40% of households are couples with children, more than in 99% of compared French towns
2.5% of households have no car; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%. Lieurac is home to 181 residents in 80 households, by the 2023 Census. Households headed by a manager or professional: 27% of the total. Fewer flats than in 96% of compared French towns: 4.4%.
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 Lieurac
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 24 second homes and occasional dwellings in Lieurac, 21% of its 110 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 91% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
40% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 17% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 93% of compared French towns, at 21%
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 in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. About one in 11: that is how common empty homes are in Lieurac (9%).
A growing town: +8% since 2012, faster than 62% 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.
Lieurac sits below 95% of compared French towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (7.7%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Lieurac 45.9. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Lieurac is 45.9, higher than in 62% of compared French towns. Roughly two in ten: 18% of residents are 65 or over. In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Lieurac sits below 59% of compared French towns for one-person households (33%)
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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Typically, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. On average, 2.3 people share a household.
A median of €22,120 a year per consumption unit
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 Lieurac is €22,120 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 88% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person: 20%, a lower share than 95% 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
By its share of households headed by a manual worker (6.7%), Lieurac is below 92% of compared French towns. 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).
9.8% of residents are immigrants, more than in 70% 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 median compared commune in Ariège has 9.1%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 70% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. About one in 17: that is how common foreign nationals are in Lieurac (6%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 81% of compared French towns: 22% of residents 15 and over are single
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
44% of residents 15 and over are married, a higher share than in 58% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
In Lieurac, 11% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 91% 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
Set against 30% in the typical compared French town, 21% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Lieurac. Elsewhere, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (181 to 2,582 people), the 19th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Lieurac is younger than 5 of its 6 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieurac | 45.9 | 18% | 21% | 9.8% |
| Lavelanet 5,987 · 4.6 mi | 54.4 | 33% | 12% | 14% |
| Mirepoix 3,172 · 8.5 mi | 55.1 | 35% | 13% | 10% |
| Varilhes 3,487 · 9.2 mi | 46.7 | 26% | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| Foix 9,934 · 9.3 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 7.6% | 15% |
| La Tour-du-Crieu 3,230 · 10.8 mi | 44.8 | 23% | 1.3% | 6.3% |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga 2,851 · 10.9 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 Lieurac
What is the population of Lieurac?
181 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% more than in 2012 (168).
How old are Lieurac’s residents?
The median age is 45.9, older than 62% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lieurac?
24, with occasional dwellings: 21% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lieurac?
INSEE counts 18 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9.8% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lieurac?
€22,120 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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