A median age of 56: Laboule is older than 95% of compared French towns
The figure for empty homes is 1.4% in Laboule and 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Census day 2023: 146 residents and 78 households locally. Across Laboule, 3.1% of homes are flats. More households headed by a retired person than in 97% of compared French towns: 50%.
Throughout this page, the Ardèche 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 Laboule
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 140 second homes and occasional dwellings in Laboule, 64% of its 220 homes: higher than in 99% of compared French towns. 98% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Laboule’s residents are under 56 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 37% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 10% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
64% of homes are second homes, a share 99% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
One household in 13 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). In Laboule, 7.5% of households have no car. As a yardstick, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
−2% since 2012: slower than 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
The median Ardèche town changed +4% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −8% and the next six +7%.
In Laboule, 2% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 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
■ Laboule 56. The median compared French town: 44.
Here 37% of residents are 65 or over, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 22%. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Laboule ranks below 97% of compared French towns on couples with children: 12%
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 Ardèche median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 1.9 people each. Couples with children: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. More single-parent households than in 83% of compared French towns: 12%. Against a figure of 35% in the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households in Laboule comes in at 37%.
A median standard of living of €20,690 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €20,690 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 95% of compared French towns.
19% of households are headed by a manager or professional, a share 86% 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 manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Foreign nationals: 11%, a higher share than 85% 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 share of immigrants tops 73% of compared French towns: 11%. To put it in context, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
Only 18% of residents 15 and over are single in Laboule
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
The figure for married residents is 48% in Laboule and 43% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Fewer adults with no qualification than 96% of compared French towns: 9.5%
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 Laboule, 43% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, beside 30% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 146 to 2,582 people: this is the 5th 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.
2 in 5 nearby towns have a higher median age than Laboule
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboule | 56 | 37% | 64% | 11% |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 2,920 · 10.3 mi | 49.7 | 28% | 5.1% | 5.8% |
| Vals-les-Bains 3,474 · 10.9 mi | 56.1 | 36% | 24% | 5.2% |
| Aubenas 12,416 · 11 mi | 47.9 | 29% | 5.3% | 12% |
| Les Vans 2,662 · 12.5 mi | 58.6 | 39% | 25% | 8.7% |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg 3,031 · 16.5 mi | 50.2 | 30% | 8% | 5.1% |
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 Laboule
What is the population of Laboule?
146 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (149).
How old are Laboule’s residents?
The median age is 56, older than 95% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 37% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Laboule?
140, with occasional dwellings: 64% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Laboule?
INSEE counts 16 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 11% of residents, and 17 foreign nationals (11%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Laboule?
€20,690 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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