Half of Lesquerde is over 61.8, older than 99% of compared French towns
Two thirds of households are headed by a retired person, against 32% in the typical compared French town. At 13%, the share of couples with children is lower than in 95% of compared French towns. Lesquerde had 141 residents in 79 households at the 2023 Census. Across Lesquerde, 7.5% of homes are flats.
Throughout this page, the Pyrénées-Orientales 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 Lesquerde
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 57 second homes and occasional dwellings in Lesquerde, 40% of its 140 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 92% 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 Lesquerde’s residents are under 61.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 42% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 12% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Lesquerde had 164 residents at the 2012 census and 141 in 2023, down 14%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Lesquerde ranks above 96% of compared French towns on second homes: 40%
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
Some 5.2% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 19% who have been there 30 years or more. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 95% of compared French towns. On average, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. For Lesquerde, the census puts empty homes at 4%.
Since 2012, Lesquerde has changed by −14%, slower than 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
In two steps, −19% to 2017 and +6% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +10% in Pyrénées-Orientales.
In Lesquerde, 42% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 98% 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
■ Lesquerde 61.8. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (7.2%), Lesquerde is below 96% of compared French towns. Typically, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
Lesquerde sits above 69% of compared French towns for one-person households (40%)
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 Pyrénées-Orientales median and the France median
Living alone · share
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%. The typical household size is 1.8 people.
A typical living standard of €22,170 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.
Half of Lesquerde’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €22,170 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 88% of compared French towns.
The largest group of households: retired (67%)
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 manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 14% in Lesquerde, more than in 84% 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.
The share of foreign nationals tops 88% of compared French towns: 12%. For immigrants, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Only 21% of residents 15 and over are single in Lesquerde
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
48% of residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Adults with no qualification: 17%, a lower share than 59% 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
28% of Lesquerde’s residents 15 and over who have left education hold a higher-education diploma, against 30% in the median compared French town; 17% have no diploma (19%).
The 2nd oldest of 41 French towns of 141 to 2,582 people
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).
No nearby town is as old as Lesquerde
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesquerde | 61.8 | 42% | 40% | 14% |
| Ille-sur-Têt 5,556 · 10.1 mi | 49.6 | 28% | 5.1% | 14% |
| Millas 4,417 · 11.2 mi | 45.1 | 24% | 7.7% | 7.7% |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Avall 2,950 · 13.7 mi | 43.1 | 20% | 2.5% | 13% |
| Prades 6,148 · 13.8 mi | 53.9 | 34% | 11% | 11% |
| Pézilla-la-Rivière 4,129 · 14.1 mi | 41.6 | 20% | 2.6% | 6% |
| Baixas 2,777 · 14.5 mi | 43.1 | 19% | 4.4% | 5.1% |
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 Lesquerde
What is the population of Lesquerde?
141 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% fewer than in 2012 (164).
How old are Lesquerde’s residents?
The median age is 61.8, older than 99% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 42% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lesquerde?
57, with occasional dwellings: 40% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lesquerde?
INSEE counts 20 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 14% of residents, and 17 foreign nationals (12%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lesquerde?
€22,170 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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