Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 145 residents and lies in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Larzac has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 37% of its housing.
The one thing Larzac does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Larzac counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Larzac. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Larzac.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Larzac is Église Sainte-Magdeleine. Protection here reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.7% of the population. Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults, close to Dordogne’s towns (24%) and below compared French towns (30%). 24% of residents are 65 or over.
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Larzac | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
14.3% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 6.2% of commuters travelled at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2.4 mi away. General-bac pupils go 12.8 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre FanlacNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 72 | 82%−7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Larzac recorded 1 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Larzac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Sainte-Magdeleine: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Larzac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larzac | 145 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Bugue | 2,663 | 12 | A− | B | A | C+ |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda | 8,763 | 14 | C | B− | C | C |
| Lalinde | 2,931 | 15 | A− | B− | A− | C+ |
| Fumel Lot-et-Garonne | 4,690 | 17 | C− | A | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Larzac is a commune of 145 people in the Communauté de communes Vallée de la Dordogne et Forêt Bessède. 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 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.