Leyrat is older than 95% of compared French towns: a median age of 55.5
Compared with 32% in the typical compared French town, 62% of households are headed by a retired person here. On the census count, 0.9% of homes are flats. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Leyrat counted 143 residents and 70 households at the 2023 Census.
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 Leyrat
One home in 10 is a second home
The census counted 11 second homes and occasional dwellings in Leyrat, 10% of its 110 homes: higher than in 88% 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 Leyrat’s residents are under 55.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Leyrat had 156 residents at the 2012 census and 143 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 95% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 26 homes empty (24%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Leyrat ranks above 99% of compared French towns on empty homes: 24%
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
10% of homes are second homes; in the typical compared French town the figure is 2.1%. Empty homes make up 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Households without a car are rarer here than in 53% of compared French towns.
−8% since 2012, a pace below 95% 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 median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Creuse town −5%. The change was −6% from 2012 to 2017 and −2% from 2017 to 2023.
Above 90% of compared French towns: 32% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Leyrat 55.5. 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 Leyrat comes in at 13%. Measured more widely, 22% of residents are 65 or over 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%.
7.7% of households are single parents, below 83% 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
Average household size: 2 people. Fewer one-person households than in 73% of compared French towns: 31%. By way of comparison, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. The figure for couples with children is 23% in Leyrat and 25% in the typical compared French town.
Half above, half below €20,640 a year in standard of living
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.
Half of residents live in households above €20,640 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 95% of compared French towns.
In Leyrat, 7.7% of households are headed by a manual worker, fewer than in 88% 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
The share of households headed by a manager or professional trails 62% of compared French towns: 7.7%. The comparison figure for households headed by a manual worker is 14% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
10% of residents are foreign nationals, a share 83% of compared French towns don’t reach
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.
Set against 6.5% in the typical compared French town, one in ten residents are immigrants in Leyrat. That is higher than in 72% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Creuse has 7.6%. The benchmark for foreign nationals in the typical compared French town: 4.3%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A higher share of single residents than 74% of compared French towns, at 29%
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
45% of residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 84% of compared French towns: 21%
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
In the typical compared French town, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification; in Leyrat, 26%. Graduates of higher education make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 143 to 2,582 people, the 5th 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.
No nearby town is as old as Leyrat
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leyrat | 55.5 | 32% | 10% | 10% |
| Huriel 2,536 · 9.3 mi | 48.5 | 27% | 4% | 2.5% |
| Domérat 8,622 · 12 mi | 53.5 | 33% | 1.6% | 4.4% |
| Prémilhat 2,540 · 12.8 mi | 53.6 | 31% | 2.3% | 5.9% |
| Montluçon 33,147 · 14.5 mi | 46.9 | 28% | 3.1% | 11% |
| Désertines 4,259 · 15.6 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 Leyrat
What is the population of Leyrat?
143 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (156).
How old are Leyrat’s residents?
The median age is 55.5, older than 95% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Leyrat?
11, with occasional dwellings: 10% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Leyrat?
INSEE counts 15 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 10% of residents, and 15 foreign nationals (10%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Leyrat?
€20,640 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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