A higher share of couples with children than 99% of compared French towns, at 57%
Households without a car: 3% here and 11% in the typical compared French town. La Luzerne counted 87 residents and 31 households at the 2023 Census. On the census count, 5.4% of residents are 15 to 24. Half are older than 38.5, younger than 86% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Manche 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 La Luzerne
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 7 second homes and occasional dwellings in La Luzerne, 19% of its 38 homes: higher than in 93% 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 ↓
A town of families
57% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 28% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
La Luzerne had 59 residents at the 2012 census and 87 in 2023, up 47%: faster growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A young town
Half of La Luzerne’s residents are under 38.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 28% are under 15 and 19% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes make up 19% in La Luzerne, more than in 93% of compared French towns
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
9.1% of households moved in less than two years ago; 21% have been in their home 30 years or more. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The benchmark for second homes in the typical compared French town: 2.1%.
La Luzerne grew +47% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 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
The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Manche town ±0%. The change was +29% from 2012 to 2017 and +14% from 2017 to 2023.
Younger than 86% of compared French towns: half of La Luzerne is under 38.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ La Luzerne 38.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 22% in the typical compared French town, nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over in La Luzerne.
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
About 121 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Only 14% of households are one person living alone in La Luzerne
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 Manche median and the France median
Living alone · share
Average household size: 2.8 people. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For one-person households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 35%.
Only 14% of households are headed by a retired person in La Luzerne
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. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 60% of compared French towns: 5.4%
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 census found that 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in La Luzerne. Elsewhere, 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.
63% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 99% 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
Single residents: 9% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Below 92% of compared French towns: 11% of adults out of school have no qualification
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
Graduates of higher education make up 35%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 87 to 2,582 people, the 2nd youngest
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.
No nearby town is as young as La Luzerne
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Luzerne | 38.5 | 19% | 19% | 5.4% |
| Saint-Lô 19,471 · 2.8 mi | 43.3 | 24% | 2.2% | 6.2% |
| Agneaux 4,286 · 3.9 mi | 49.8 | 29% | 1.3% | 3.2% |
| Saint-Jean-d'Elle 2,516 · 4.6 mi | 43 | 20% | 2.8% | 0.9% |
| Condé-sur-Vire 4,137 · 6.2 mi | 46.2 | 24% | 2.5% | 1.4% |
| Bourgvallées 3,326 · 7.3 mi | 43.1 | 21% | 3.3% | 2.1% |
| Saint-Amand-Villages 2,525 · 7.6 mi | 45.8 | 21% | 3.1% | 2% |
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 La Luzerne
What is the population of La Luzerne?
87 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 47% more than in 2012 (59).
How old are La Luzerne’s residents?
The median age is 38.5, younger than 86% of compared French towns. 29% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Luzerne?
7, with occasional dwellings: 19% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Luzerne?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.4% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (4.3%). 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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