Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lapleau.
Who lives here
Lapleau has fewer young adults than Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns: 5.8% are 15 to 24
35% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 14%, about level with Corrèze’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults.
53.2median age
LapleauCorrèze medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Corrèze 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Corrèze median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Lapleau keeps more of its old housing than Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century. Among the classé monuments in Lapleau is Viaduc des Rochers Noirs (également sur commune de Soursac). On the Culture ministry’s list, Lapleau counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Lapleau than in Corrèze’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,060 a year per consumption unit
Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, above Corrèze’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Lapleau holds 100 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 11.6% of commuters at the census.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot8%
Bicycle3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Lapleau, 0.8 per working resident
11.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Lapleau
Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lapleau is a commune of 393 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
Population
393 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Ventadour - Egletons - Monédières
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.
