Half of Luzenac is over 56.7, older than 96% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker; in Luzenac, 26%. There were 230 households locally at the 2023 Census, home to 512 residents. On the census count, 4.4% of households are single parents. 4.8% of homes stand empty, fewer than in 77% 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 Luzenac
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 180 second homes and occasional dwellings in Luzenac, 41% of its 430 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 53% 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 Luzenac’s residents are under 56.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 17% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Luzenac had 556 residents at the 2012 census and 512 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
41% of homes in Luzenac are second 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
17% of households rent social housing (HLM); in the typical compared French town the figure is 12%. Flats make up about one in three here (31%). Luzenac has fewer households without a car than 51% of compared French towns, at 10%. Typically, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
−8% since 2012, a pace below 94% 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 first five years brought −3%; the six to 2023, −5%.
35% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 94% 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
■ Luzenac 56.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Luzenac comes in at 7.8%. In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of couples with children than 77% of compared French towns, at 19%
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 here average 2 people each. By way of comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Higher than in 65% of compared French towns: 39% of households are one person living alone.
Median living standard: €24,080 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.
The median standard of living in Luzenac is €24,080 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 70% of compared French towns.
4.3% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 91% 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
Nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, against 34% in Luzenac. Elsewhere, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Luzenac sits above 64% of compared French towns for immigrants (8.6%)
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 account for 3.9%. To put it in context, 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 make up 23% in Luzenac, less than in 71% 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
The census found that 43% of residents 15 and over are married in Luzenac. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
Luzenac ranks below 97% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 15%
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
By its share of adults with no qualification (32%), Luzenac is above 95% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 5th oldest of 41 French towns of 512 to 2,582 people
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).
Every neighbor is younger than Luzenac
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzenac | 56.7 | 35% | 41% | 8.6% |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège 3,085 · 10 mi | 51.4 | 32% | 8% | 18% |
| Lavelanet 5,987 · 12.4 mi | 54.4 | 33% | 12% | 14% |
| Foix 9,934 · 15.9 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 Luzenac
What is the population of Luzenac?
512 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (556).
How old are Luzenac’s residents?
The median age is 56.7, older than 96% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Luzenac?
180, with occasional dwellings: 41% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Luzenac?
INSEE counts 44 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.6% of residents, and 20 foreign nationals (3.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Luzenac?
€24,080 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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