A lower share of one-person households than 99% of compared French towns, at 8.3%
22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, against 16% in Labescau. Its 57 households held 140 residents at the 2023 Census. For Labescau, the census puts households headed by a retired person at 42%.
Throughout this page, the Gironde 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 Labescau
Growing fast
Labescau had 105 residents at the 2012 census and 140 in 2023, up 33%: faster growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 8 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Growth of +33% since 2012 puts Labescau ahead of 97% 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
In two steps, +11% to 2017 and +20% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +16% in Gironde.
A median age of 42.5: Labescau is younger than 62% 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
■ Labescau 42.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 10% here and 11% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Labescau: 17% of households are single parents, above 98% 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 Gironde median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2.5 people on average. 25% of households are couples with children, a lower share than in 51% of compared French towns. The share of single-parent households in the typical compared French town is 10%.
In Labescau, 12% of homes stand empty, 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
Households without a car are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. 18% of households moved in less than two years ago; 8.3% have been in their home 30 years or more.
Standard of living at the median: €23,360 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.
At €23,360 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 78% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a manual worker than 67% of compared French towns: 17%
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 manager or professional account for 8.3%. On average, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
0.7% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 99% 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.
In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Labescau, 0.7%. Immigrants make up 6.5% 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.
A smaller share of single residents than 68% of compared French towns: 23%
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
The figure for married residents is 41% in Labescau and 43% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification: 13%, a lower share than 83% 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
Here nearly a quarter of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%. Adults with no qualification: 19% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
10th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 140 to 2,582
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.
Every neighbor is older than Labescau
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labescau | 42.5 | 16% | 0% | 0.7% |
| Bazas 4,854 · 6.4 mi | 52 | 31% | 3.8% | 4.7% |
| La Réole 4,487 · 10 mi | 44.7 | 22% | 1.9% | 12% |
| Langon 7,674 · 10.7 mi | 46.4 | 28% | 1.8% | 9.6% |
| Sainte-Bazeille 3,171 · 11.2 mi | 50.4 | 30% | 1.4% | 6.4% |
| Toulenne 2,881 · 11.7 mi | 43.9 | 24% | 2.1% | 6.1% |
| Casteljaloux 4,755 · 12.6 mi | 57 | 39% | 8.5% | 5.3% |
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 Labescau
What is the population of Labescau?
140 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 33% more than in 2012 (105).
How old are Labescau’s residents?
The median age is 42.5, younger than 62% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Labescau?
0, with occasional dwellings: 0% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Labescau?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.7% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Labescau?
€23,360 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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