Lucé: 47% of households rent social housing (HLM), above 99% of compared French towns
Set against 11% in the typical compared French town, nearly a quarter of households have no car in Lucé. The share of flats stands at 66%. With a median age of 40.6, Lucé is younger than 75% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 15,921 residents in 8,110 households.
Throughout this page, the Eure-et-Loir 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 Lucé
Social housing
47% of households rent from a social landlord (HLM), 18% rent privately and 33% own their home. Homes & cars ↓
Many people living alone
49% of Lucé’s households are one person: higher than in 92% of compared French towns; 43% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 2,500 immigrants in Lucé (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 16% of residents, against 7.5% for the median compared commune in Eure-et-Loir. 14% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−4% since 2012: slower than 84% 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 Eure-et-Loir town changed −1% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −7% and the next six +3%.
A larger share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 79% of compared French towns: 12%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Lucé 40.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over are rarer here than in 53% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
Lucé: 49% of households are one person living alone, above 92% 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 Eure-et-Loir median and the France median
Living alone · share
12% of households are single parents (typical compared French town: 10%). Measured more widely, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Here, 16% of households are couples with children.
1.1% of homes are second homes, fewer than in 79% 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
Of all households, 12% moved in during the last two years and 17% have stayed three decades or more. By way of comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Few places have as many empty homes: 7.1% here, more than in 54% of compared French towns.
€21,450 a year: the median 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.
At €21,450 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 91% of compared French towns. Some 26.0% of residents fall below the poverty line.
Lucé ranks below 83% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 5.3%
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 manual worker make up 20%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in three: 32% of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
16% of residents are immigrants, a share 87% 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.
The median compared commune in Eure-et-Loir has 7.5%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 87% of compared French towns. Foreign nationals account for 14%. By way of comparison, 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.
33% of residents 15 and over are single, a share 87% 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
Compared with 43% in the typical compared French town, 36% of residents 15 and over are married here. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
Lucé: 27% of adults out of school have no qualification, above 85% 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
Graduates of higher education: 21%, below 82% of compared French towns. Against that, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 15,474 to 16,400 people: this is the 19th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Montévrain (32.8), the youngest, and Biscarrosse (53.2), the oldest.
A younger town than 5 of the 6 around it: Lucé
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucé | 40.6 | 22% | 1.1% | 16% |
| Luisant 6,945 · 1 mi | 46.5 | 26% | 1.3% | 8% |
| Mainvilliers 10,629 · 1.1 mi | 38.8 | 17% | 1.7% | 19% |
| Chartres 38,324 · 1.8 mi | 43.1 | 23% | 4% | 13% |
| Le Coudray 4,038 · 2 mi | 45 | 21% | 1.6% | 7.8% |
| Lèves 5,685 · 2.6 mi | 42.7 | 20% | 0.6% | 4.5% |
| Champhol 3,643 · 2.9 mi | 44.2 | 20% | 1.6% | 6.7% |
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 Lucé
What is the population of Lucé?
15,921 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (16,551).
How old are Lucé’s residents?
The median age is 40.6, younger than 75% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lucé?
93, with occasional dwellings: 1.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lucé?
INSEE counts 2,530 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 16% of residents, and 2,220 foreign nationals (14%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lucé?
€21,450 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 26.0% 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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