Half of Lavaufranche is over 58.6, older than 97% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. There were 120 households in Lavaufranche at the 2023 Census, home to 232 residents. For Lavaufranche, the census puts households headed by a manager or professional at 4.2%. 14% of households are couples with children (typical compared French town: 25%).
Throughout this page, the Creuse 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 Lavaufranche
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 33 second homes and occasional dwellings in Lavaufranche, 18% of its 190 homes: higher than in 92% 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 Lavaufranche’s residents are under 58.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 33 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Lavaufranche had 248 residents at the 2012 census and 232 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
18% of homes stand empty, a share 98% of compared French towns don’t reach
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, 7.6% moved in during the last two years and 27% have stayed three decades or more. More second homes than in 92% of compared French towns: 18%. To put it in context, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Set against 30% in the typical compared French town, 8.1% of homes are flats in Lavaufranche.
Lavaufranche’s population moved −6% on 2012, less than in 92% 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
In two steps, −1% to 2017 and −5% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −5% in Creuse.
5% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 99% 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
■ Lavaufranche 58.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 22% in the typical compared French town, a third of residents are 65 or over here. As a reference point, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
46% of households are one person living alone, more than in 86% 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 Creuse median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households: 8.8%, below 70% of compared French towns. The usual figure: just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. A household here holds 1.9 people on average.
Standard of living at the median: €19,000 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.
At €19,000 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 98% of compared French towns.
Lavaufranche sits above 78% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (38%)
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
The census found that 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in Lavaufranche. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Lavaufranche, 9.6% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 81% 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 share of immigrants tops 71% of compared French towns: 10%. Across the comparison, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
Only 40% of residents 15 and over are married in Lavaufranche
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 share of single residents stands at 25%. In the typical compared French town, married residents come to 43%.
Graduates of higher education make up 20% in Lavaufranche, less than in 87% 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
Compared with 19% in the typical compared French town, 23% of adults out of school have no qualification here. The wider picture: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (232 to 2,582 people), the 4th 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).
Lavaufranche is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavaufranche | 58.6 | 33% | 18% | 10% |
| Huriel 2,536 · 11 mi | 48.5 | 27% | 4% | 2.5% |
| Domérat 8,622 · 13.2 mi | 53.5 | 33% | 1.6% | 4.4% |
| Prémilhat 2,540 · 13.3 mi | 53.6 | 31% | 2.3% | 5.9% |
| Montluçon 33,147 · 15.4 mi | 46.9 | 28% | 3.1% | 11% |
| Désertines 4,259 · 16.7 mi | 53.2 | 32% | 1.5% | 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 Lavaufranche
What is the population of Lavaufranche?
232 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (248).
How old are Lavaufranche’s residents?
The median age is 58.6, older than 97% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lavaufranche?
33, with occasional dwellings: 18% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lavaufranche?
INSEE counts 23 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 10% of residents, and 22 foreign nationals (9.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lavaufranche?
€19,000 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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