France›Cantal›Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

LascelleCantal

A town of 260 in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

260

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.76

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€23,230

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Lascelle a good place to live?

Lascelle is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Lascelle stand out

The 2 things Lascelle does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

28% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

34% are 65 or over

Median age 54.6. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Rémi · Classé · Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0

Lascelle’s story

Lascelle in pictures

Lascelle 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 1930.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Louis Boigues, born in 1784, is the one person born in Lascelle before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1930First protected: Église Saint-Rémi

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lascelle.

Who lives here

Lascelle skews older, with 34% of residents 65 or over, more than in Cantal’s towns and across compared French towns

Degrees are held by 22% of adults, below both Cantal’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 count for 11% of the people here. Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population.

54.6median age

LascelleCantal medianFrance median

Cantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

34%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%

CAP or BEP28%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lascelle
	Lascelle	Cantal median	France median
Under 15	11%	12%	17%
15–24	9.6%	10%	11%
25–44	16%	20%	23%
45–64	30%	27%	26%
65+	34%	28%	22%
No diploma	27%	20%	19%
CAP or BEP	28%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	19%	18%
Higher education	22%	26%	30%

Full pageLascelle’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages54.6 median age · 34% are 65 or over Households130 households · 1.9 people per household Born abroad1.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Lascelle?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Lascelle: 30% were built before 1919, more than in Cantal’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Lascelle is Église Saint-Rémi. The protected list starts in the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Rémi 12th–15th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1930

first monument protected

Full pageLascelle’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes30% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Lascelle?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Lascelle are out of work than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.3%

On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 4.7% of commuters travelled at the census. Lascelle has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,230 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%

On foot4%

Public transport1%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Lascelle, 0.3 per working resident

5.3%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€23,230

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

10%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageLascelle’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€23,230 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Lascelle than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.76/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Lascelle: 11 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€7.76/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lascelle€7.76/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Cantal median€9.36/m²

€7.76/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.23 to €9.68/m² a month)

€7.72/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLascelle’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.76/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lascelle

11pages on Lascelle

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.4 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing11 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 54.6 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Lascelle has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église Saint-RémiChurch · 12th–15th c.

Classé

Maison dite des Princes de MonacoHouse · 15th & 17th c. · in Vic-sur-Cère, 4 mi

Classé

Église de la Nativité-de-la-ViergeChurch · 11th–19th c. · in Girgols, 4.5 mi

Classé

Chapelle Notre-Dame de ConsolationChapel · 12th–17th c. · in Thiézac, 4.8 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Rémi: Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Lascelle

One notable person was born in Lascelle.

Their page →

Louis BoiguesFrench politician (1784-1838)

Lascelle’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Cantal →

AurillacArpajon-sur-CèreYtracMauriacLascelle

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lascelle	260	—	—	—	—	—
Aurillac	26,214	9.6	A⁻	A	C⁺	C⁺
Arpajon-sur-Cère	6,361	10	A	A⁻	A⁺	B⁻
Ytrac	4,339	12	—	A	—	B⁻
Mauriac	3,449	18	A	A⁺	C	B⁻

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Lascelle

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Lascelle is a commune of 260 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Aurillac Agglomération. 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

Population: 260 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération Aurillac Agglomération
Département: Cantal (15)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 7.4 sq mi (19.1 km²)
INSEE code: 15096

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.