Couples with children make up 35% in Lisses, more than in 93% of compared French towns
13% of residents are 15 to 24; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%. Meanwhile, on empty homes, Lisses sits lower than 92% of compared French towns: 3.5%. The town had 7,373 residents in 2,910 households at the 2023 census. Households in social housing account for 22%.
Throughout this page, the Essonne 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 Lisses
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 14% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Lisses changed by −1% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 74% 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 Essonne town changed +6% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought ±0% and the next six −1%.
18% of residents are 65 or over, below 78% 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
■ Lisses 41.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Lisses’s residents are under 41.1, younger than in 72% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
More single-parent households than 90% of compared French towns: 14%
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 Essonne median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2.5 people on average. Single-parent households make up 10% in the typical compared French town. 28% of households are one person living alone, a lower share than in 83% of compared French towns.
A lower share of second homes than 89% of compared French towns, at 0.8%
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
5.2% of households moved in less than two years ago; 21% have been in their home 30 years or more. Fewer flats than in 53% of compared French towns: 28%. For second homes, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. In Lisses, 10% of households have no car, beside 11% in the typical compared French town.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €29,510 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.
Living standards centre on €29,510 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 82% of compared French towns. The share living below the poverty line is 9.0%.
Only 9.4% of households are headed by a manual worker in Lisses
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
13% of households are headed by a manager or professional; in the typical compared French town the figure is 9.4%. Across the comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. The census found that 31% of households are headed by a retired person in Lisses.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 13%, a higher share than 80% 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.
Set against 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 6.9% of residents are foreign nationals in Lisses. Elsewhere, 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.
In Lisses, 29% of residents 15 and over are single, more than in 74% 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
On the census count, 44% of residents 15 and over are married. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A higher share of graduates of higher education than 71% of compared French towns, at 37%
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
The share of adults with no qualification trails 72% of compared French towns: 15%. As a reference point, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 7,292 to 7,454 people: this is the 10th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 36 in Gières to 62.4 in Perros-Guirec.
Every neighbor is younger than Lisses
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisses | 41.1 | 18% | 0.8% | 13% |
| Évry-Courcouronnes 66,919 · 1.7 mi | 33.1 | 12% | 2.1% | 30% |
| Villabé 5,830 · 2.1 mi | 36.9 | 14% | 0.7% | 17% |
| Bondoufle 10,767 · 2.2 mi | 38.2 | 16% | 1% | 11% |
| Corbeil-Essonnes 54,471 · 2.3 mi | 32.7 | 10% | 0.8% | 30% |
| Ormoy 3,225 · 2.7 mi | 32.2 | 7.8% | 0.8% | 17% |
| Mennecy 16,433 · 3 mi | 39.2 | 16% | 1.2% | 12% |
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 Lisses
What is the population of Lisses?
7,373 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (7,447).
How old are Lisses’ residents?
The median age is 41.1, younger than 72% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lisses?
23, with occasional dwellings: 0.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lisses?
INSEE counts 930 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 13% of residents, and 510 foreign nationals (6.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lisses?
€29,510 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 9.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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