Lanobre has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 39% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Lanobre with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lanobre.
Who lives here
Lanobre has fewer young adults than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 5.7% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by a fifth of adults, below Cantal’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Over-65s are 36% of the population. Under 15: 10% of residents.
58.7median age
LanobreCantal medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Fewer commuters in Lanobre walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 4.8%
Of those in the labour force, 6.0% are unemployed. 300 jobs are based in Lanobre, for 550 working residents (0.6 per worker). At the census, 4.2% of working residents in Lanobre didn’t travel to work at all.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot4%
Bicycle0%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
300
jobs based in Lanobre, 0.6 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,340
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 17% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Buying in Lanobre costs less than in both Cantal’s towns and compared French towns: the median sale is €1,241/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.35/m² a month, about level with Cantal’s towns (€9.36/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 34 homes in Lanobre. A house rents for an estimated €6.86/m² a month.
€1,241/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lanobre€1,241/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Cantal median€1,411/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,241/m²
34
€9.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.88 to €12.71/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,410
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Sumène - Artense
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Lanobre is above 77% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Cantal, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.4 years for women and 80.2 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. After the care-home adjustment, Lanobre’s deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, higher than both Cantal’s towns (88) and compared French towns (88). 202 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 205: 1% below. The nearest emergency department to Lanobre is Centre hospitalier D Ussel, 13 mi away.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Lanobre · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Ussel
13 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Ussel
84.4 · 80.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Cantal, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Château de Val et ses dépendances: Photo: Photographer and original uploader was Koakoo at fr.wikipedia · Public domain · Église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Lanobre
Is Lanobre safe?
Lanobre has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 6.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Lanobre expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Lanobre grades A− for cost of living.
About Lanobre
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lanobre is a commune of 1,351 people in the Communauté de communes Sumène - Artense. 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.
