Half of Longeville-sur-Mer is over 62.9, older than 99% of compared French towns
14% of households are couples with children (typical compared French town: 25%). Longeville-sur-Mer had 2,625 residents in 1,370 households at the 2023 Census. Across Longeville-sur-Mer, 2.4% of homes stand empty. Households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in 93% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Vendée 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 Longeville-sur-Mer
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 2,390 second homes and occasional dwellings in Longeville-sur-Mer, 62% of its 3,850 homes: higher than in 99% of compared French towns. 96% 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 Longeville-sur-Mer’s residents are under 62.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 45% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 12% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A town of second homes: 62% of its homes
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
The share of households without a car is 6.3%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing make up about one in 71 here (1.4%). On flats, Longeville-sur-Mer sits lower than 98% of compared French towns: 3.3%.
Longeville-sur-Mer grew +7% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 60% 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, +1% to 2017 and +6% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +9% in Vendée.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 99% of compared French towns, at 45%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Longeville-sur-Mer 62.9. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 5.1% in Longeville-sur-Mer and 11% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
3.5% of households are single parents, fewer than in 99% 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 Vendée median and the France median
Living alone · share
One-person households: 40% here and 35% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%. Households here average 1.9 people each.
Half above, half below €27,200 a year in standard of living
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 €27,200 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 63% of compared French towns. Below the poverty threshold: 9.0% of the population.
A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 99% of compared French towns, at 59%
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, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional; in Longeville-sur-Mer, 3.8%. For households headed by a retired person, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 88% of compared French towns, at 2.3%
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.
Here 1.1% of residents are foreign nationals, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. The wider picture: 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.
In Longeville-sur-Mer, 15% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 99% 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
Just over half 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%.
Below 72% of compared French towns: 24% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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
Here, 20% of adults out of school have no qualification. The benchmark for graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town: 30%.
The oldest of 41 French towns of 2,598 to 2,653 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 Bourguébus (34.6), the oldest Longeville-sur-Mer (62.9).
Nearby, 4 of 6 towns have older populations than Longeville-sur-Mer
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longeville-sur-Mer | 62.9 | 45% | 62% | 2.3% |
| Angles 3,115 · 4 mi | 65.2 | 50% | 29% | 2.6% |
| Jard-sur-Mer 3,235 · 4.7 mi | 68.1 | 60% | 59% | 2.1% |
| La Tranche-sur-Mer 3,136 · 5.1 mi | 64.6 | 49% | 79% | 2.2% |
| Talmont-Saint-Hilaire 8,492 · 7.9 mi | 56.2 | 35% | 43% | 2% |
| L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île 2,845 · 10.2 mi | 66.6 | 54% | 66% | 2.1% |
| Nieul-le-Dolent 2,571 · 10.8 mi | 44.4 | 23% | 4.5% | 1.1% |
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 Longeville-sur-Mer
What is the population of Longeville-sur-Mer?
2,625 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% more than in 2012 (2,449).
How old are Longeville-sur-Mer’s residents?
The median age is 62.9, older than 99% of compared French towns. 11% are under 18 and 45% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Longeville-sur-Mer?
2,390, with occasional dwellings: 62% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Longeville-sur-Mer?
INSEE counts 61 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.3% of residents, and 28 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Longeville-sur-Mer?
€27,200 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 9.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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