14% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
Compared with 22% in the typical compared French town, 18% of residents are 65 or over here. 2.6% of households have no car. Few places have so few flats: 8.4% here, fewer than in 90% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Moselle 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 Lezey
Fewer residents than in 2012
Lezey had 98 residents at the 2012 census and 90 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 95% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 10 homes empty (21%): 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 change of −8% since 2012 leaves Lezey behind 95% 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 the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Moselle town −1%. From 2012 to 2017 the change was +2%; from 2017 to 2023, −10%.
12% of residents are 15 to 24, a share 76% of compared French towns don’t reach
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Lezey 43.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Lezey’s residents are under 43.5, younger than in 54% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households: 14%, a higher share than 93% 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 Moselle median and the France median
Living alone · share
By its share of couples with children (29%), Lezey is above just over two thirds of compared French towns. On average, 2.4 people share a household. Set beside that, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
21% of homes stand empty, a share 99% 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
7.9% of households arrived within the last two years, while 18% have stayed 30 years or more. The comparison figure for empty homes is 6.7% in the typical compared French town.
A larger share of households headed by a manager or professional than 74% of compared French towns: 14%
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
In the typical compared French town, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person; in Lezey, 29%. As a yardstick, 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).
Fewer immigrants than 59% of compared French towns: 5.5%
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.
The median compared commune in Moselle has 12%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 59% of compared French towns. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%. Foreign nationals: 4.4% of the total.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 87% of compared French towns: 21% of residents 15 and over are single
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 is 42%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 66% of compared French towns: 26%
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
By its share of adults with no qualification (17%), Lezey is below just over three fifths of compared French towns. The comparison figure for graduates of higher education is 30% in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (90 to 2,582 people), the 13th 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.
Lezey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lezey | 43.5 | 18% | 0% | 5.5% |
| Dieuze 2,770 · 5.7 mi | 51.9 | 30% | 1.1% | 3.5% |
| Morhange 3,308 · 11.9 mi | 45.8 | 25% | 1.3% | 15% |
| Lunéville 18,262 · 12.8 mi | 43.8 | 24% | 1.2% | 6.2% |
| Dombasle-sur-Meurthe 9,424 · 15.5 mi | 44.3 | 22% | 0.5% | 3.5% |
| Varangéville 3,536 · 16.3 mi | 45.5 | 23% | 0.6% | 3.6% |
| Seichamps 5,165 · 16.8 mi | 46 | 26% | 0.5% | 6.1% |
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 Lezey
What is the population of Lezey?
90 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (98).
How old are Lezey’s residents?
The median age is 43.5, younger than 54% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lezey?
0, with occasional dwellings: 0% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lezey?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.5% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (4.4%). 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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