Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 873 residents, it is a town in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Landos out for now. Just over a quarter of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Landos does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Landos: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Landos.
The 15-to-24 age group: 9.1%, below Haute-Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here. The middle age in Landos is 49.4.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Landos | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Landos is Église Saint-Félix. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The unemployment rate comes to 8.2%. Per resident in work, Landos counts 0.8 jobs (250 jobs, 350 workers). 12.4% of Landos’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
Houses were 97% of what sold. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 29 homes in Landos. House rents are put at about €6.48/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Landos has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Félix: Photo: Bastien.pierre · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Landos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landos | 873 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Langogne Lozère | 2,836 | 8.5 | A− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Coubon | 3,140 | 12 | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Vals-près-le-Puy | 3,395 | 13 | A+ | A− | A | A− |
| Le Puy-en-Velay | 18,540 | 13 | B | A− | D | C |
| Espaly-Saint-Marcel | 3,585 | 14 | A+ | A− | B+ | A− |
| Brives-Charensac | 4,244 | 15 | A | A− | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Landos is a commune of 873 people in the Communauté de communes des Pays de Cayres et de Pradelles. 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 4, 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.