Loudrefing: 17% of homes stand empty, above 98% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put Loudrefing’s population at 290, in 140 households. The share of households headed by a manual worker stands at 33%. In the typical compared French town, just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24; here, 7.9%.
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 Loudrefing
Fewer residents than in 2012
Loudrefing had 318 residents at the 2012 census and 290 in 2023, down 9%: slower growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 30 homes empty (17%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Loudrefing’s residents are under 51 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 25% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 4.8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Loudrefing changed by −9% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 96% 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 Moselle town changed −1% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +1% and the next six −10%.
Older than 86% of compared French towns: half of Loudrefing is over 51
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Loudrefing 51. The median compared French town: 44.
25% of residents are 65 or over (typical compared French town: 22%).
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Fewer couples with children than 91% of compared French towns: 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 Moselle median and the France median
Living alone · share
One-person households make up 37%, against 35% in the typical compared French town. For Loudrefing, the census puts single-parent households at 7.4%. In the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children is 25%.
A larger share of second homes than 71% of compared French towns: 4%
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 11 has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town. Fewer flats than in three fifths of compared French towns: 24%. For comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Households without a car: 9.3% of the total.
€22,120 a year is the median standard of living here
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 Loudrefing is €22,120 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 88% of compared French towns.
Above 74% of compared French towns: 37% of households are headed by a retired person
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
7.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 1.4%, a lower share than 97% 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.
Foreign nationals: 0.7% here and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 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.
23% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 74% 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 figure for married residents is 44% in Loudrefing and 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.
16% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 96% 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
25% of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. The benchmark for graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town: 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (290 to 2,582 people), the 11th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Nearby, 1 of 6 towns have older populations than Loudrefing
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loudrefing | 51 | 25% | 4% | 1.4% |
| Dieuze 2,770 · 7.8 mi | 51.9 | 30% | 1.1% | 3.5% |
| Sarre-Union 2,731 · 11.3 mi | 48.8 | 28% | 1.8% | 10% |
| Sarrebourg 12,170 · 11.3 mi | 41.8 | 23% | 3.3% | 11% |
| Sarralbe 4,364 · 11.8 mi | 44.5 | 22% | 1.4% | 6% |
| Morhange 3,308 · 11.9 mi | 45.8 | 25% | 1.3% | 15% |
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs 3,016 · 14 mi | 50.3 | 28% | 8.1% | 15% |
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 Loudrefing
What is the population of Loudrefing?
290 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% fewer than in 2012 (318).
How old are Loudrefing’s residents?
The median age is 51, older than 86% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Loudrefing?
7, with occasional dwellings: 4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Loudrefing?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.4% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Loudrefing?
€22,120 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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