Lavazan sits below 99% of compared French towns for flats (1.6%)
Set against 14% in the typical compared French town, 20% of households are headed by a manual worker in Lavazan. Households without a car: 2.9% of the total. The median age locally is 47.5, higher than in 72% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Lavazan was home to 228 people in 100 households.
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 Lavazan
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 10% single parents with children; 16% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Lavazan had 245 residents at the 2012 census and 228 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 17 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−7% since 2012: slower than 93% 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
Residents aged 65 and over make up 25% in Lavazan, more than in 65% 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
■ Lavazan 47.5. The median compared French town: 44.
11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, against 9.6% in Lavazan. To put it in context, 22% of residents are 65 or over 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%.
Above 92% of compared French towns: 35% 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 Gironde median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 2.2 people on average. At 25%, the share of one-person households is lower than in 94% of compared French towns. One in ten households are single parents, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
A larger share of empty homes than 93% of compared French towns: 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
Compared with 2.1% in the typical compared French town, 3.3% of homes are second homes here. On average, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Recent arrivals (under two years) make up one in ten households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 19%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
A median of €24,870 a year per consumption unit
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 residents live in households above €24,870 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 62% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a retired person than 83% of compared French towns: 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 99% of compared French towns: 0.9%
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.
Foreign nationals: 0.4%, below 99% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 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.
Below 87% of compared French towns: 21% of residents 15 and over are single
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 people make up 46% and PACS partners 8.3%, against 43% and 6.1% in the median compared French town; 4.7% are widowed. As a reference point, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 82% of compared French towns, at 21%
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
Adults with no qualification come to 18% in Lavazan, about two in ten. Typically, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 228 to 2,582 people, the 15th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Of the 6 towns nearest Lavazan, 3 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavazan | 47.5 | 25% | 3.3% | 0.9% |
| Bazas 4,854 · 5.8 mi | 52 | 31% | 3.8% | 4.7% |
| Casteljaloux 4,755 · 11.5 mi | 57 | 39% | 8.5% | 5.3% |
| Langon 7,674 · 12.5 mi | 46.4 | 28% | 1.8% | 9.6% |
| Toulenne 2,881 · 13.5 mi | 43.9 | 24% | 2.1% | 6.1% |
| La Réole 4,487 · 13.6 mi | 44.7 | 22% | 1.9% | 12% |
| Sainte-Bazeille 3,171 · 14.3 mi | 50.4 | 30% | 1.4% | 6.4% |
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 Lavazan
What is the population of Lavazan?
228 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (245).
How old are Lavazan’s residents?
The median age is 47.5, older than 72% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lavazan?
4, with occasional dwellings: 3.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lavazan?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.9% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lavazan?
€24,870 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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