Louplande sits above 96% of compared French towns for couples with children (37%)
Compared with 30% in the typical compared French town, 2.4% of homes are flats here. At the 2023 Census Louplande was home to 1,505 people in 610 households. 4.2% of households rent social housing (HLM), or about one in 24. Households without a car are rarer here than in 98% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Sarthe 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 Louplande
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 8% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower growth than 67% of compared French towns: Louplande changed by +1% since 2012
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 compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Sarthe town ±0%. The change was −2% from 2012 to 2017 and +3% from 2017 to 2023.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 18% in Louplande, less than in 74% 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
■ Louplande 41.7. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24; in Louplande, 10%. By way of comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. The median age in the town is 41.7, lower than in just over two thirds of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
Louplande sits below 99% of compared French towns for one-person households (21%)
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 Sarthe median and the France median
Living alone · share
In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%; Louplande has 8%. There are 2.5 people in the average household. As a yardstick, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Empty homes: 4.6%, a lower share than 79% 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
Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 6.6% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 23%. In the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes is 6.7%. Nothing unusual on second homes: 2.2%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €27,340 a year to live on
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 midpoint of living standards here is €27,340 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 64% of compared French towns.
21% of households are headed by a manual worker, a share 86% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 retired person make up 28%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. The census found that one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in Louplande. Set beside that, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 99% of compared French towns, at 0.9%
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 is 0.3%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents: 19%, a lower share than 96% 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
49% of residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
In Louplande, 12% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 87% 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
32% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. Typically, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 1,505 to 2,582 people, the 7th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Every neighbor is older than Louplande
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louplande | 41.7 | 18% | 2.2% | 0.9% |
| Roëzé-sur-Sarthe 2,514 · 3.4 mi | 50.6 | 24% | 4.8% | 1.7% |
| La Suze-sur-Sarthe 4,693 · 4 mi | 45.3 | 24% | 1.7% | 1.6% |
| Spay 2,808 · 5 mi | 48.8 | 25% | 1.8% | 1.9% |
| Allonnes 10,739 · 5.5 mi | 44.7 | 26% | 1.2% | 12% |
| Guécélard 3,202 · 5.9 mi | 43.2 | 22% | 0.5% | 1.6% |
| Arnage 5,445 · 6.6 mi | 47.6 | 28% | 0.9% | 5.7% |
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 Louplande
What is the population of Louplande?
1,505 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (1,494).
How old are Louplande’s residents?
The median age is 41.7, younger than 68% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Louplande?
14, with occasional dwellings: 2.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Louplande?
INSEE counts 14 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.9% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (0.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Louplande?
€27,340 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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