Lanquais has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up just over a fifth of its housing. Over-65s are 34% of the population.
What makes Lanquais stand out
The 2 things Lanquais does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lanquais.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Lanquais than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15
People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 5.9% of residents, below both Dordogne’s towns (9%) and compared French towns (11%). Typical age in Lanquais: 56.1, the median.
56.1median age
LanquaisDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Lanquais: 27% were built before 1919, more than in both Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2007. 2 of the 3 are houses and mansions. Among the classé monuments in Lanquais is Château de Lanquais. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Lanquais has lower unemployment than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.9%
At the census, 3.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (11.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Lanquais: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.3 each). Households’ median disposable income: €25,220 a year per consumption unit.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Lanquais, 0.3 per working resident
5.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Lanquais
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lanquais is a commune of 506 people in the Communauté de communes des Bastides Dordogne-Périgord. 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
506 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Bastides Dordogne-Périgord
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.
