A median age of 52.2: Launay is older than 89% of compared French towns
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 177 people lived in Launay, in 78 households. Put another way, about one in four: 25% of households are one person living alone. The share of households without a car is 6.3%, against 11% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Eure 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 Launay
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 14 second homes and occasional dwellings in Launay, 14% of its 99 homes: higher than in 91% 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 ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Launay had 213 residents at the 2012 census and 177 in 2023, down 17%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Launay’s residents are under 52.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 22% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 3.3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Launay ranks above 91% of compared French towns on second homes: 14%
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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Census figures put empty homes at 7.1% in Launay. Car-free households: one in 16, where the median compared French town has 11%.
−17% since 2012, a pace below 99% 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 −6%; 2017 to 2023, −12%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Eure town −1%.
22% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 50% 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
■ Launay 52.2. The median compared French town: 44.
On residents aged 15 to 24, 11% here is much the same as in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Launay sits above 81% of compared French towns for couples with children (31%)
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 median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 2.2 people each. Typically, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
A typical living standard of €28,450 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €28,450 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 74% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a manual worker than 96% of compared French towns, at 25%
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
Compared with 9.4% in the typical compared French town, 6.2% of households are headed by a manager or professional here. The benchmark for households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town: 14%. Launay has fewer households headed by a retired person than 83% of compared French towns, at 25%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 99% of compared French towns: 1.1%
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.
In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Launay, 0.6%. Set beside that, 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: 17%
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
46% of residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
Launay sits above 89% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (29%)
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
Just over a fifth of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. The share of adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town is 19%.
The 8th oldest of 41 French towns of 177 to 2,582 people
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).
Nearby, 1 of 6 towns have older populations than Launay
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launay | 52.2 | 22% | 14% | 1.1% |
| Beaumont-le-Roger 2,769 · 2.3 mi | 48 | 26% | 5% | 3.3% |
| Brionne 4,185 · 6.2 mi | 45.9 | 27% | 3.9% | 3.1% |
| Bernay 9,765 · 6.7 mi | 49.2 | 29% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Le Neubourg 4,199 · 8.1 mi | 52.3 | 33% | 1.8% | 1.7% |
| Mesnil-en-Ouche 4,414 · 8.5 mi | 48.5 | 25% | 19% | 2.3% |
| Conches-en-Ouche 4,838 · 13.4 mi | 44.7 | 25% | 2.9% | 3% |
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 Launay
What is the population of Launay?
177 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 17% fewer than in 2012 (213).
How old are Launay’s residents?
The median age is 52.2, older than 89% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Launay?
14, with occasional dwellings: 14% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Launay?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.1% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Launay?
€28,450 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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