A larger share of households headed by a manual worker than 99% of compared French towns: 28%
By its share of one-person households (44%), Lépanges-sur-Vologne is above 81% of compared French towns. Census day 2023: 844 residents and 430 households here. About one in 14: that is how common households in social housing are in Lépanges-sur-Vologne (7.1%). At 9%, the share of empty homes is higher than in 73% of compared French towns.
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.
What stands out about the people of Lépanges-sur-Vologne
Fewer residents than in 2012
Lépanges-sur-Vologne had 915 residents at the 2012 census and 844 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Lépanges-sur-Vologne changed by −8% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 94% 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 first five years brought −7%; the six to 2023, −1%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Vosges town −6%.
In Lépanges-sur-Vologne, 25% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 69% 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
■ Lépanges-sur-Vologne 44.6. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (9.7%), Lépanges-sur-Vologne is below 69% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. With a median age of 44.6, Lépanges-sur-Vologne is older than 53% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
13% of households are single parents, more than in 86% 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 Vosges median and the France median
Living alone · share
Here 21% of households are couples with children, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 25%. The average household has 2 people. Single-parent households make up 10% in the typical compared French town.
8% of homes are second homes, a share 85% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
One household in 11 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). Set beside that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Locally, nearly one in ten households have no car.
The median resident lives on €22,910 a year per consumption unit
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 Lépanges-sur-Vologne’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €22,910 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 82% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a manager or professional than 77% of compared French towns: 5.9%
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
32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, against 34% in Lépanges-sur-Vologne. In the typical compared French town, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 2.6% of residents are immigrants in Lépanges-sur-Vologne
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.
Immigrants make up a share lower than in 86% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Vosges has 5.3%. On average, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Census figures put foreign nationals at 1.8% in Lépanges-sur-Vologne.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents make up 39% in Lépanges-sur-Vologne, less than in 76% 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
Across Lépanges-sur-Vologne, just over a quarter of residents 15 and over are single. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
Below 88% of compared French towns: 19% 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 23% of adults out of school have no qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 19%. The wider picture: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
17th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 844 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Median age: 5 of the 6 towns around Lépanges-sur-Vologne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lépanges-sur-Vologne | 44.6 | 25% | 8% | 2.6% |
| Bruyères 2,923 · 3.2 mi | 51.4 | 32% | 4.3% | 5% |
| Granges-Aumontzey 2,529 · 5.8 mi | 53 | 31% | 14% | 5.6% |
| Éloyes 3,138 · 6.3 mi | 47.1 | 26% | 2% | 4.4% |
| Épinal 32,251 · 9.9 mi | 41.3 | 22% | 3.4% | 12% |
| Saint-Nabord 3,953 · 10.4 mi | 49.3 | 26% | 3.2% | 3.8% |
| Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont 3,818 · 10.6 mi | 47.1 | 26% | 4.2% | 7.3% |
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 Lépanges-sur-Vologne
What is the population of Lépanges-sur-Vologne?
844 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (915).
How old are Lépanges-sur-Vologne’s residents?
The median age is 44.6, older than 53% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lépanges-sur-Vologne?
41, with occasional dwellings: 8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lépanges-sur-Vologne?
INSEE counts 22 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.6% of residents, and 15 foreign nationals (1.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lépanges-sur-Vologne?
€22,910 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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