples in civil partnerships different from married couples?
- By Estelle Bailly
- and Wilfried Rault
In Population & Societies (2013/2 No 497)
Where do people meet their first sexual partner and their first life partner?
- By Michel Bozon
- and Wilfried Rault
In Population & Societies (2013/1 No 496)
From Sexual Debut to First Union. Where Do Young People in France Meet Their First Partners?
- By Michel Bozon,
- Wilfried Rault,
- Translated by Catriona Dutreuilh
In Population (2012/3 Vol. 67)
Introduction
In Agora débats/jeunesses (2012/1 No 60)
The Intimate Orientations of the First “PACS” Couples in France
- By Wilfried Rault,
- Translated by le groupe CSF
In Population (2011/2 Vol. 66)
The Lives of Young Gays in a Context of Acceptance
Trivialization of Experiences or Maintaining Differences?
In Agora débats/jeunesses (2011/1 No 57)
Different Unions, Distinct Patterns? A Comparison Between Heterosexual PACS Couples and Married Couples
- By Wilfried Rault
- and Muriel Letrait
In Sociologie (2010/3 Vol. 1)
François de Singly, Sociologie de la famille contemporaine (Paris: Armand Colin, 2007)
In Travail, genre et sociétés (2010/1 No 23)
New Types of Unions, New Rituals
PACS (Civil Union in France): An Expression of Private Commitment?
In Informations sociales (2007/8 No 144)
Between Law and Symbol
The Social Uses of French Same-Sex Civil Unions
In Revue française de sociologie (2007/3 Vol. 48)
Civil Union and Marriage: The Meaning of a Combination
In Recherches familiales (2007/1 No 4)
Issues
Gay, bisexual, and non-binary: When young people question heterosexuality
Population & Societies (2025/4 n° 632)- By Tania Lejbowicz,
- Wilfried Rault,
- Mathieu Trachman
- et al.