In Lalizolle, 2.2% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
One in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town, against 5.8% in Lalizolle. For Lalizolle, the census puts households in social housing at 3.3%. At 2.9%, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is lower than in 98% of compared French towns. The town’s 180 households held 399 residents at the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Allier 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 Lalizolle
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 50 second homes and occasional dwellings in Lalizolle, 19% of its 260 homes: higher than in 93% 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 ↓
Empty homes
The census found 36 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
19% of homes in Lalizolle are second homes
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 trails three fifths of compared French towns: 8.9%. Put another way, about one in eight: 13% of homes stand empty. As a reference point, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Growth of +13% since 2012 puts Lalizolle ahead of 78% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −1% for the median Allier town, the change came in two steps: +8% from 2012 to 2017, then +5% to 2023.
25% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 64% 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
■ Lalizolle 44.8. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Lalizolle is 44.8, higher than in 55% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, or about one in eight.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
More couples with children than 60% of compared French towns: 27%
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 Allier median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 2.2 people each. To put it in context, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Here just over a third of households are one person living alone, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 35%.
€21,200 a year is the median standard of living here
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 Lalizolle’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €21,200 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 93% of compared French towns.
Above 76% of compared French towns: 38% 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
The census found that 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in Lalizolle. 2.9% of the town’s households are headed by a manager or professional, against 9.4% in the median compared French town; 38% by a retired person (32%).
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 4.4% in Lalizolle, less than in 70% 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.
Foreign nationals: 2.9% here and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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.
In Lalizolle, 41% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 62% of compared French towns
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
Single residents account for 24%. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
16% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 67% 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
In Lalizolle, just over a quarter of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, beside 30% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 18th youngest of 41 French towns of 399 to 2,582 people
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).
Every neighbor is older than Lalizolle
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lalizolle | 44.8 | 25% | 19% | 4.4% |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines 3,480 · 8 mi | 53.4 | 32% | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| Gannat 5,610 · 10.4 mi | 48.6 | 28% | 2.9% | 3.9% |
| Aigueperse 2,665 · 13.8 mi | 49.3 | 29% | 1.4% | 5.6% |
| Commentry 6,017 · 14.9 mi | 53.8 | 33% | 2.4% | 4.6% |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule 4,884 · 17 mi | 50.6 | 31% | 3.1% | 2% |
| Châtel-Guyon 6,299 · 17.1 mi | 48.2 | 25% | 13% | 5.9% |
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 Lalizolle
What is the population of Lalizolle?
399 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% more than in 2012 (352).
How old are Lalizolle’s residents?
The median age is 44.8, older than 55% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lalizolle?
50, with occasional dwellings: 19% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lalizolle?
INSEE counts 17 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.4% of residents, and 12 foreign nationals (2.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lalizolle?
€21,200 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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