In Létra, 2.9% of households have no car, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 12% in the typical compared French town, the share of households in social housing in Létra comes in at 3.1%. Across Létra, 24% of households are one person living alone. Flats are rarer here than in just over four fifths of compared French towns. This Rhône town had 901 residents in 360 households at the 2023 census.
Throughout this page, the Rhône 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 Létra
Fewer residents than in 2012
Létra had 947 residents at the 2012 census and 901 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 87% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Létra has changed by −5%, slower than 87% 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 Rhône town changed +10% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −3% and the next six −2%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 15%, a lower share than 89% 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
■ Létra 43.1. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 43.1, Létra is younger than 57% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. Across Létra, 8.7% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children: 31%, a higher share than 79% 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 Rhône median and the France median
Living alone · share
By its share of single-parent households (11%), Létra is above 62% of compared French towns. Set beside that, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Each household has 2.4 people on average.
In Létra, 4.4% of homes are second homes, more than in 74% 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
Empty homes: 8.6% here and 6.7% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. In the last two years, 4.2% of households moved in; at the other end, 21% have stayed 30 years or more.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €28,460 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €28,460 a year: higher than in 74% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a manager or professional than 73% 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
The share of households headed by a retired person is 30%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. Meanwhile, 17% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 66% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 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).
In Létra, 1.8% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 94% 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.
1.7% of residents are foreign nationals; in the typical compared French town the figure is 4.3%. Against that, 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.
A higher share of married residents than 69% of compared French towns, at 45%
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
Locally, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Only 9.8% of adults out of school have no qualification in Létra
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
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education in Létra comes in at 38%. The benchmark for adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town: 19%.
Among 41 French towns of 901 to 2,582 people, the 12th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Older than Létra: 4 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Létra | 43.1 | 15% | 4.4% | 1.8% |
| Val d'Oingt 4,117 · 3.5 mi | 47.3 | 25% | 4.9% | 2.8% |
| Vindry-sur-Turdine 5,305 · 5.8 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 2.2% | 3.5% |
| Porte des Pierres Dorées 4,185 · 6.2 mi | 41.6 | 18% | 2.6% | 5% |
| Tarare 10,893 · 6.4 mi | 43.3 | 23% | 1.1% | 14% |
| Pommiers 2,618 · 8 mi | 44.9 | 20% | 3.5% | 3.2% |
| Gleizé 8,035 · 8.7 mi | 43.9 | 24% | 1% | 12% |
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 Létra
What is the population of Létra?
901 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (947).
How old are Létra’s residents?
The median age is 43.1, younger than 57% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 15% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Létra?
18, with occasional dwellings: 4.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Létra?
INSEE counts 16 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.8% of residents, and 15 foreign nationals (1.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Létra?
€28,460 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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