Below 97% of compared French towns: 13% of households are couples with children
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 81 people lived in Lizeray, in 39 households. The share of households headed by a manual worker stands at 38%. Here 7.6% of homes are second homes, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 2.1%.
Throughout this page, the Indre 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 Lizeray
Fewer residents than in 2012
Lizeray had 102 residents at the 2012 census and 81 in 2023, down 21%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 10 homes empty (19%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−21% since 2012, a pace below 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, −5% in Indre. Here the change came as −20% to 2017, then −1% to 2023.
In Lizeray, 8.1% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 92% 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
■ Lizeray 44. The median compared French town: 44.
22% of residents are 65 or over, a lower share than in 51% of compared French towns. Typically, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
A higher share of single-parent households than 99% of compared French towns, at 25%
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 Indre median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2.1 people on average. On one-person households, Lizeray sits lower than 94% of compared French towns: 25%. As a yardstick, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 1.8% of homes are flats
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
Turnover: 7.3% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 24% have lived in their home 30 years or more. At 19%, the share of empty homes is higher than in 99% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person make up 38% in Lizeray, more than in 76% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The benchmark for households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town: 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
3.5% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 78% 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.
2.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in the typical compared French town the figure is 4.3%. For immigrants, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Lizeray, 53% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 97% 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
Here 21% of residents 15 and over are single, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 25%. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
6.9% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 99% 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
28% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 16th youngest of 41 French towns of 81 to 2,582 people
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.
No nearby town is as young as Lizeray
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lizeray | 44 | 22% | 7.6% | 3.5% |
| Issoudun 11,159 · 4.9 mi | 52 | 30% | 3.1% | 7.7% |
| Déols 7,600 · 14.1 mi | 48.6 | 25% | 1.3% | 5.3% |
| Levroux 2,797 · 14.3 mi | 52 | 31% | 5.3% | 1.8% |
| Châteauroux 42,963 · 15.7 mi | 45.2 | 26% | 2.7% | 12% |
| Méreau 2,632 · 15.7 mi | 47.8 | 25% | 4.3% | 3.2% |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher 6,463 · 16.1 mi | 49.5 | 29% | 3% | 6.7% |
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 Lizeray
What is the population of Lizeray?
81 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 21% fewer than in 2012 (102).
How old are Lizeray’s residents?
The median age is 44, younger than 50% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lizeray?
4, with occasional dwellings: 7.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lizeray?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.5% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (2.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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