44% of homes are second homes, more than in 97% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, the share of flats is 30%; Lordat has 8.2%. The town is home to 59 residents in 29 households, by the 2023 Census. Census figures put households headed by a retired person at 17% in the town. 6.8% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 98% of compared French towns.
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 Lordat
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 27 second homes and occasional dwellings in Lordat, 44% of its 61 homes: higher than in 97% 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 ↓
Growing fast
Lordat had 47 residents at the 2012 census and 59 in 2023, up 26%: faster growth than in 95% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Lordat’s residents are under 52.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 25% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.1% 80 or older. Ages ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 14% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In Lordat, 8.2% of homes stand empty, more than in 66% 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
Of all households, 3.4% moved in during the last two years and 21% have stayed three decades or more. As a yardstick, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Households without a car are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
+26% since 2012, a pace 95% of compared French towns didn’t match
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
Over those years, the median Ariège town changed +2% and the median compared French town +5%. Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved +45%, then −13% to 2023.
Lordat is older than 90% of compared French towns: a median age of 52.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Lordat 52.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Here a quarter of residents are 65 or over, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 22%.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
In Lordat, 33% of households are couples with children, more than in 88% 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 typical household size is 2 people. The usual figure: 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Lordat ranks above 81% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 17%
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
Set against 14% in the typical compared French town, 17% of households are headed by a manual worker in Lordat. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Lordat: 0% of residents are immigrants
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.
Immigrants make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Ariège has 9.1%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Lordat, 18% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 98% 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
With married residents at 51%, Lordat is ahead of 95% of compared French towns on that count. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
8.2% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 98% 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
30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town, against 27% in Lordat. Across the comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
8th highest median age among 41 French towns of 59 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.
Around Lordat, 1 of 3 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lordat | 52.5 | 25% | 44% | 0% |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège 3,085 · 9.1 mi | 51.4 | 32% | 8% | 18% |
| Lavelanet 5,987 · 11.8 mi | 54.4 | 33% | 12% | 14% |
| Foix 9,934 · 14.9 mi | 46.8 | 27% | 7.6% | 15% |
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 Lordat
What is the population of Lordat?
59 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 26% more than in 2012 (47).
How old are Lordat’s residents?
The median age is 52.5, older than 90% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lordat?
27, with occasional dwellings: 44% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lordat?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% 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 November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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