Half of Lavaldens is over 54.6, older than 93% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, the share of flats is 30%; Lavaldens has 5.8%. 1.1% of households rent social housing (HLM), or about one in 91. This Isère town has fewer empty homes than 92% of compared French towns, at 3.5%. Census day 2023: 165 residents and 88 households in the town.
Throughout this page, the Isère 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 Lavaldens
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 78 second homes and occasional dwellings in Lavaldens, 45% of its 170 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 96% 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 Lavaldens’ residents are under 54.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Lavaldens ranks above 97% of compared French towns on second homes: 45%
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
Of all households, 6.8% moved in during the last two years and 36% have stayed three decades or more. Typically, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Little separates the share of households without a car here, 11%, from the figure in the typical compared French town.
−2% since 2012, a pace below 79% 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 +9% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +7% in Isère.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 6.7%, a lower share than 98% 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
■ Lavaldens 54.6. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 22%; Lavaldens has 35%. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of single-parent households than 98% of compared French towns, at 5.6%
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 Isère median and the France median
Living alone · share
One-person households: 44% here and 35% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. For Lavaldens, the census puts couples with children at 17%.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €23,420 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 midpoint of living standards here is €23,420 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 78% of compared French towns.
28% of households are headed by a manual worker, a share 99% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 make up 11%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Lower than in 75% of compared French towns: 28% of households are headed by a retired person. The wider picture: 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).
2.4% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 87% 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.
Foreign nationals: 1.2%, below 91% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for immigrants is 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.
Lavaldens ranks below 77% of compared French towns on married residents: 39%
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
Census figures put single residents at 26% in Lavaldens. Against that, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
In Lavaldens, 9.8% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 96% 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
In Lavaldens, 35% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, beside 30% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (165 to 2,582 people), the 7th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
No nearby town is as old as Lavaldens
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavaldens | 54.6 | 35% | 45% | 2.4% |
| La Mure 4,963 · 7.5 mi | 49.5 | 30% | 5.1% | 8.2% |
| Vizille 7,292 · 7.9 mi | 44 | 23% | 2.4% | 8% |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans 2,617 · 8.7 mi | 52.4 | 28% | 32% | 5.4% |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers 2,699 · 9.1 mi | 43 | 21% | 1.5% | 4% |
| Champ-sur-Drac 3,335 · 9.5 mi | 44.9 | 23% | 1.2% | 6.1% |
| Vaulnaveys-le-Haut 4,006 · 9.7 mi | 44.7 | 21% | 4.8% | 4.3% |
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 Lavaldens
What is the population of Lavaldens?
165 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (169).
How old are Lavaldens’ residents?
The median age is 54.6, older than 93% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lavaldens?
78, with occasional dwellings: 45% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lavaldens?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.4% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (1.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lavaldens?
€23,420 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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