Half of Lanmeur is over 54.9, older than 94% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, 32% of households are headed by a retired person; in Lanmeur, 41%. On one-person households, Lanmeur sits higher than 76% of compared French towns: 42%. This Finistère town had 2,387 residents in 1,040 households at the 2023 Census. Here, 6% of homes are flats.
Throughout this page, the Finistère 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 Lanmeur
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 140 second homes and occasional dwellings in Lanmeur, 11% of its 1,240 homes: higher than in 89% 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 Lanmeur’s residents are under 54.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 37% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 15% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
11% of homes are second homes, more than in 89% 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
8% of households have no car (typical compared French town: 11%). On the census count, 4.7% of homes stand empty. Lower than in 84% of compared French towns: 5.5% of households rent social housing (HLM). Set beside that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Lanmeur’s population changed by +9% since 2012, more than in 65% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved +3%, and from 2017 to 2023 +6%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Finistère town +4%.
37% of residents are 65 or over, a share 96% of compared French towns don’t reach
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Lanmeur 54.9. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24; in Lanmeur, 7.3%. Measured more widely, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
A smaller share of single-parent households than 85% of compared French towns: 7.5%
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 Finistère median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2 people share a household. Fewer couples with children than in nearly two thirds of compared French towns: 22%. Against that, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €25,440 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 median standard of living in Lanmeur is €25,440 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 55% of compared French towns. 10.0% of residents have a standard of living below 60% of France’s median.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 4.2% in Lanmeur, less than in 91% 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
14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town, against 20% in Lanmeur. For households headed by a manager or professional, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
1.8% of residents are immigrants, below 94% 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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Lanmeur has 1.1%. As a yardstick, 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.
Married residents: 40%, a lower share than 69% 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
Compared with 25% in the typical compared French town, nearly a quarter of residents 15 and over are single here. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Graduates of higher education make up 23% in Lanmeur, less than in 73% 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
With adults with no qualification at 21%, Lanmeur is ahead of 61% of compared French towns on that count. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 2,387 to 2,582 people, the 6th 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.
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 2 are older than Lanmeur
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanmeur | 54.9 | 37% | 11% | 1.8% |
| Plestin-les-Grèves 3,639 · 4.1 mi | 61.5 | 43% | 29% | 2.4% |
| Plouigneau 5,014 · 5.2 mi | 47.3 | 25% | 5.6% | 2.2% |
| Plougasnou 3,192 · 5.3 mi | 62.8 | 45% | 40% | 2.7% |
| Morlaix 15,194 · 6.6 mi | 45.4 | 23% | 5% | 6.8% |
| Saint-Martin-des-Champs 4,773 · 7.6 mi | 50.9 | 32% | 2.8% | 4.4% |
| Plougonven 3,382 · 8.3 mi | 49 | 28% | 7.1% | 1.9% |
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 Lanmeur
What is the population of Lanmeur?
2,387 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% more than in 2012 (2,195).
How old are Lanmeur’s residents?
The median age is 54.9, older than 94% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 37% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lanmeur?
140, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lanmeur?
INSEE counts 43 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.8% of residents, and 25 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lanmeur?
€25,440 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 10.0% 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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