A median age of 58: Larcat is older than 97% of compared French towns
Households without a car are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put Larcat’s population at 50, in 25 households. On the census count, 2.2% of homes are flats.
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 Larcat
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 70 second homes and occasional dwellings in Larcat, 74% of its 95 homes: higher than in 99% of compared French towns. 99% 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 Larcat’s residents are under 58 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 40% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Growing fast
Larcat had 37 residents at the 2012 census and 50 in 2023, up 35%: faster growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many people living alone
50% of Larcat’s households are one person: higher than in 94% of compared French towns; 32% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A town of second homes: 74% of its homes
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
Households that moved in under two years ago: 4.2%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 13%. Empty homes are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of second homes is 2.1%.
Since 2012, Larcat has grown +35%, faster than 98% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +2% for the median Ariège town, the change came in two steps: +19% from 2012 to 2017, then +14% to 2023.
Larcat sits above 98% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (40%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Larcat 58. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 8.3%, Larcat is behind 90% of compared French towns on that count. Across the comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
Larcat: 25% of households are single parents, above 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
Households average 2 people. Measured more widely, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. On one-person households, Larcat sits higher than 94% of compared French towns: 50%.
Only 25% of households are headed by a retired person in Larcat
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 manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Typically, 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).
Larcat sits below 91% of compared French towns for immigrants (2.1%)
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.
Foreign nationals are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. On average, 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.
Single residents: 26%, a higher share than 57% of compared French towns
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
Locally, 43% of residents 15 and over are married. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 85% of compared French towns, at 13%
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 Larcat, 36% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, beside 30% in the typical compared French town. On average, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
5th highest median age among 41 French towns of 50 to 2,582
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.
No nearby town is as old as Larcat
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larcat | 58 | 40% | 74% | 2.1% |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège 3,085 · 5.5 mi | 51.4 | 32% | 8% | 18% |
| Foix 9,934 · 13 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 7.6% | 15% |
| Lavelanet 5,987 · 14.2 mi | 54.4 | 33% | 12% | 14% |
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 Larcat
What is the population of Larcat?
50 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 35% more than in 2012 (37).
How old are Larcat’s residents?
The median age is 58, older than 97% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 40% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Larcat?
70, with occasional dwellings: 74% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Larcat?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.1% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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