A lower share of households without a car than 99% of compared French towns, at 1.1%
The share of households headed by a manual worker is 28%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. 209 residents in 91 households: that is Lagesse at the 2023 Census. Locally, 1.9% of homes are flats. Residents aged 65 and over are more common here than in 81% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Aube 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.
A +8% change since 2012: faster than 64% 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 +6%; the six to 2023, +2%.
Half of Lagesse is over 46.2, older than 64% 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
■ Lagesse 46.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 12%, against 11% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
5.6% of households are single parents, below 98% 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 Aube median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2.2 people share a household. The usual figure: 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. At 22%, the share of couples with children is lower than in 64% of compared French towns. Compared with 35% in the typical compared French town, a third of households are one person living alone here.
A larger share of empty homes than 81% of compared French towns: 10%
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
4.7% of homes are second homes (typical compared French town: 2.1%). Long tenure is the mark of 34% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 12% (under two years). Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Against that, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €23,880 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 Lagesse is €23,880 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 73% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a retired person than 92% of compared French towns: 44%
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 make up 5.6%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 32% 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).
A smaller share of immigrants than 99% of compared French towns: 0.5%
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 Aube has 9.2%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 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.
50% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 92% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Nearly a quarter of residents 15 and over are single (typical compared French town: 25%). For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
29% of adults out of school have no qualification, a share 89% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
A fifth of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, against 30% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 209 to 2,582 people, the 18th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
3 in 5 nearby towns have a higher median age than Lagesse
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagesse | 46.2 | 28% | 4.7% | 0.5% |
| Bar-sur-Seine 2,858 · 13.1 mi | 48.1 | 28% | 1.8% | 6.4% |
| Tonnerre 4,261 · 13.3 mi | 47.3 | 29% | 3.8% | 14% |
| Bréviandes 3,219 · 16.4 mi | 41.4 | 22% | 0.7% | 9.6% |
| Rosières-près-Troyes 4,840 · 17 mi | 32.7 | 15% | 3% | 8.5% |
| Saint-Julien-les-Villas 6,760 · 17.6 mi | 47.5 | 25% | 1.3% | 8.6% |
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 Lagesse
What is the population of Lagesse?
209 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% more than in 2012 (193).
How old are Lagesse’s residents?
The median age is 46.2, older than 64% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lagesse?
5, with occasional dwellings: 4.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lagesse?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.5% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lagesse?
€23,880 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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