Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lastours.
Who lives here
Lastours has fewer young adults than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 5.8% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town. 12% are under 15, below Aude’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Ages in Lastours split evenly at 59.3: half are older, half younger.
59.3median age
LastoursAude medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat12%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Lastours: 36% were built before 1919, more than in Aude’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Lastours is Ruines des quatre châteaux. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Lastours has higher unemployment than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 19.3%
Per resident in work, Lastours counts 0.6 jobs (50 jobs, 50 workers). The median disposable income was €19,700 a year per consumption unit, below Aude’s towns (€23,350) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. No commute at all: 2.1% of working residents here at the census.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot13%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Lastours, 0.6 per working resident
19.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Lastours
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Lastours is a commune of 144 people in the Communauté de communes de la Montagne Noire. 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
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.
