Lapenne is older than 95% of compared French towns: a median age of 55.9
Households without a car: 1.8% here and 11% in the typical compared French town. 119 residents in 58 households: that is Lapenne at the 2023 Census. The census found that 2.3% of homes are flats locally. On households headed by a manual worker, Lapenne sits higher than 96% of compared French towns: 25%.
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 Lapenne
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 18 second homes and occasional dwellings in Lapenne, 20% of its 90 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 86% 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 Lapenne’s residents are under 55.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 0 immigrants in Lapenne (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 18% of residents, against 9.1% for the median compared commune in Ariège. 14% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Empty homes
The census found 14 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.
Lapenne: 20% of homes are second homes, above 93% 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
Turnover: nearly one in ten households moved in less than two years ago, and 18% have lived in their home 30 years or more. Measured more widely, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, against 15% in Lapenne.
Lapenne’s population moved ±0% on 2012, less than in 70% 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 years 2012 to 2017 brought +7%; 2017 to 2023, −6%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Ariège town +2%.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 6% in Lapenne, less 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
■ Lapenne 55.9. The median compared French town: 44.
22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, against 32% in Lapenne. As a reference point, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Only 8.3% of households are single parents in Lapenne
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
On average, 2.1 people share a household. As a reference point, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. A third of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 59% of compared French towns. Couples with children are about as common here as in the typical compared French town: 25%.
€24,400 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.
Half of residents live in households above €24,400 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 67% of compared French towns.
25% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 83% 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
The share of households headed by a manager or professional stands at 8.3%. For comparison, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
18% of residents are immigrants, more than in 90% 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%; Lapenne has 14%. Typically, 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.
A smaller share of married residents than 65% of compared French towns: 41%
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
Lower than in 51% of compared French towns: 25% of residents 15 and over are single. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
15% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 72% 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
The figure for graduates of higher education is 32% in Lapenne and 30% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 119 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
No nearby town is as old as Lapenne
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lapenne | 55.9 | 32% | 20% | 18% |
| La Tour-du-Crieu 3,230 · 5.9 mi | 44.8 | 23% | 1.3% | 6.3% |
| Mirepoix 3,172 · 6.9 mi | 55.1 | 35% | 13% | 10% |
| Pamiers 16,473 · 7.4 mi | 39.8 | 21% | 2.7% | 13% |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga 2,851 · 7.8 mi | 50 | 30% | 1.8% | 7.6% |
| Mazères 3,852 · 8.1 mi | 44.9 | 24% | 5.3% | 4.5% |
| Varilhes 3,487 · 9.2 mi | 46.7 | 26% | 3.7% | 4.1% |
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 Lapenne
What is the population of Lapenne?
119 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (119).
How old are Lapenne’s residents?
The median age is 55.9, older than 95% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lapenne?
18, with occasional dwellings: 20% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lapenne?
INSEE counts 21 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 18% of residents, and 16 foreign nationals (14%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lapenne?
€24,400 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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