Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 471 residents, it is a town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Lancé has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
Lancé has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
26% 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 Lancé.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Lancé has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Under-15s account for 18% of the population. People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%). Graduates make up 29% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Lancé | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,330 a year. 3.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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 8.1 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Honoré de BalzacNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 52 | 87%−2 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.
Lancé recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Lancé’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancien prieuré: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Lancé 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancé | 471 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vendôme | 15,758 | 7.5 | B− | B | C− | A− |
| Saint-Ouen | 3,041 | 8.6 | A | A− | B | A+ |
| Château-Renault Indre-et-Loire | 4,392 | 10 | C− | A | D− | C+ |
| Montoire-sur-le-Loir | 3,646 | 10 | B+ | A | B | B |
| Villebarou | 2,584 | 13 | — | B | — | B− |
| Blois | 47,219 | 14 | C− | B− | D− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Lancé is a commune of 471 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Territoires Vendômois. 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.