More empty homes than 97% of compared French towns: 16%
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Lappion had 283 residents in 120 households at the 2023 census. Census figures put households headed by a retired person at 29% here. Where just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, Lappion has 8.9%.
Throughout this page, the Aisne 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 Lappion
Empty homes
The census found 24 homes empty (16%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 12% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Lappion had 299 residents at the 2012 census and 283 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A change of −5% since 2012 leaves Lappion behind 89% 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 change was −10%; from 2017 to 2023, +6%.
Older than 53% of compared French towns: half of Lappion is over 44.6
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Lappion 44.6. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 22%; Lappion has 21%.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Lappion sits below 94% of compared French towns for one-person households (25%)
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 Aisne median and the France median
Living alone · share
The figure for couples with children is 33% in Lappion and 25% in the typical compared French town. One-person households make up 35% in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in eight: just over one in ten households are single parents.
Second homes make up 3.4% in Lappion, more than in 65% 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
Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 5.8% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 28%. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. On average, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. At 11%, the share of households without a car is in line with the figure in the typical compared French town.
A median of €23,800 a year per consumption unit
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 Lappion is €23,800 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 74% of compared French towns.
17% of households are headed by a manual worker, a share 67% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 0.7%, a lower share than 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 Aisne has 5.7%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, immigrants come to 6.5%. Across Lappion, 0.4% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 98% of compared French towns: 18% of residents 15 and over are single
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
53% of residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Graduates of higher education: 19%, a lower share than 89% 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
With adults with no qualification at 28%, Lappion is ahead of 87% of compared French towns on that count. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (283 to 2,582 people), the 17th youngest
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).
Around Lappion, 1 of 4 towns have a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lappion | 44.6 | 21% | 3.4% | 0.7% |
| Villeneuve-sur-Aisne 2,792 · 11.8 mi | 41.9 | 21% | 1.3% | 2.4% |
| Athies-sous-Laon 2,578 · 12.8 mi | 44.9 | 23% | 0.7% | 2% |
| Laon 24,220 · 15.5 mi | 40.8 | 21% | 1.8% | 9.4% |
| Vervins 2,549 · 15.8 mi | 42.2 | 23% | 2.2% | 4.2% |
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 Lappion
What is the population of Lappion?
283 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (299).
How old are Lappion’s residents?
The median age is 44.6, older than 53% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lappion?
5, with occasional dwellings: 3.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lappion?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.7% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lappion?
€23,800 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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