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A town of 653 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.

Population

653

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.65

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,790

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Lacs a good place to live?

Lacs is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Martin · Classé · Photo: Floppy36 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Lacs’ story

Lacs in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lacs: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1922.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1922First protected: Église Saint-Martin
2003Most recently protected: Prieuré de Cosnay

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Nearby attractions

Prieuré de Cosnay and 17 more in and around Lacs

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Lacs. Best known first.

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Monastery or conventMonastery or conventPrieuré de Cosnayin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau des Aubiersin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Ars2.5 km northwest, in Lourouer-Saint-Laurent Historic houseHistoric houseMaison Rouge2.7 km west, in La Châtre AttractionAttractionMonument au pilote d'avion et de course automobile André Boillot2.5 km northwest, in Montgivray AttractionAttractionMoulin du Validet2.5 km south, in Briantes

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lacs.

Who lives here

Children make up only 12% of Lacs, fewer than in Indre’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Lacs comes below both Indre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 27% of the town.

52.7median age

LacsIndre medianFrance median

Indre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

27%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%

CAP or BEP46%

Baccalauréat15%

Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lacs
	Lacs	Indre median	France median
Under 15	12%	14%	17%
15–24	10%	9.7%	11%
25–44	17%	19%	23%
45–64	35%	28%	26%
65+	27%	30%	22%
No diploma	19%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	46%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	15%	16%	18%
Higher education	16%	21%	30%

Full pageLacs’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages52.7 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households310 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad0.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Lacs?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

2 historic monuments, 1 classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lacs: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). 16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Martin Middle Ages

10th c.

oldest protected part

1922

first monument protected

Full pageLacs’ history pageOpen the page

Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Age of homes16% built before 1919 · Older homes Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Lacs?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 2.4% of commuters in Lacs go to work without a car, fewer than in Indre’s towns and compared French towns

For Lacs, that is below both Indre’s towns (12.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 7.7% of the labour force are out of work. Lacs has 500 jobs for 300 working residents, 1.7 per worker.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%

On foot1%

Public transport1%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

500

jobs based in Lacs, 1.7 per working resident

7.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,790

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageLacs’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here500 jobs based here · 1.7 per working resident Median income€25,790 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Lacs sits above both Indre’s towns (84.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

96%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Lacs91.0%

Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Lacs93.5%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège George SandNearest collègeCollège	Collège	102	91%+4 pts
Lycée polyvalent George SandNearest lycéeGeneral lycée	General lycée	107	96%−1 pt

96%

passed the general and technological bac, −1 pt against the expected rate

88%

passed the vocational bac, −1 pt against the expected rate

91.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate

1.8 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageLacs’ schools pageOpen the page

Collèges91.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km Lycées93.5% passed the bac · One lycée within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Lacs costs less than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.65/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

That puts Lacs below both Indre’s towns (€8.76/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.65/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lacs€7.65/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Indre median€8.76/m²

€7.65/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.11 to €9.59/m² a month)

€6.66/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLacs’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.65/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lacs

13pages on Lacs

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and one lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 21.4 mi away Housing19 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute500 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 52.7 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lacs: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Prieuré de CosnayPriory · 12th & 19th c.

Église Saint-MartinChurch · Middle Ages

Photo credits

Prieuré de Cosnay: Photo: Vers75 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Floppy36 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Lacs

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Lacs as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Lacs’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Indre →

La ChâtreArdentesLacs

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lacs	653	—	—	—	—	—
La Châtre	4,037	1.8	A⁻	A	D	A⁻
Ardentes	3,715	15	A⁺	A	A	B⁻

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Lacs

Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire

Lacs is a commune of 653 people in the Communauté de communes de la Châtre et Sainte-Sévère. 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: 653 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de la Châtre et Sainte-Sévère
Département: Indre (36)
Région: Centre-Val de Loire
Area: 5.2 sq mi (13.5 km²)
INSEE code: 36091

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.