INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Lessac: 33% were built before 1919, more than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, Lessac is above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lessac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Lessac is Dolmen converti en chapelle dite de la Madeleine.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Lessac are out of work than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.5%
In the comparison, Lessac comes below both Charente’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Lessac has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income is €22,640 a year per consumption unit.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Lessac, 0.4 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Lessac costs less than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.39/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Lessac, that is below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €847/m², comes from 30 sales of houses and apartments in Lessac from July 2023 to June 2026.
€847/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lessac€847/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente median€1,635/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€847/m²
30
€8.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.56 to €10.73/m² a month)
€6.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Lessac
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lessac is a commune of 549 people in the Communauté de communes de Charente Limousine. 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.