Lencouacq is older than 95% of compared French towns: a median age of 56.4
Households headed by a retired person: 62% here and 32% in the typical compared French town. Census figures put households without a car at 5.2% in Lencouacq. This Landes town has fewer households in social housing than 94% of compared French towns, at 3.1%. The 2023 Census counted 378 residents in 190 households.
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 Lencouacq
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 39 second homes and occasional dwellings in Lencouacq, 15% of its 260 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 92% 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 Lencouacq’s residents are under 56.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Lencouacq had 403 residents at the 2012 census and 378 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 32 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A lower share of flats than 99% of compared French towns, at 2.3%
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
One household in 19 has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town. The comparison figure for flats is 30% in the typical compared French town. Here, 15% of homes are second homes. Compared with other places, empty homes are common here: 12%, more than in 89% of compared French towns.
Slower than most: −6% since 2012, behind 91% 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
The median Landes town changed +9% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −6% and the next six −1%.
Lencouacq ranks below 98% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 6.9%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Lencouacq 56.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Nearly a third of Lencouacq’s residents are 65 or older, against 28% in the median Landes town and 22% in the median compared French town; 13% are under 18. On average, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Lencouacq ranks below 90% of compared French towns on couples with children: 15%
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
On average, 2 people share a household. As a reference point, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 83% of compared French towns. Compared with 35% in the typical compared French town, 38% of households are one person living alone here.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €23,270 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 Lencouacq is €23,270 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 79% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a manual worker than 74% of compared French towns, at 18%
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. To put it in context, 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).
Immigrants: 10%, a higher share than 71% 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 median compared commune in Landes has 5.4%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 71% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants. 6.3% 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.
A larger share of married residents than 80% of compared French towns: 47%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%; Lencouacq has 23%. To put it in context, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education make up 24% in Lencouacq, less than in 71% 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
Adults with no qualification: 23%, above 70% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (378 to 2,582 people), the 5th 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 Lencouacq
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lencouacq | 56.4 | 32% | 15% | 10% |
| Mont-de-Marsan 31,592 · 15.1 mi | 42.8 | 22% | 2.9% | 9.3% |
| Villeneuve-de-Marsan 2,508 · 15.3 mi | 48.9 | 29% | 2.7% | 4.2% |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Mont 10,092 · 16.3 mi | 44.5 | 22% | 2.2% | 10% |
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 Lencouacq
What is the population of Lencouacq?
378 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (403).
How old are Lencouacq’s residents?
The median age is 56.4, older than 95% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lencouacq?
39, with occasional dwellings: 15% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lencouacq?
INSEE counts 38 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 10% of residents, and 24 foreign nationals (6.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lencouacq?
€23,270 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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