Fewer households headed by a manager or professional than 99% of compared French towns: 1.9%
One-person households: 31% here and 35% in the typical compared French town. At the 2023 Census, 628 people lived in Laval-sur-Vologne, in 280 households. Residents aged 65 and over: nearly a quarter of the total. Higher than in just over three fifths of compared French towns: 15% of households rent social housing (HLM).
Throughout this page, the Vosges 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.
Slower than most: −2% since 2012, behind 78% 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
Half of Laval-sur-Vologne is over 44.8, older than 55% 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
■ Laval-sur-Vologne 44.8. The median compared French town: 44.
For Laval-sur-Vologne, the census puts residents aged 15 to 24 at 10%.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Above 62% of compared French towns: 11% of households are single parents
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 Vosges median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 2.3 people each. Single-parent households make up 10% in the typical compared French town. Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, just over a quarter of households are couples with children in Laval-sur-Vologne.
24% of homes are flats, below 60% 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
Some 6.4% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 30% who have been there 30 years or more. For Laval-sur-Vologne, the census puts empty homes at 5.6%.
At the median, €24,420 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.
Half of residents live in households above €24,420 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 67% of compared French towns.
31% of households are headed by a manual worker, a share 99% 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
Just over a quarter of households are headed by a retired person (typical compared French town: 32%). As a yardstick, 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 smaller share of foreign nationals than 62% of compared French towns: 3.2%
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 median compared commune in Vosges has 5.3%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 58% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. The census found that 5.6% of residents are immigrants in Laval-sur-Vologne.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Laval-sur-Vologne ranks above 80% of compared French towns on married residents: 47%
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
Compared with 25% in the typical compared French town, 23% of residents 15 and over are single here. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Only 19% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Laval-sur-Vologne
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
The share of adults with no qualification is 27%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
18th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 628 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Of the 6 towns nearest Laval-sur-Vologne, 5 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laval-sur-Vologne | 44.8 | 24% | 2.8% | 5.6% |
| Bruyères 2,923 · 1.1 mi | 51.4 | 32% | 4.3% | 5% |
| Granges-Aumontzey 2,529 · 5.3 mi | 53 | 31% | 14% | 5.6% |
| Éloyes 3,138 · 8.3 mi | 47.1 | 26% | 2% | 4.4% |
| Rambervillers 5,018 · 10.6 mi | 47 | 26% | 1.4% | 7.3% |
| Anould 3,234 · 11.3 mi | 50.6 | 26% | 9.5% | 1.9% |
| Épinal 32,251 · 11.4 mi | 41.3 | 22% | 3.4% | 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 Laval-sur-Vologne
What is the population of Laval-sur-Vologne?
628 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (641).
How old are Laval-sur-Vologne’s residents?
The median age is 44.8, older than 55% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Laval-sur-Vologne?
9, with occasional dwellings: 2.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Laval-sur-Vologne?
INSEE counts 35 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.6% of residents, and 20 foreign nationals (3.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Laval-sur-Vologne?
€24,420 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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