Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rancon.
Who lives here
Rancon has fewer young adults than Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.8% are 15 to 24
28% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Haute-Vienne’s towns (27%) and above compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 14% of the population here. Among adults, 26% have a degree.
53.1median age
RanconHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Rancon: 68% were built before 1919, more than in both Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Rancon; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Rancon than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,900 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 3.3% of commuters got to work without a car. Jobs located in Rancon: 100, for 200 residents in work (0.5 each). Unemployment stood at 9.5%, higher than Haute-Vienne’s towns (9.0%) yet lower than compared French towns (10.1%).
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Rancon, 0.5 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Rancon
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Rancon is a commune of 475 people in the Communauté de communes Gartempe - Saint-Pardoux. 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
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.
