A town of second homes: 36% of its homes
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 109 residents in 48 households. 45% of households are headed by a retired person. The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 7.1% in Lastic and 11% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Cantal 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 Lastic
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 31 second homes and occasional dwellings in Lastic, 36% of its 87 homes: higher than in 96% 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Lastic’s residents are under 53.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 13% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Empty homes make up 9.2% in Lastic, more than in 74% 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
8% of households have no car, against 11% in the typical compared French town. In the last two years, 4% of households moved in; at the other end, 32% have stayed 30 years or more. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Typically, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
Slower than most: −2% since 2012, behind 77% 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 years 2012 to 2017 brought +10%; 2017 to 2023, −11%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Cantal town −3%.
Half of Lastic is over 53.3, older than 91% 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
■ Lastic 53.3. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 22%; Lastic has 33%.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
In Lastic, 27% of households are one person living alone, fewer 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 Cantal median and the France median
Living alone · share
On single-parent households, 9.1% here is much the same as in the typical compared French town. In Lastic, 18% of households are couples with children. By way of comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Lastic: 18% of households are headed by a manual worker, above 75% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 0.9% of residents are immigrants in Lastic
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.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 0.9% of residents are foreign nationals here. The median compared commune in Cantal has 3.9%; immigrants here make up a share lower 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.
Fewer single residents than 99% of compared French towns: 16%
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
By its share of married residents (52%), Lastic is above 96% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Lastic ranks below 86% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 20%
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 (14%), Lastic is below nearly four fifths of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, graduates of higher education come to 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 109 to 2,582 people, the 7th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Of the 3 towns nearest Lastic, 1 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lastic | 53.3 | 33% | 36% | 0.9% |
| Saint-Flour 6,391 · 8.3 mi | 48.5 | 28% | 5.3% | 4.7% |
| Langeac 3,499 · 13.7 mi | 56.6 | 38% | 12% | 6.1% |
| Brioude 6,527 · 14.8 mi | 51.8 | 32% | 5.3% | 7.5% |
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 Lastic
What is the population of Lastic?
109 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (111).
How old are Lastic’s residents?
The median age is 53.3, older than 91% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lastic?
31, with occasional dwellings: 36% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lastic?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.9% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.9%). 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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