Older than 90% of compared French towns: half of Lamothe is over 52.6
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Lamothe is home to 308 residents in 140 households, by the 2023 Census. The census found that 4.2% of homes are flats in the town. In Lamothe, 26% of households are headed by a manual worker, beside 14% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Landes 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 Lamothe
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 23 second homes and occasional dwellings in Lamothe, 14% of its 170 homes: higher than in 90% of compared French towns. 78% 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 Lamothe’s residents are under 52.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 27% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Lamothe sits below 96% of compared French towns for households without a car (3.7%)
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
33% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 5.1% moved in within the last two years. Households without a car: 11% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Compared with other places, second homes are common here: 14%, more than in 90% of compared French towns. Set against 6.7% in the typical compared French town, 5.4% of homes stand empty in Lamothe.
A change of −3% since 2012 leaves Lamothe behind 80% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +9% for the median Landes town, the change came in two steps: −1% from 2012 to 2017, then −1% to 2023.
Only 7% of residents are 15 to 24 in Lamothe
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Lamothe 52.6. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 27% in Lamothe and 22% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Only 26% of households are one person living alone in Lamothe
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 Landes median and the France median
Living alone · share
With single-parent households at 15%, Lamothe is ahead of 95% of compared French towns on that count. Higher than in 52% of compared French towns: 26% of households are couples with children. As a reference point, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. The average household has 2.3 people.
Standard of living at the median: €25,890 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 median standard of living in Lamothe is €25,890 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 51% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a retired person than 65% of compared French towns: 30%
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. Measured more widely, 32% 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).
Immigrants make up 2.6% in Lamothe, less than in 86% 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.
The share of foreign nationals trails four fifths of compared French towns: 1.9%. For comparison, 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.
Fewer single residents than 97% of compared French towns: 19%
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
On the census count, 43% of residents 15 and over are married. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Only 18% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Lamothe
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: 23% here and 19% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
8th highest median age among 41 French towns of 308 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Lamothe is younger than 1 of its 6 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamothe | 52.6 | 27% | 14% | 2.6% |
| Saint-Sever 5,043 · 4.9 mi | 48.9 | 28% | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| Tartas 3,169 · 7.7 mi | 51.8 | 31% | 2.8% | 3.9% |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Mont 10,092 · 9.4 mi | 44.5 | 22% | 2.2% | 10% |
| Hagetmau 4,624 · 10.1 mi | 53.2 | 31% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Mont-de-Marsan 31,592 · 10.7 mi | 42.8 | 22% | 2.9% | 9.3% |
| Pontonx-sur-l'Adour 3,021 · 13.7 mi | 46.9 | 25% | 4.4% | 4.1% |
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 Lamothe
What is the population of Lamothe?
308 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (316).
How old are Lamothe’s residents?
The median age is 52.6, older than 90% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lamothe?
23, with occasional dwellings: 14% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lamothe?
INSEE counts 8 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.6% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (1.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lamothe?
€25,890 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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