A median age of 55.3: Lagarde is older than 94% of compared French towns
5.1% of households have no car; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%. On the census count, 5.6% of homes are flats. Compared with other places, couples with children are scarce here: 14%, fewer than in 93% of compared French towns. Lagarde had 217 residents in 110 households at the 2023 census.
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 Lagarde
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 44 second homes and occasional dwellings in Lagarde, 25% of its 170 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 95% 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 Lagarde’s residents are under 55.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 34% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Growing fast
Lagarde had 182 residents at the 2012 census and 217 in 2023, up 19%: faster growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 20 homes empty (11%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 94% of compared French towns, at 25%
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 empty homes is 11%, against 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 10% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 20%.
Lagarde grew +19% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 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
The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Ariège town +2%. The change was +7% from 2012 to 2017 and +12% from 2017 to 2023.
In Lagarde, 34% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 93% 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
■ Lagarde 55.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 9%, below just over four fifths of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 86 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.
Single-parent households: 4.5%, a lower share than 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
The figure for one-person households is 40% in Lagarde and 35% in the typical compared French town. Households here average 2 people each. Set beside that, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €21,140 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.
Half of residents live in households above €21,140 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 93% of compared French towns.
Only 4.5% of households are headed by a manager or professional in Lagarde
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
Compared with 32% in the typical compared French town, 41% of households are headed by a retired person here. By way of comparison, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town. The census found that 18% of households are headed by a manual worker in Lagarde.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Lagarde, 13% of residents are immigrants, more than in 82% 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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Lagarde has 9.7%. By way of 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.
More single residents than 74% of compared French towns: 29%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%; Lagarde has 39%. As a yardstick, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Lagarde sits below 70% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (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
Put another way, about one in three: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. The wider picture: nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 217 to 2,582 people, 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Lagarde is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagarde | 55.3 | 34% | 25% | 13% |
| Mirepoix 3,172 · 4.1 mi | 55.1 | 35% | 13% | 10% |
| Lavelanet 5,987 · 9.2 mi | 54.4 | 33% | 12% | 14% |
| Limoux 10,532 · 14.4 mi | 50.3 | 30% | 4.7% | 11% |
| La Tour-du-Crieu 3,230 · 14.6 mi | 44.8 | 23% | 1.3% | 6.3% |
| Varilhes 3,487 · 15.3 mi | 46.7 | 26% | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga 2,851 · 15.8 mi | 50 | 30% | 1.8% | 7.6% |
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 Lagarde
What is the population of Lagarde?
217 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 19% more than in 2012 (182).
How old are Lagarde’s residents?
The median age is 55.3, older than 94% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 34% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lagarde?
44, with occasional dwellings: 25% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lagarde?
INSEE counts 29 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 13% of residents, and 21 foreign nationals (9.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lagarde?
€21,140 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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