A lower share of flats than 99% of compared French towns, at 0.9%
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, against 5.9% in Lacave. This Ariège town is home to 128 residents in 62 households, by the 2023 Census. In Lacave, 13% of households are couples with children. On households headed by a manual worker, Lacave sits higher than 83% of compared French towns: 20%.
Throughout this page, the Ariège 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 Lacave
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 28 second homes and occasional dwellings in Lacave, 28% of its 98 homes: higher than in 95% 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 ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes make up 28% in Lacave, more than in 95% 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
Car-free households: one in 12, where the median compared French town has 11%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Typically, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Across Lacave, nearly one in ten homes stand empty.
Lacave’s population moved −2% on 2012, less than in 76% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +2% in Ariège. Here the change came as +12% to 2017, then −12% to 2023.
In Lacave, 29% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 84% 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
■ Lacave 45.1. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Lacave is 45.1, higher than in 57% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
27% of households are single parents, more than in 99% 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 Ariège median and the France median
Living alone · share
Here two in five households are one person living alone, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 35%. In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%. Households average 2.1 people.
€24,810 a year: the median standard of living
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 Lacave is €24,810 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 63% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a manager or professional than 70% of compared French towns: 13%
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
Across Lacave, a third of households are headed by a retired person. For households headed by a manager or professional, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 74% of compared French towns, at 3.9%
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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Lacave comes in at 2%. For 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.
Lacave sits below 94% of compared French towns for married residents (33%)
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
32% of residents 15 and over are single (typical compared French town: 25%). For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
In Lacave, 10% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 95% 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
By its share of graduates of higher education (42%), Lacave is above 83% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 20th youngest of 41 French towns of 128 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).
4 of 5 neighbors are older than Lacave
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacave | 45.1 | 29% | 28% | 3.9% |
| Saint-Girons 6,008 · 8.3 mi | 51.9 | 33% | 6.7% | 9.1% |
| Cazères 4,854 · 12.6 mi | 44.6 | 24% | 2.5% | 7.8% |
| Saint-Gaudens 12,139 · 14.8 mi | 50.1 | 31% | 2.3% | 11% |
| Montesquieu-Volvestre 3,050 · 16.1 mi | 51.1 | 28% | 6.5% | 5.1% |
| Rieux-Volvestre 2,639 · 17.9 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 4.8% | 4.8% |
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 Lacave
What is the population of Lacave?
128 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (130).
How old are Lacave’s residents?
The median age is 45.1, older than 57% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lacave?
28, with occasional dwellings: 28% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lacave?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.9% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lacave?
€24,810 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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