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This town in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine has a population of 137.
At under 1,000 residents, Lafage-sur-Sombre is too small for the grades other French towns get. 44% of homes here are second homes. Two in five residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Lafage-sur-Sombre does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lafage-sur-Sombre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Chapelle-Spinasse, 4.9 mi away.
53% 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 Lafage-sur-Sombre.
People 65 and over make up 40% of the town, higher than both Corrèze’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Half the people of Lafage-sur-Sombre are older than 50.8.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Corrèze 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Lafage-sur-Sombre | Corrèze median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.6% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 17% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Corrèze median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €22,560 a year per consumption unit, below Corrèze’s towns (€24,150) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 9.4% of the labour force were unemployed, near Corrèze’s towns (9.4%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
Lafage-sur-Sombre recorded 3 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Lafage-sur-Sombre is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lafage-sur-Sombre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafage-sur-Sombre | 137 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Égletons | 4,341 | 8 | B+ | A− | A− | C |
| Mauriac Cantal | 3,449 | 14 | A | A+ | C | B− |
| Argentat-sur-Dordogne | 2,881 | 15 | A+ | A | A | C |
| Tulle | 13,401 | 15 | B− | A+ | C− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lafage-sur-Sombre is a commune of 137 people in the Communauté de communes de Ventadour - Egletons - Monédières. 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 November 9, 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.