Lurcy-Lévis is older than 94% of compared French towns: a median age of 54.8
The share of households headed by a manager or professional is 4.6%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Higher than in 81% of compared French towns: 44% of households are one person living alone. The 2023 Census counted 1,821 residents in 880 households. 4.3% of households rent social housing (HLM), or about one in 23.
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 Lurcy-Lévis
Fewer residents than in 2012
Lurcy-Lévis had 2,026 residents at the 2012 census and 1,821 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Lurcy-Lévis’ residents are under 54.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 10% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 180 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower than most: −10% since 2012, behind 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 compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Allier town −1%. The change was −7% from 2012 to 2017 and −4% from 2017 to 2023.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 6.1%, a lower share than 99% 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
■ Lurcy-Lévis 54.8. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over; in Lurcy-Lévis, 33%. Against that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
6.3% of households are single parents, below 94% 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 Allier median and the France median
Living alone · share
The figure for couples with children is 19% in Lurcy-Lévis and 25% in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households make up 10% in the typical compared French town. Households here average 2 people each.
Empty homes: 15%, a higher share than 96% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of flats is 30%; Lurcy-Lévis has 8.1%. To put it in context, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. About one in ten: that is how common second homes are in Lurcy-Lévis (9.9%). Compared with other places, households without a car are common here: 14%, more than in 64% of compared French towns.
At the median, €22,230 a year to live on
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 residents live in households above €22,230 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 87% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person make up 49% in Lurcy-Lévis, more than in 97% of compared French towns
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
Against a figure of 14% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker in Lurcy-Lévis comes in at 17%. The benchmark for households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town: 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 4.4% of residents are immigrants in Lurcy-Lévis
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.
That is lower than in 69% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Allier has 4.6%. To put it in context, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. About one in 24: that is how common foreign nationals are in Lurcy-Lévis (4.2%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Lurcy-Lévis ranks below 75% of compared French towns on married residents: 39%
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
Compared with other places, single residents are common here: 25%, more than in 50% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 96% 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
With adults with no qualification at 27%, Lurcy-Lévis is ahead of 84% of compared French towns on that count. The benchmark for graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town: 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 1,821 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.
Median age: 1 of the 2 towns around Lurcy-Lévis are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lurcy-Lévis | 54.8 | 33% | 9.9% | 4.4% |
| Sancoins 2,951 · 6.5 mi | 57.4 | 36% | 5.9% | 2% |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois 3,151 · 14.9 mi | 51.2 | 32% | 6.8% | 1.9% |
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 Lurcy-Lévis
What is the population of Lurcy-Lévis?
1,821 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (2,026).
How old are Lurcy-Lévis’ residents?
The median age is 54.8, older than 94% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lurcy-Lévis?
120, with occasional dwellings: 9.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lurcy-Lévis?
INSEE counts 80 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.4% of residents, and 76 foreign nationals (4.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lurcy-Lévis?
€22,230 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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