Lorleau ranks above 95% of compared French towns on second homes: 33%
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For Lorleau, the census puts one-person households at 45%. In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 22%; Lorleau has 27%.
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 Lorleau
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 32 second homes and occasional dwellings in Lorleau, 33% of its 97 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 97% 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
Lorleau had 134 residents at the 2012 census and 99 in 2023, down 26%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 16 homes empty (17%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
17% of homes stand empty, more than in 98% 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
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. The census found that 7.8% of households have no car in Lorleau.
Lorleau changed by −26% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −1% in Eure. Here the change came as +7% to 2017, then −31% to 2023.
Lorleau is older than 85% of compared French towns: a median age of 50.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Lorleau 50.5. The median compared French town: 44.
In Lorleau, 8.6% of residents are 15 to 24, beside 11% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Above 61% of compared French towns: 27% of households are couples with children
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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Households here average 2.1 people each. Couples with children: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
€24,700 a year is the median standard of living here
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 Lorleau’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €24,700 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 64% of compared French towns.
45% of households are headed by a retired person, a share 93% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a reference point, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. The census found that 9.1% of households are headed by a manager or professional in Lorleau.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Lorleau, 2.9% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 83% 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.
Foreign nationals: 1.9%, below 80% of compared French towns. Typically, 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.
Lorleau: 52% of residents 15 and over are married, above 96% 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
20% of residents 15 and over are single, against 25% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
In Lorleau, 15% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 98% 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
Two in five adults out of school have no qualification (typical compared French town: 19%). For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (99 to 2,582 people), the 13th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Lorleau is younger than 2 of its 6 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorleau | 50.5 | 27% | 33% | 2.9% |
| Étrépagny 3,670 · 9.6 mi | 47.8 | 24% | 1.5% | 5.2% |
| Gournay-en-Bray 5,723 · 9.9 mi | 51.9 | 31% | 1.4% | 4.4% |
| Forges-les-Eaux 3,642 · 12.5 mi | 55.9 | 36% | 2.7% | 2.1% |
| Sérifontaine 2,784 · 12.8 mi | 42.7 | 20% | 1.4% | 5% |
| Buchy 2,815 · 12.9 mi | 45.9 | 25% | 1.8% | 0.9% |
| Les Andelys 7,706 · 13.3 mi | 45 | 24% | 3.6% | 5.7% |
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 Lorleau
What is the population of Lorleau?
99 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 26% fewer than in 2012 (134).
How old are Lorleau’s residents?
The median age is 50.5, older than 85% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lorleau?
32, with occasional dwellings: 33% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lorleau?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.9% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (1.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lorleau?
€24,700 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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