Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 119 in Ariège, Occitanie.
Lapenne is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Lapenne does most differently from other towns.
Lapenne has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1921.
45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lapenne.
Children under 15 make up 12%, below both Ariège’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). 32% of residents are 65 or over. Line up the people of Lapenne by age and the one in the middle is 55.9.
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Lapenne | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 28% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stood at 12.5%, near Ariège’s towns (13.5%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). 20.4% of Lapenne’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,400 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.85/m² a month. Sales in Lapenne from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, gardens and family days out in and near Lapenne. Best known first.
Lapenne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lapenne yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lapenne | 119 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Tour-du-Crieu | 3,230 | 5.9 | A− | C | A+ | A− |
| Mirepoix | 3,172 | 6.9 | B− | B− | B | C |
| Pamiers | 16,473 | 7.4 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga | 2,851 | 7.8 | B+ | B | B+ | B |
| Mazères | 3,852 | 8.1 | B | C+ | B+ | C− |
| Varilhes | 3,487 | 9.2 | A | B+ | B+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Lapenne is a commune of 119 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mirepoix. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.