Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 34 residents and lies in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Lançon falls below the line for grades. Half of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Lançon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Lançon; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.
24% 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 Lançon.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Lançon; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 make up 12%, below both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.1% of residents. Retirement age and beyond: 21% of residents are 65 or older.
45% women, 55% men
About 121 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Lançon | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.8% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 15% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 50% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 14.3% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At the census, 4.8% of working residents in Lançon didn’t travel to work at all.
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 closest lycée for the general bac is 13.4 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Maréchal FochNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 67 | 99%+4 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 1 homes in Lançon.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Lançon. Best known first.
Lançon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Sainte-Eulalie: Photo: Sotos · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Lançon as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lançon | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lannemezan | 5,811 | 16 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 17 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Montréjeau Haute-Garonne | 2,648 | 17 | C− | A− | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Lançon is a commune of 34 people in the Communauté de communes Aure Louron. 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.