Households headed by a retired person: 53%, a higher share than 98% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Laulne’s 81 households held 186 residents at the 2023 Census. Here, 29% of households are one person living alone. In Laulne, 8.6% of residents are 15 to 24, beside 11% in the typical compared French town.
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 Laulne
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 19 second homes and occasional dwellings in Laulne, 18% of its 110 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 95% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Growing fast
Laulne had 154 residents at the 2012 census and 186 in 2023, up 21%: faster growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes: 18%, a higher share than 92% 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
Households that moved in under two years ago: 9.9%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 28%. In the typical compared French town, 2.1% of homes are second homes. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. One household in eight has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town.
+21% since 2012, a pace 91% of compared French towns didn’t match
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
From 2012 to 2017 the change was +23%; from 2017 to 2023, −2%. Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Manche town ±0%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 83% of compared French towns: 29%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Laulne 42.7. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Laulne is 42.7, lower than in 60% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households: 12%, a higher share than 75% 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 Manche median and the France median
Living alone · share
Here 24% of households are couples with children, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 25%. As a yardstick, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Each household has 2.3 people on average.
A median of €23,830 a year per consumption unit
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.
At €23,830 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 73% of compared French towns.
Laulne sits below 77% of compared French towns for households headed by a manager or professional (5.9%)
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
The share of households headed by a manual worker is 12%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Foreign nationals: 8.1%, a higher share than 75% 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.
Against a figure of 6.5% in the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants in Laulne comes in at 8.1%. Immigrants make up a share higher than in 61% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Manche has 2.4%. For foreign nationals, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 4.3%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents make up 21% in Laulne, less than in 84% 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
The share of married residents tops 70% of compared French towns: 46%. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Laulne sits below 88% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (19%)
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
The share of adults with no qualification is 22%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 10th youngest 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).
Laulne is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laulne | 42.7 | 29% | 18% | 8.1% |
| La Haye 4,029 · 5.7 mi | 54.9 | 34% | 21% | 2.5% |
| Saint-Sauveur-Villages 3,208 · 8.3 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 8.1% | 1.8% |
| Picauville 3,228 · 9.3 mi | 48.3 | 26% | 7.7% | 2.8% |
| Carentan-les-Marais 10,218 · 11.2 mi | 49.1 | 28% | 5% | 2.4% |
| Gouville-sur-Mer 3,274 · 11.3 mi | 56 | 36% | 26% | 1.5% |
| Port-Bail-sur-Mer 2,520 · 11.7 mi | 59.5 | 40% | 52% | 2.4% |
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 Laulne
What is the population of Laulne?
186 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 21% more than in 2012 (154).
How old are Laulne’s residents?
The median age is 42.7, younger than 60% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Laulne?
19, with occasional dwellings: 18% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Laulne?
INSEE counts 15 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.1% of residents, and 15 foreign nationals (8.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Laulne?
€23,830 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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