Half of Lanton is over 58.2, older than 97% of compared French towns
Here 6.3% of households are headed by a manual worker, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 14%. Lanton is home to 7,337 residents in 3,730 households, by the 2023 Census. Across Lanton, 17% of households are couples with children. 5.7% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 83% of compared French towns.
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 Lanton
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 1,120 second homes and occasional dwellings in Lanton, 22% of its 5,080 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 89% 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 Lanton’s residents are under 58.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 38% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In Lanton, 22% of homes are second homes, more than in 94% 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
The share of empty homes trails 83% of compared French towns: 4.4%. The usual figure: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. The census found that 13% of homes are flats in Lanton. Fewer households without a car than in 86% of compared French towns: 5.3%.
Growth of +15% since 2012 puts Lanton ahead of 81% 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, +16% in Gironde. Here the change came as +8% to 2017, then +6% to 2023.
Residents aged 65 and over: 38%, a higher share than 97% 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
■ Lanton 58.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 7.1% of residents are 15 to 24 here. In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Single-parent households: 6.1%, a lower share than 95% 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
In Lanton, 38% of households are one person living alone, beside 35% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
€28,900 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.
Living standards centre on €28,900 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 78% of compared French towns. 8.0% of residents have a standard of living below 60% of France’s median.
47% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 95% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%; Lanton has 12%. Typically, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 83% of compared French towns: 2.9%
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 Gironde has 5.1%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 83% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 1.5% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents make up 19% in Lanton, less than in 95% 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
Married residents make up 48%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 87% of compared French towns, at 12%
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
33% of Lanton’s residents 15 and over who have left education hold a higher-education diploma, against 30% in the median compared French town; 12% have no diploma (19%).
Of 41 French towns its size (7,262 to 7,415 people), the 3rd 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.
The youngest is Gières (36), the oldest Perros-Guirec (62.4).
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 1 are older than Lanton
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanton | 58.2 | 38% | 22% | 2.9% |
| Audenge 9,596 · 2.9 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 9% | 3.6% |
| Andernos-les-Bains 12,710 · 2.9 mi | 60 | 42% | 29% | 2.5% |
| Arès 6,482 · 5.6 mi | 57.5 | 38% | 31% | 4% |
| Biganos 11,431 · 6.1 mi | 45.9 | 23% | 2.1% | 3.7% |
| Gujan-Mestras 22,153 · 6.1 mi | 52.5 | 31% | 16% | 3.2% |
| Le Teich 9,180 · 6.2 mi | 45.1 | 21% | 6.8% | 3.6% |
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 Lanton
What is the population of Lanton?
7,337 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% more than in 2012 (6,384).
How old are Lanton’s residents?
The median age is 58.2, older than 97% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 38% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lanton?
1,120, with occasional dwellings: 22% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lanton?
INSEE counts 220 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.9% of residents, and 110 foreign nationals (1.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lanton?
€28,900 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 8.0% 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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