Lauresses is older than 96% of compared French towns: a median age of 56.7
4.7% of households are headed by a manual worker; in the typical compared French town the figure is 14%. The share of flats stands at 1.5%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 239 residents in 110 households.
Throughout this page, the Lot 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 Lauresses
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 51 second homes and occasional dwellings in Lauresses, 26% of its 190 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 100% 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 Lauresses’ residents are under 56.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 15% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Lauresses had 271 residents at the 2012 census and 239 in 2023, down 12%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 35 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
26% of homes are second homes, a share 94% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
In Lauresses, 5.3% of households have no car, beside 11% in the typical compared French town. Few places have as many empty homes: 18% here, more than in 98% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
A −12% change since 2012: slower than 98% 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
Over those years, the median Lot town changed −1% and the median compared French town +5%. Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −3%, then −9% to 2023.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 7.6% in Lauresses, less than in 95% 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
■ Lauresses 56.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Here 33% of residents are 65 or over, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 22%. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households: 4.5%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
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 Lot median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 2.2 people. The benchmark for single-parent households in the typical compared French town: 10%. Across Lauresses, 30% of households are one person living alone.
Median standard of living: €22,290 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 Lauresses is €22,290 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 87% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 92% of compared French towns, at 45%
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).
Lauresses ranks below 64% of compared French towns on immigrants: 5%
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.
For Lauresses, the census puts foreign nationals at 4.1%. Against that, 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.
49% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 88% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
22% of residents 15 and over are single (typical compared French town: 25%). In the typical compared French town, married residents come to 43%.
Graduates of higher education: 20%, a lower share than 86% 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
19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, against 21% in Lauresses. Typically, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 5th oldest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Every neighbor is younger than Lauresses
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauresses | 56.7 | 33% | 26% | 5% |
| Saint-Céré 3,429 · 12.3 mi | 54.6 | 36% | 7.6% | 8% |
| Figeac 9,793 · 12.6 mi | 48.2 | 29% | 4.3% | 8.7% |
| Capdenac-Gare 4,440 · 14.7 mi | 51.4 | 30% | 5.9% | 7.9% |
| Ytrac 4,339 · 15.3 mi | 48.3 | 25% | 3.1% | 1.8% |
| Decazeville 5,020 · 16.5 mi | 53.8 | 35% | 3.1% | 9.4% |
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 Lauresses
What is the population of Lauresses?
239 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% fewer than in 2012 (271).
How old are Lauresses’ residents?
The median age is 56.7, older than 96% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lauresses?
51, with occasional dwellings: 26% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lauresses?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5% of residents, and 10 foreign nationals (4.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lauresses?
€22,290 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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